Basics of Lubrication

Centralized Lubrication
GOALS
Perfect lubrication to decrease
bearing failures
Why bearing fail*
Over 50 % of bearing failures are the result of
improper lubrication

* Source: TAPPI 1995 Engineering Conference

Manual or Automatic Lubrication

Comparison

Manual
lubrication
Overlube

Min. level
of lubricant
Lubricant below
min. level

Film
deterioration

Excessive
wear

Manual or Automatic Lubrication

Comparison

Manual
lubrication
Automatic
lubrication
Min. level
of lubricant

Cost of Under-Lubricating
Machine downtime
Labor costs
Loss of efficiency
High unit cost
Machine replacement costs
Lower standards of output
Threat to personnel
Heat and fire
Rust

Cost of Over-Lubricating
Wasted lubricants
Disposal costs
Product contamination
Personell danger
Fire
Decreased productivity
Collects dirt, dust etc.

Centralized Lubrication
GOALS

Make any part that moves:

move better
last longer
at a lower cost

Centralized Lubricating Systems

Advantages
With centralized lubricating systems a dosed quantity
of lubricant is supplied to all connected points at short
intervals of time.
This ensures that:
the lubricant quantities are dosed correctly
the lubricant consumption is minimised
no lubrication point is forgotten

Centralized Lubricating Systems

Advantages
no contamination enter the lubrication points
maintenance costs are reduced through a
decrease in personnel requirements
mix up of lubricants is prevented
energy savings are achieved through the
optimised lubrication
the accident risk is reduced

Centralized Lubrication Systems

Advantage
Centralized
Centralized Lubrication
Lubrication Systems
Systems

to
to the
the RIGHT
RIGHT TIME
TIME
at
at the
the RIGHT
RIGHT PLACE
PLACE
at
at the
the RIGHT
RIGHT AMOUNT
AMOUNT
THE
THE RIGHT
RIGHT TYPE
TYPE

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for
your
attention