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TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX Chained to power Improve your operations with advanced strategies for chain drive lubrication I nadequate chain drive lubrication increases wear and nance. Molykote oil molecules are engineered for saturation maintenance costs and reduces reliability. Special-purand to resist water. The oils are produced in a hydrocracking pose lubricants, automatic application devices and inprocess that ensures they’re nearly contaminant-free. The novative chain designs decrease energy consumption and lubes maintain viscosity across a wide temperature range, extend service lives. making them suitable for ovens and freezers. They’re USDA Dry-film lubes: These high-performance coatings have a H-1 or H-2 certified, kosher and Ag Canada approved. binder that, once cured, forms a solid film that reduces fricAutomatic lubrication: Another way to minimize costs tion and wear. Additives, such as rust inhibitors, can extend and increase efficiency is using an automatic lubrication dechain life. Interflon suggests using a penetrating dry film vices. An example is Lincoln’s ORSCO spray system, which lubricant with a protective coating instead of lubes chains continuously or intermittently. conventional lubes that corrode pins and bushIts delivery nozzles supply minute quantities ings and collect dirt. The Interflon Fin Lube of lubricant exactly where required. The sysEnergy EP Plus non-drip aerosol fluid, formulated for tems are said to reduce the fluid consumption extreme pressure and hostile environments, by as much as 90%. savings were uses mineral and synthetic oil, solvent, TefLube-friendly chain design: Proper lubriapproximately lon, additives and propellant. The sprockets cation can minimize replacing chains because 20% at startup of abraded pin-bushing joints. U.S. Tsubaki’s and outside of the chain, left nearly dry, resist with a running dirt and moisture. A thin initial layer with ocANSI roller chains, size 80 to 140, have Percasional reapplication works best, and longer forMax solid-lube groove bushings that hold amperage penetration times lengthen the lubrication inreduction of as the oil at the point of contact to increase life terval. Chains dosed with Fin Lube EP Plus and decrease initial elongation. The grooves much as 26%. are said to work smoothly even after the lubrion the bushing’s inner surface allow the chain cating layer on the outside has disappeared. to run longer without additional lubrication, In trials, energy savings for drive chains and which extends the maintenance interval and conveyors were approximately 20% at startup with a runreduces labor and lubricant costs. ning amperage reduction of as much as 26%. The MagSlide conveyor by Bunting Magnetics uses twinFor high-contamination areas, DuPont’s Teflon Chainroller drive chains that hold and move magnets under the Saver aerosol penetrates wet and sets up a dry Teflon wax film slider bed. The chains run in oil-impregnated UHMW polyenhanced with molybdenum. Dirt, grime and paper dust acethylene SlideTrack channels, which provides continuous tivate self-cleaning release agents that shed outer bits of the lubrication, minimizes friction and adds durability. Built-in lube and the contaminant. It works dry up to 120°F, and as a oil fittings allow manual or automatic relubrication. wet-style oil lubricant between 120°F and 300°F. The Nanochain was introduced by Iwis Antriebssysteme Food-grade lubricants: Food and beverage processing at this year’s Motion, Drive and Automation show. A nanobring unique requirements. Lubes might be subject to fretechnology-based surface coating on the roller chain acts like quent washdowns, steam, condensation or temperature exa boundary layer to reduce the surface coefficient of friction tremes, and must comply with health and safety regulations within the chain link and increase wear resistance. for purity and non-toxicity. Dow Corning’s fluids, such as Molykote L-1428, reduce E-mail Contributing Editor Sheila Kennedy, managing director of chain wear, extend service intervals, and reduce mainteAdditive Communications, at Sheila@addcomm.com. For more information, see: www.interflon.com www.dupont.com November 2007 www.dowcorning.com www.lincoln-orsco.com www.ustsubaki.com www.PLANTSERVICES.com www.buntingmagnetics.com www.iwis.com 35 http://www.plantservices.com/voices/technology_toolbox.html http://www.dowcorning.com http://www.buntingmagnetics.com http://www.interflon.com http://www.lincoln-orsco.com http://www.iwis.com http://www.dupont.com http://www.ustsubaki.com http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com

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Plant Services - November 2007 Contents New Tools Letters Let Us Know Where to Put the Gas Up and Running How are you Fighting Crisis? What Works Why is the Best Practice Transfer so Hard? Who are you Going to Call? Chained to Power Mobile Mindset Making Money in the Lube Lab Grabbing a Moving Target Bagging the BTUs Keeping Mellow Preserving Health and Safety The Power of Reliability Excellence

Plant Services - November 2007

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