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Lubricants are a substance that sits between two moving surfaces to reduce wear and friction on the moving parts. Maintenance Lubrication is used in anything that has a moving part from a computer hard disk drive to an airplane and beyond.
Lubrication can be either liquid or non-liquid. Liquid lubricants are often made of 90 per cent oil base and 10 per cent additives. Most often the oil that is used in industrial maintenance lubricants are mineral oils, which are petroleum fractions. Other synthetic oils and liquids can also be used such as flurocarbons and silicone. The additives to the industrial maintenance lubricants help to reduce the friction and wear, disperse heat that is caused by friction, increase the viscosity of the lubricant, reduce oxidation and contamination. Some of the most common additives in industrial maintenance lubricants are metal deactivators, corrosion and rust inhibitors, anti-oxidants, anti-foaming, demulsifying or emulsifying compounds and others that help to reduce wear and friction in the moving parts as well as reduce pressure and increase viscosity.
The non-liquid industrial maintenance lubricants often include grease, powders, Teflon tape, ball bearings, roller bearings or air bearings.
Industrial maintenance lubricants all have a job to do, none the less and regardless of their type or how they are manufactured. Their job is primarily to reduce friction and heat build up in machinery as well as prevent wear and tear on moving parts. Lubrication is of paramount importance in industry because of the often incredible cost of machinery. Million dollar machines can not afford to be overheated because of lack of proper lubrication. Engineers make and fabricate new industrial maintenance lubrications consistently to ever-improve the rate of reducing friction and wear in machines.
When two parts move against each other, they cause friction and friction causes heat, which causes wear, tear and damage to the moving parts. If parts are overheated and then cooled when the machinery is turned off, the parts can crack, break or warp which can then cause the machine to malfunction or stop working all together. Industrial maintenance lubricants are designed to disperse the heat that is generated by the moving parts while creating a film barrier between the moving parts to prevent them from rubbing together. Think of it as a sheet of oil between two moving parts that keeps them from actually touching. Even this thin barrier can prevent extreme damage to the moving parts of a machine.
Industrial maintenance lubricants have a big job to do and can do them if they are applied and changed regularly. Some lubricant don’t need to be changed very often and that usually depends on the use of the lubricant and the additives in the industrial maintenance lubricant.
Think of any object that has moving parts–your vehicle is a prime example. You know that you have to put motor oil in your vehicle or the engine will overheat and crack the block, warp the block or break the moving rods in your engine. Industrial maintenance lubricants have a similar job to do as your motor oil does–protect from breakage, warping, cracking, blowing, overheating and super cooling and friction in moving parts of a machine.
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