Conveyors exist in a variety of types, sizes and configurations from overhead to floor mounted & trolley systems. All of these conveyors depend upon adequate lubrication of their chains, drives, rollers, bearings & slides to ensure their efficient operation and long life. The choice of lubricant depends upon many different factors including the speed, load, required re-lubrication intervals and the environment in which the conveyor is working.
In order to ensure the best lubricant is used in a particular application we must consider all of these elements for each specific installation :
- the working temperature range,
- Chemical degradation of the lubricant,
- Loading and speed of operation,
- Potential for contamination or lubricant transfer,
- Reduction of Maintenance costs,
- The type application method.
