Total Lubrifiants to launch high-performance fuel economy hydraulic fluid

France’s Total Lubrifiants Company soon will launch a new high-performance fuel economy hydraulic fluid developed with DYNAVIS® Technology. The new multi-grade hydraulic fluid will be branded as “Equivis FE” and will be distributed globally with a focus on markets in Africa, Asia-Pacific and South America. With DYNAVIS® Technology, Total’s new hydraulic fluid comes with a number of significant benefits built-in. Principal among them is fuel economy.
Hydraulic fluids formulated with DYNAVIS® Technology have proven in a series of field tests to reduce fuel consumption in an approximate range of 5 to 30%, according to Evonik Oil Additives, developer of the DYNAVIS® Technology.
“One of the primary beneficiaries of the fuel savings are operators of fleets of construction equipment, such as excavators and wheel loaders,” explains DYNAVIS® Technology Marketing Manager Oliver Eyrisch. “With today’s relatively high costs for diesel fuel, DYNAVIS® Technology opens the door to savings well into the six-figure range for operators of large fleets of equipment,” he adds.
DYNAVIS® Technology saves fuel and preserves hydraulic power by reducing a power-sapping phenomenon in hydraulic fluid pumps known as “internal leakage.” All types of hydraulic pumps are vulnerable to this phenomenon, which occurs to a greater or lesser extent depending on working conditions.