Prelubricated stock sheet and method and system for making the same

A system for applying a lubricant having a melting point of between about 80° F. and about 212° F. to a stock sheet, comprising:

• one or more pairs of applicators to apply the lubricant in a liquid form to first and second opposing surfaces ° Mall the stock sheet;
• one or more heating elements;
• a heated and/or insulated enclosure comprising a sheet inlet for receiving the stock sheet and a sheet outlet for expelling a lubricated stock sheet, wherein the one or more pairs of applicators and the one or more heating elements are contained with the heated and/or insulated enclosure;
• a heated lubricant-containing vessel;
• a heated process piping to transport the lubricant in a liquid form from the heated lubricant-containing vessel to liquid-dispensing elements of each of the one or more pairs of applicators, wherein the heated lubricant-containing vessel is in fluid communication, via the heated process piping, with each of the liquid-dispensing elements of the one or more pairs of applicators;
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• a coiling element for coiling the lubricated stock sheet.

A system for applying a lubricant having a melting point of between about 80° F. and about 212° F. to a stock sheet, comprising:

• one or more pairs of applicators to dispense the lubricant in a liquid form onto first and/or second opposing surfaces of the stock sheet;
• one or more first temperature sensing elements to sense a temperature in proximity to the one or more pairs of applicators;
• one or more first heating elements positioned in proximity to the one or more pairs of applicators;
• a heated and/or insulated enclosure comprising a void volume, wherein the one or more pairs of applicators, the one or more first temperature sensing elements, and the one or more first heating elements are contained within the void volume;
• a heated lubricant-containing vessel comprising one or more second heating elements and one or more second temperature sensing elements to sense a temperature of the heated lubricant-containing vessel, wherein the heated lubricant-containing vessel is in fluid communication with each of the one or more pairs of applicators;
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• one or more control subassemblies each comprising a temperature controller, wherein:
• a first temperature controller is in communication with the one or more first temperature sensing elements and the one or more first heating elements to cause the one or more first heating elements to maintain a temperature of the void volume of the heated and/or insulated enclosure of between about 80° F. and about 212° F.;
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• a second temperature controller that is in communication with the one or more second temperature sensing elements and the one or more second heating elements to cause the one or more second heating elements to maintain a temperature of the heated lubricant-containing vessel of between about 80° F. and about 212° F.