Every unexpected shutdown, every premature wear and every loss of energy not only affects the productivity and efficiency of your plant; they also represent a waste of resources and a greater environmental impact.
LUBRICATION AS A FACTOR
More than 70% of the failures in the mechanisms have a common factor: lubrication.
When lubrication is inadequate, friction becomes loss. When managed strategically, it becomes an opportunity.
REDEFINING THE ROLE OF LUBRICANTS
From an operational expense to a high impact tool.
We are not just talking about a product. We are talking about a different way of thinking and managing lubrication to transform the industry's results.
This is what the
strategic lubrication is all about.
Smart approach.
Identify the critical points of your operation to find the levers that multiply results.
Purpose-driven technology.
Lubricants designed to meet your challenges and unleash the true potential of your equipment.
Applied engineering.
Tools that turn complexity into precision and clarity for your maintenance.
Close support.
More than just consulting, it is about collaborating with you to strengthen your team and transform your industry.
Transformation with meaning.
A lubrication model that ensures productivity and opens the way to a more sustainable future.
Game-changing benefits.
Fewer unscheduled shutdowns.
Reduction of energy consumption.
Increase in OEE.
Less expenditure on spare parts and consumables.
Cleaner processes and smaller environmental footprint.
Strategic lubrication is already making a difference in the industry.
There are engineers who, with every action, boost efficiency, extend the useful life of equipment and open new opportunities in the industry.
A change in lubrication has more impact than you think.
Learn how industry leaders around the world are transforming their bottom line with the help of our approach.
Reducing consumption from 576 bearing kits to 288 in one year..
In a company that manufactures aluminum components for vehicles in Nuevo Leon, MX, the bearing kits in the joints of the robots had to be constantly changed.
During the Interlub team's accompaniment, it was discovered that the lubricant was working at its limits due to high temperatures, low speeds and changes in direction. In addition, the viscosity and thickener in its formula were not suitable for the conditions, causing faster degradation of the grease.
With the service and technology designed by Interlub, bearing consumption was reduced by 50%, production increased by 18 hours (with 864 more pieces produced). There was also a 1.2 ton decrease in greenhouse gas emissions.
After one year, Interlub's strategic implementation showed an excellent financial impact for the company: an annual savings of $51,900 USD was recorded compared to the previous year (i.e. 51% less).
Annual production times increased by 184 hours.
In a steel plant located in Ramos Arizpe, NL, slices with bearings were exchanged at the exit of the reheating furnace every 20 days, which represented continuous production stoppages and high maintenance costs.
Interlub's team of technicians and engineers visited the plant and, after a series of predictive analyses applied to the mechanisms and the grease used, it was discovered that the mineral oil was of too low viscosity to withstand the temperature and speed of the process, and that the absence of lubricating solids caused carbonization of the grease and, therefore, higher consumption.
On the other hand, the Innovation team developed a synthetic lubricant with higher base oil viscosity and solid additives that create better resistance to thermo-oxidation. This resulted in a 72% increase in grease performance, a reduction of more than two-thirds in annual lubricant consumption and 68% less man-hours per year.
Reducing the emission of untreated gases to only 17 hours per year.
A Brazilian glass company was registering temperatures of up to 77°C in the bearings of its electrostatic precipitator for the treatment of gases generated by fuel burning furnaces, so the maintenance team had decided to install two air nozzles to remedy the situation.
In the evaluation of the lubrication process and conditions carried out by the Interlub team, it was discovered that the lubricant ended up totally carbonized regardless of the equipment conditions, which caused the temperature increase in the bearings.
Afterwards, an Interlub grease was chosen that withstood the operating conditions without carbonizing or lowering its performance. The technical team accompanied the customer during field tests and was able to verify that the bearing temperature dropped to 55°C without the need to use the air nozzles, which resulted in a considerable reduction in energy consumption. With the new precipitator configuration, 80% less emission of untreated gases was recorded.
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