Back to work – and back in business with the right maintenance products

Responsible employers have made careful plans for productive operations while keeping their workforce safe. These may include anything from mandatory mask-wearing to one-way routes around the factory floor, to fewer workers per shift. However, even at the best of times, plans can quickly be thrown into turmoil by an emergency such as equipment breakdown or unplanned maintenance.

So as well as protecting against the virus, it’s important to protect against the kind of threats to productivity that have been around for much longer.

Trouble-free performance

The more effectively lubricated you can keep your bearings and critical components, the more efficiently they’ll operate, the less likely they are to fail, and the longer they’ll last between failures. So the right choice of lubricants is crucial.

And with post-pandemic operating procedures making maintenance, servicing and repairs more complicated, that’s more true than ever.

If you can extend lubrication intervals without compromising the protection and performance of components such as bearings and chain, you can reduce the level of risk to which employees are exposed.

Less lubrication means less walking production lines, and less opportunity for breaking social distancing guidelines. Longer-lasting, more effective lubricants can also mean longer intervals between routine maintenance operations. And higher-quality lubricants providing trusted performance offer greater protection against breakdowns and unplanned maintenance.

PPE (Performance Protecting Equipment)  

The longer a lubricant lasts, the less time spent on relubrication. So using a ROCOL chain lubricant – which typically lasts much longer than conventional chain lubricants – immediately reduces the need for engineers to walk the line and risk contact with other employees.

The better a lubricant performs, the longer the chain will last, the fewer unplanned repairs will be required, and the fewer unexpected breakdowns will occur. As well as reducing breakdowns and repairs, the superior performance of ROCOL chain lubricants helps to ensure longer intervals between lubrication top-ups. They’re highly resistant to oxidation, highly water-resistant, and have good adhesion to reduce dripping and fling-off.

ROCOL bearing greases also provide performance you can trust.

A PFPE-based grease such as ROCOL SAPPHIRE® Endure is highly resistant to the aggressive factors that cause other types of lubricants to fail. A key benefit is that SAPPHIRE® Endure is inert – meaning it won’t behave aggressively itself in a delicate environment.

PFPEs are also highly effective at staying in place during wash-downs. Which means lower lubricant consumption, less potential environmental contamination and – the key point in the post-pandemic production facility – less relubrication.

To find out more about how ROCOL lubricants can help keep your employees safe, and keep your assets running at pre-pandemic productivity levels, contact one of our Bearings & Lubrication specialists on 0121 508 6000, who will be more than happy to offer their expert guidance.

Start-up as you mean to go on

After a shutdown, starting-up assets is a high-risk operation and when the majority of gearbox wear occurs. The longer the shutdown, the greater the risk of serious wear or even damage.

ROCOL MTLM Assembly & Running-In Paste is another product used in the start-up of machinery. Its high molybdenum disulphide content eases assembly, increases the mechanical advantage from start-up and provides protection against seizure during the critical start-up and running-in periods, before the service lubricant has circulated.