INDUSTRIAL CENTRALIZED LUBRICATION

Centralized Lubrication

Centralized Lubrication Systems, in their various typologies, are now considered an integral part of many modern machines and are becoming increasingly widespread not only in industry but also in the heavy-duty automotive sector.

Purpose of Lubrication

Lubrication is certainly one of the main tasks of the maintenance personnel of any type of industrial installation that involves the use of machinery.

The correct functioning of the production sector and consequently of the entire company depends on it.

The manual lubrication of machines, i.e. spreading lubricants on the points that need it by exclusively using grease guns or oiling cans can be sufficient to provide a good (though not optimal) lubrication. However, this procedure, commonly used until a few decades ago, has the following disadvantages:
  1. It is necessary to have personnel in charge of lubrication to apply the lubricant where required.
  2. There is no way to check whether all the points have been lubricated and whether this has occurred in the required time and manner.
  3. Not all the points are reachable by the person in charge of lubrication.
  4. It is often necessary to stop the machine in order to proceed with lubrication.
All the problems generated by the above points can be avoided by using a Centralized Lubrication System.

A system of this type is able to simultaneously deliver the right amount of lubricant to numerous points that need it, without having to stop the machine, even in positions inaccessible to maintenance personnel.
The lubricant can be delivered either manually, by acting on a lever, a handle or a button, or automatically; in the latter case the system is able to operate without external interventions except for its maintenance or for filling the tank from which the grease or oil to be delivered is sucked.

A further step forward can be taken by equipping the plant with control systems that immediately signal any problems, or an empty tank, and therefore provide a maximum degree of safety to the whole system.

Types of centralized lubrication systems and fields of application

Lubrication systems can be classified into the following types:
The fields of application range from small machine tools to large plants such as steel mills and cement factories:
  • Woodworking machines
  • Shoemaking machines
  • Small work centers
  • Small or medium-sized plants, with a pipe length of about 10 meters.
  • Large-sized plants, with a pipe length of up to 80 meters.
    • Steel mills
    • Overhead cranes
    • Port cranes
    • Paper mills
    • Cement factories
These above are just some of the applications. Others are always possible by choosing the right components according to the various needs.

Nexoil, also thanks to the historical experience inherited from the acquisition of the Flenco Lubrication System brand and its know-how, is able to follow and advise the customer in choosing the best solution for its application.