TRANSPORT, EQUIPMENT & LOGISTICS
LUBRICATION SYSTEMS FOR CONSISTENT MACHINE OPERATION The mining environment is very harsh, with machines and equipment often being exposed to rough conditions. Lubrication systems play a critical role in reducing wear and tear on mining machinery.
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incoln Lubrication South Africa has progressive automatic lubrication systems that are specially designed for the continual lubrication of stationary and mobile machines and systems. They help machines operate sustainably even in harsh and unforgiving environments. “The continuous delivery of the correct amount of lubricant to the correct points at the right time offers monumental savings for end customers,” says Joe Barnard, sales consultant, Lincoln Lubrication SA. “Alongside extended machine and equipment availability and lifespan, customers will also reap the benefits of increased uptime and productivity and reduced operational costs.”
P205 pump station with a 30 kg reservoir used for a new coal processing plant (Credit: Lincoln Lubrication SA)
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Eliminating common problems By delivering the correct amount of lubricant, the progressive automatic lubrication system eliminates the common and costly problem of under- and overlubrication that is normally associated with inaccurate and irregular manual lubrication. Barnard explains that underlubrication can lead to component wear and tear and equipment failure, while over-lubrication is wasteful and pollutes the environment. “Furthermore, the utilisation of our lubrication systems will prevent unnecessary stoppages to perform lubrication tasks and manpower is no longer required to lubricate the points.” A progressive automatic lubrication system consists of a pump connected to at least one primary metering device. Second-level metering devices can be connected to the outlets of the primary metering device if required, to increase the number of lubricated points, depending
