Benefits Of Lubrication For Optimal Equipment Performance

Any rotating equipment’s efficiency and life expectancy depend heavily on lubrication. Making the right lubricant choice can assist in preventing early bearing problems and boost machine productivity, uptime, and energy efficiency.

What serves as a lubricant? Your first thought could be the grease or oil used to keep machinery’s working elements lubricated. However, there’s much more the oil-based formula offers than just reducing friction. Here are some benefits that proper lubrication can provide:

 

Keeps Wear And Tear At Bay

 

Lubricants do more than make surfaces slippery and slick. They encase the equipment with a protective layer that prevents moving metal parts from coming in contact with one another. Machine parts may look smooth on top but are quite rugged when seen microscopically. Asperities are tiny protrusions that protrude and rub against opposing surfaces, creating friction. Smooth motion is hampered by friction.

 

Additionally, it produces heat, worsens surface wear, and may even result in equipment failure. A layer of film is formed between moving parts when lubrication is applied, thwarting friction, propagating smoother operation, and extending equipment lifespan.

 

Protects Machinery

 

By preventing component surfaces from coming into touch with water or other corrosive chemicals, the protective layer created by lubrication helps safeguard component surfaces from rust and corrosion. Additionally, lubricants act as conduits, suspending and transporting impurities to filters or other separators in the system, removing them without damaging parts.

 

Monitor Temperature

 

Heat is absorbed by lubricants, which deflect it from surfaces. Depending on the application, a lubricant either absorbs the heat or transfers it to a cooling device. In either scenario, lubricants assist in balancing operational temperatures and lower the chance of heat-related component damage.

 

Increase Lifespan and Efficiency 

 

Lubrication prolongs the life, consistency, and efficiency of the equipment. It reduces friction, wear and tear, excessive heat, rust, corrosion, contamination, and other factors. Exposure to numerous factors that could lead to potentially expensive equipment failures and breakdowns is significantly decreased by lubrication.

 

Reduces Costs and Downtime

 

Operations don’t need to be stopped frequently for maintenance and repairs since properly oiled equipment runs longer and more consistently. Thus, lubrication lowers the cost of maintaining, repairing, and replacing machinery and parts. Additionally, reducing operational disruptions boosts productivity, which raises the possibility of revenue.

 

Nu Science Lube’s FR99 concentrated friction reduction formula is ideal for the most demanding applications. Be it hydraulic oil additives or grease; you can add the material to any lubricating media for superior performance.