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Benefits of Appropriate Lubrication Practice
Lubrication can do more than just making surface slick and slippery. It provides a coating to prevent metal to metal contact between the moving parts.
Reducing Friction & Wear
Every polished and finished surface has tiny peaks called asperities when viewed at microscopic level. These asperities might interfere with the required smooth motion and may increase the wear and also increase unnecessary heat generation due to friction and my lead to equipment failure.
Appropriate lubrication creates a layer of film between the moving parts to counter friction, thereby promoting smoother operation and increase equipment life.
Protection Of Equipment From Rust & Corrosion
The layer formed after lubrication over the surface of the equipment helps safeguard these surfaces against external reactions like rust and corrosion which starts as the surface comes in contact with water, moisture or other corrosive substances.
Here the film after lubrication serves as a conduit that suspends and carry away the contaminants which may result in corrosion or rust formation.
Improving Efficiency, Life & Reliability Of Machinery
Appropriately lubricated equipment runs longer and more reliably, machinery don’t need to be interrupted frequently for maintenance and repair purpose.
Therefore, appropriate lubrication reduces costs to maintain, repair or replace equipment parts etc.
Adding to this it also minimizes operational interruption, which helps improve productivity.
Hence appropriate lubrication practice helps in increasing re-lubrication interval which in turn, reduces overall lubricant consumption and provides numerous benefits.
Economical, Safe, Ecological Benefits.
Economical
Long term protection of equipment.
Increased mechanical reliability.
Reduced maintenance costs.
Increased profitability.
Safe
Remote installation for difficult or dangerous accessible lube points.
Reduced downtime for lubrication.
Once practiced right, it is easy and safe to implement
