Technical Services

As specialists in die casting lubrication, G.W. SMITH & SONS, Inc. delivers superior Technical Service along with customized products. We view ourselves as an integral partner in our customer’s success, always striving to earn and maintain their trust through high quality and performance.

Our professional Technical Service team works closely with clients to evaluate and
improve their production process. G.W. SMITH & SONS also performs customer-site
training seminars on a variety of topics including die lubricants, adhesion and waste treatment.

G.W. SMITH & SONS, Inc. primary focus is on the next generation of die lubricants.
In developing new solutions for customers, we encounter issues of safety, legal requirements, cost, efficacy, die life and effect on the environment. You can be sure that the next breakthroughs in die cast lubricants will come from G.W. SMITH & SONS.

Our technically advanced research facility enhances our ability to perform analytical tests
as follows:



  • ASTM Colorimeter
  • Refractive Index
  • Thermagravimetric Analysis
  • Silicone Identification
  • Viscosity
  • Fluid Stability
  • Contamination Evaluation
  • Microbiological Testing
  • Infrared Spectral Analysis
  • Particle Counts
  • pH
  • Free Amine
  • Complete Water Evaluation
  • Conductivity
  • Moisture Analysis

The relationships we have built for over 70 years are based on our expertise, and proven by our performance. That is why some of the largest die casters in the world have standardized on G.W. SMITH & SONS, Inc. products, and why some of the smallest would consider no other.