‘Informed lubricant choices can improve equipment efficiency and reduce maintenance costs but grease selection is often an overlooked aspect of industrial production, according to ExxonMobil.
Klüber Lubrication has developed Klüberfood NH1 CX 4-220 oil, specially designed for overhead conveyors in the meat industry, based on a combination of an adhesive synthetic oil with other fluids, allowing oil to penetrate machinery chains without drip...
ExxonMobil has partnered with Energy Consulting Allgäu to advise food processors and manufacturers on how to achieve ISO 50001 energy management certification.
Global lubricant supplier Anderol says it has developed an oil
capable of working in temperatures above 450 degrees celsius
specifically to prevent corrosion in a number of baking appliances,
but industry opinion is split over how...
Petro-Canada has launched two new synthetic lubricants to the food
processing industry that it claims provide added protection in
extreme temperature applications.
Shell Lubricants has introduced Shell Grease FM 2, a lubricant
which aims at improving efficiencies and economies of scale for the
food and beverage processing industry.
Good plant maintenance is vital to efficient food processing.
Significant cost savings can be made through regular servicing and
the use of modern analytical techniques - while a break down in
machinery can lead to impressive losses.
Dow Corning has launched a line of synthetic gear oils that is said
to extend drain intervals by three times over conventional mineral
oils while reducing power consumption by as much as 17 per cent.