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Across all industries, day after day, countless cogs and wheels can be seen spinning; innumerable gears, bearings and compressors work incessantly in assembly belts, baking lines, escalators, in cars, in trains, and on offshore rigs, resulting in a continuous flow of production, transport and assembly. Keeping everything moving is therefore paramount, which makes choosing the right lubricant for the right application extremely important.
Choosing the right lubricant can be an especially tricky task, not only because industrial lubricants come in many varieties and formulations, but because many industries also have their own regulations and standards. For this reason many end users rely on their OEMs to determine the best lubricant, so it is important for OEMs to value lubricants as a machine element, much in the same way that they value the hardness of the gears, bearing selection, materials, and geometry.
Typically manufactures spend only 1-3% of their budget on lubricants, but choosing the right lubricant can help to increase efficiency, extend maintenance intervals and reduce energy consumption
For decades, lubricant suppliers have been developing and manufacturing speciality lubricants tailored to the requirements of industrial applications, with tribologists looking at the materials used in the components and the ambient working conditions such as very high or very low temperatures, pressure, rotational speed or moisture. All of these factors come into play when selecting a lubricant and as manufacturers continue to push the limits of machine performance to increase productivity and reduce downtime for greater customer satisfaction, suppliers are called upon to offer increasingly creative solutions.
Increasing productivity and improving efficiency
As the drive for increased productivity, lower energy consumption and improved efficiency continues, the need to thoroughly understand the benefits to be gained through the use of synthetic oils as opposed to mineral oils needs to be understood further, including the associated knowledge of new technologies, tribology, wear processes and lubrication techniques.
Klüber Lubrication is the acknowledged global market leader in providing innovative lubrication solutions, providing technology and competency development for over 85 years. Through their lubrication solutions they help to solve problems, provide greater product durability, energy efficiency and overall lifecycle cost reduction for equipment assets, as well as supporting their customers with tailored training and development in areas such as:
• Equipment "maintainability"
• Safe Storage
• Safe Handling and Dispensing
• Lubrication Application (Best Practice)
• Critical Asset Oil Condition Analysis (OCA)
• Training and Education
• Lubricant Purchase Selection and Quality Criteria
• Lubrication PM Optimisation
• Lubricant Mapping, Scheduling, Tracking and Reporting
To find out more about how Klüber Lubrication can help you, speak to one of our engineers today.
Tel: 01422 205115
Email: info@uk.klueber.com
Website: www.klueber.com