SPECIALISTS IN GREASE MANUFACTURE AND OTHER GEL-FORMING PROCESSES

WE OFFER A ONE-STOP SERVICE THAT SPANS THE EQUIPMENT AND THE PROCESS METHODOLOGY

Considering a new plant?
Tell us about your plans and once we have clarified your needs, we can raise a plant proposal tailored for you.

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Do you need to bring your plant up-to-date?
We can modernise and upgrade without necessarily tearing everything out and starting again.

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Suffering from rising energy costs or need to improve your environmental performance?
We can provide the means to reduce your energy costs through techniques such as waste heat recovery and introduce cost-effective ways to manage fume emissions.

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Does your plant have incomplete records?
We can inspect your plant and working with you, produce a PFD and other technical data that will give you peace of mind in the future.

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Do you need to review your Health and Safety?
We can help you look at process protocols to see where operators are exposed to risk and either find ways to change the process or to upgrade the equipment.

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Ryland Research - Engineering Expertise in the Process Industry

“We are happy to work with clients on individual key stages of the project, or project manage the entire process from start to finish.” John Ryland, Director

Working in the lubricants world since 1989

Our technical know-how is founded upon years in the grease manufacturing industry, working with mono-soap, complex  and non-melting grease formulae with a wide variety of processes, for diverse applications. We continuously improve our designs  to incorporate the latest technology to maximise process flexibility and ease of use to the operators.

Ryland Research - Engineering Expertise in the Process Industry

AFFORDABLE SOLUTIONS

Often, we have worked in situations where there are limited financial resources, so we are used to coming up with affordable solutions.

Ryland Research - Engineering Expertise in the Process Industry

IDENTIFYING YOUR NEEDS

Unlike other engineers, we can assist to identify your needs. Whether you’re looking for a specific part or don’t know where to start.

Ryland Research - Engineering Expertise in the Process Industry

SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE

We offer to assist if you are having difficulty and based on the plant build, we offer a fixed amount maintenance contract.

Ryland Research - Engineering Expertise in the Process Industry

WORKING GLOBALLY

We’ve worked with manufacturers in UK, US, Qatar, China, Turkey, West Indies and other countries throughout the world.

From the blog

  • Finishing Kettle and Autoclave in Bangladesh

2-Stage vs 1 Stage Grease Manufacture

October 26th, 2021|

Small batches of grease are normally made in a single vessel. However, big batches are quite often made using a two-stage process where saponification (making the soap thickener in oil)

  • Calcium Grease Batch

Which Grease Should You Manufacture First?

November 9th, 2020|

Contrary to intuition, you need simpler and thus cheaper equipment to manufacture the more expensive complex greases, than cheaper mono-soap greases. Calcium grease, the cheapest type, foams badly during saponification