Industrial Lubricants: On Turbine Oil Longevity

Rotating in high speed, machinery turbines are supported by bearings prevented from grinding against each other only by thin layers of oil. Such a mechanism is a common sight in all power plants around the world. In the event that the lubricant runs out, though, significant damage can occur to the turbine’s bearings due to the abrupt change in speed. This type of incident calls for months of outage repairs, impairing production and leading to the loss of millions’ worth of revenue (especially during demand peaks and spikes).

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Reducing Friction: On Industrial Lubricants

Your car has a lot of moving parts. Most of the time this isn't a problem, but the trouble with moving parts is that friction develops when they move against one another. This results in heat buildup and damage to your car’s mechanical components, whether it's in the engine or in other parts of your vehicle. The primary way to avoid friction is the use of industrial lubricants. Here are a few examples of places in your car that might need their help.

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Doing a Deep Draw with little Hassle

If you’ve been working the rounds of the industrial plant circuit for a long time, you may be familiar with the process of deep drawing, which is shaping a precut metal sheet with a specially-made die. The sheet is then reworked into tapered, straight, or curved sides. However, given the sheer force used in hammering the sheet with the die, which requires a hefty amount of sudden movement that may stress the die machine itself, this will entail securing a supply of industrial lubricants to ensure the machine keeps on going. 

There are normally three industrial lubricant types for a deep drawing operation. 

Deep Drawing Oil – The lubricant is applied to the metal sheet to act as buffer between it and the dye. The objective is to preserve the metal’s material composition and save it from potential precursors of rust. 

Oil-Solid – There are deep drawing lubricants that carry a mixture of solid content and oil. They are meant to be used when there’s much machining to be carried out on the drawn sheet metal itself. Applying them can help ease the friction and heat that comes with frequent machining work. 

Emulsions – Emulsions are special lubricants that carry a modest amount of solid content, but smaller oily material against water-based substances. They are sparingly used in deep drawing due to the water content.

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