GreaseMax Ensures Plant Operating Efficiency
Avoid over-greasing, or use of the wrong grease, and let your machinery perform at its optimum level.
Over-greasing bearings leads to higher maintenance and energy costs.
Torque, and therefore energy, is needed to keep bearings turning. There is a direct relationship between the energy needed for this and the operating costs of your plant. Bearings that are over greased need more torque, therefore energy, to push the rolling elements through the excess grease.
This excess grease is also the cause of grease churning which causes higher temperatures, a reduction in grease life and reduced bearing life - so this means higher maintenance costs as well as higher plant operating costs due to the additional energy needed. The base oil viscosity is a critical physical property of a lubricant.
Consideration needs to be given to speed, load, temperature and the operating conditions of the plant when selecting a lubricant which has a base oil viscosity that is suitable. If the viscosity is too low then additional friction can be expected, causing wear and premature failure. If the viscosity is too high then viscous drag results. In both instances more energy than would otherwise be needed is required, which of course directly relates to efficiency and operating costs.
GreaseMax lubricators improve plant efficiency and reduce costs by providing reliable, controlled lubrication.