Profile: Unist, Inc. specializes in manufacturing minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) solutions for metal cutting. MQL, or minimum quantity lubrication, systems are designed to apply a very fine amount of high quality lubricating oil to metal cutting/machining operations. The typical MQL application system consists of a reservoir, pump, valves, hoses or tubing, and a nozzle which delivers the oil to the cutting surface in the form of an atomized spray. MQL is a term and process used specifically for machining and metal cutting operations.