The selection of a CAD/CAM system is an important one for any design or manufacturing company. It has ramifications all the way from the beginning of the product concept phase to the end of the manufacturing process. It is likely that, only a single CAD or CAM vendor will be chosen, (although multiple stations may be procured). For most companies, a CAD/CAM software purchase decision is a one-time event. Because of this fact most companies have somewhat limited experience in the purchase of a CAD CAM system. A reliable CAD CAM consulting firm can be an important ally in the process of system selection.

This review will consider five important criteria. These criteria are listed in order of importance. Most companies place a great emphasis on initial cost and the list of features / benefits first. In this recommendation, ease of use is listed first.

1)Ease of use - productivity

5)Maintenance / upgrade and training costs

1) Ease of use

In practical terms, the ease of use of the system will have the most significant return on investment. It is often forgotten that design or manufacturing personnel may spend anywhere from 100 – 2000 hours per year on the system. (Estimate based on 2 hours part time per week, or 40 hours per week on a full-time basis.) The average cost of this labor is many times greater than the cost of the CAD CAM system itself. Even a 10 % reduction in time spent to complete a particular task could have a savings of over $ 5,000.00 in labor costs, the first year alone ! This is more than the entry price of most CAD systems !

Note: This estimate is based on use of the system on a full-time basis with a conservative calculation of a $ 25.00 / hour labor rate. Ease of use as it relates to productivity, is the single most important criteria to evaluate, and yet it is also the most difficult of the criteria to quantify.

Benchmarks: some companies attempt a timed benchmark between various systems, to evaluate this measure of productivity. This is problematic, however, since these types of competitive benchmarks are just as easily influenced by the individual skills of the CAD or CAM engineer, as they are by the software system itself.

It is wise to ask the vendor to demonstrate the creation of a particular part that is similar to others that you have designed or manufactured in the past. It is much easier for you to compare systems on a part that you are already familiar with than a “canned” demo on a part the vendor chooses.

2)Vendor stability

Make sure that the company chosen has a stable financial base, and has been in the industry for at least 10 years. One of the worst things that can happen to CAD/CAM customers is to lose the support and upgrade path for their software, because their CAD/CAM software vendor has gone out of business. This leaves customers stranded, and eventually their software will become relatively obsolete.

3) Features and functionality

Many prospective CAD/CAM customers try to calculate the value of their software based on a long list of features, and try to compare to other systems. The difficult of this is that the terminology used to describe certain functions varies from system to system. Vendors may also unintentionally or intentionally obfuscate this point, by claiming unique functionality which is really just a question of semantics.

For most customers, the CAD/CAM software industry is sufficiently mature to have more
than enough functionality to satisfy even demanding customers. If your job requirements are highly specialized, or unique to your industry, then you may need to carefully examine specific functionality to make sure the software you choose can meet your needs. In terms of CAD software, this might be libraries of standard components particular to your industry, or it could be a unique type of warpage calculation, etc. For CAM systems, pay particular attention to specialized turning machines that are not simple 2-axis plus C-axis milling. Screw machines, multiple turrets or rotary turrets on a lathe, can be problematic. For milling machines, 4-axis and 5-axis applications can be very tricky to evaluate and can present special challenges for the machine tool manufacturer, and software vendor.

Again, a CAD/CAM consultant can be invaluable to scope out specialized requirements, and assure the the software meets the specific intended application.

4) Cost

This is the easiest criteria to evaluate, but one caveat emptor needs to be addressed. Most CAD/CAM software is sold on a modular basis. No company should purchase more CAD/CAM modules than they need. There should always be an upgrade path open for a later purchase of additional modules if needs expand or change. Buyers also take note that this industry is extremely competitive, and in general customers really do get what they pay for. Prices are stable and well established, and there really are no fire sales, or steep discounts available. One further note: it is usually wise not to purchase software that has been licensed to another company, without expressed written consent from the software vendor. Many software purchase agreements prohibit transfer of a particular license from one company to another, (unless the software has been transferred as a result of a company buyout or merger.

5) Maintenance, Upgrades, and training and support

Users should not be shocked to find that software is regularly upgraded, at additional cost. This is true across the entire software industry. Since CAD/CAM Software is generally more costly than other type of software, is should also be no surprise that software upgrades are also more expensive than other types of software. Upgrades should be available on a regular basis. It is good to ask what the time period was between the last several upgrades. Most CAD/CAM software should have an major upgrade every 12-18 months. Users should not be penalized for failure to upgrade. They may find, however, that reasonable restrictions may be placed on support for badly outdated software.

Support hours should be reasonable, and at cover business hours, with some consideration to start and finish times within the time zones. Training costs should not be exorbitant. Group training for several employees at one time, or on-site training may also be available.

The use of good buying common sense and informed decision making using the above criteria can make the difference between a smooth CAD/CAM installation and something less than desirable.

John Lombaerde is a CAD/CAM/CNC Specialist with over 20 years experience in advanced manufacturing technologies. He is a Designer, CNC Programmer, CNC Machinist, a CAD/CAM consultant, and a Search Engine (SEO) Strategist.

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A current transformer is kind of electrical instrument, which is produced especially to provide a flow of current in the secondary circuit that is correctly perpendicular to the amount of current flowing in its primary circuit. To calculate current and monitor the operation of power grid Current Transformers are used widely and it is classically defined by its current ratio from primary to secondary.

Current transformers are most widely used in metering and protective relaying in the electrical power industry where they make easy the safest obligation of a huge amount of currents, regularly in the presence of high voltages on the circuit. The current transformer securely cut offs to measure and to manage a circuitry from the high voltage essentially available on the circuit. Current transformers are normally controlled by passing a single primary turn under a well-insulated toroidal core with enormous turns of wire wrapped. Current transformer is further used to measure the flow of current and as well in monitoring the operation of the power used. The CT is fundamentally defined by its value of current ration flowing from primary to secondary.

There are some factors that improve the current transformer’s accuracy. They are like burden, rating factor, physical CT configuration etc.

The value of impedance is the outcome for the burden in a Current transformer circuit. The basic items that are reasons for burden in current calculation circuit are intermediate conductors and switch blocks meters and the sources are the conductors among the meter and the CT. Further the problem of producing high resistance occurs due to placing a substation meter at some level of distance from meter that could beat by using current transformer with 1 amp that produce low voltage drop.

The Rating Factor of current transformers that are dependent on ambient temperature, is a factor used to determine the correct maximum measurable primary current by multiplying the full load of a CT. In order to maintain the accuracy level in rising of ambient temperature, the CT would have low capacity, and the rating factors of the CT’s would range from 35 degrees Celsius and 55 degrees Celsius.

Another important factor for accuracy of current transformer is Physical Current Transformer Configuration. If in case the conductors are not really centered in circular or oval, the inaccuracy occurs in CT and this needs to be notified for correct accuracy. Normally, the CT’s are constructed in many ways like passing a single primary turn by way of well-insulated toroidal core wrapped with many turns of wire. To calculate the waveforms of high frequency or pulsed currents within high pulsed power systems wideband current transformers are specially used.

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Brazing is divided into two types by temperature. High temperature brazing is that done at 1800F or above, in a furnace. Low temperature brazing is done in a furnace from about 1200F up to 1800F Below 1200F is considered soldering.

High temperature brazing is ticklish because of four things: the base materials that the product is made from, the nearness to the melting point of the base metal during brazing and the probability that the base metal may also require a heat treating process different than the brazing cycle to gain maximum strength, corrosion of the base metal by the brazing alloy during brazing, and a furnace atmosphere that will keep the base metal clean and enhance flow of the brazing alloy into the joints for joining.

The two best furnace atmospheres are hydrogen gas and a vacuum. Uniform heating of the product is gained with hydrogen gas because the gas is flowing over and through the product carrying heat. Depending on the base metal, hydrogen gas may not keep the base metal as clean as a vacuum furnace will. In a vacuum furnace uniform heating can be a problem depending on the heating element locations as in direct exposure to the product, and because the heat travels in a straight line from the elements going in all directions inside the furnace. Use of a retort helps to provide uniform heating because it becomes a radiator container and distributor of the heat.

Base metals may contain titanium and aluminum which form oxides on the surface and prevent brazing alloy flow in to joints.

Joint design, configuration, can also hinder obtaining solidly brazed joints.

Integrating all these factors into a successful operation can be tricky, but be better assured by an experienced person at the outset. You may be doubting my expertise.The following supports that expertise.
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High temperature Brazing is useful to obtain higher strength brazed joints, and for processing more than one piece at a time.

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In order to rectify the situation of leakage in a liquid system, the threaded points are sealed with a thread sealant. Most machinery has threaded points in it—the larger the machine, the more threaded joints there will be, especially if piping is involved.

Industrial thread sealants come in a wide variety of products that can be applied to reduce the weakness of thread joints, either in liquid or a tape form. The liquid form of industrial thread sealants is often a very thick and gooey substance that is applied to one side of the threaded joint before it is put together. The tape variety of industrial thread sealant is applied as a tape and is often made of Teflon.

The industrial thread sealants have quite the job to do and depending on the machinery that they are used in can include being impact resistant, heat resistant, water or liquid resistant, corrosion resistant, rust resistant, pressure resistant and chemical resistant.

Think of machines and what they are used for—everything. In most machines, there are threads that add parts to the machine, threads that connect pipes to each other to cover distance and more. Every threaded part in a machine has to be sealed to prevent damage, leakage, corrosion and wear.

In a machine system that passes liquids, regardless of their chemical make up, whether its water or highly corrosive chemicals, you don’t want leaks to happen at threaded joints for a variety of reasons. Primarily, damage and injury can occur from leakages as well as considerable loss of product and functionality of the machine.

In a system that uses gas, such as compressed air or steam to work the machinery, an un-sealed thread could result in loss of functionality of the machine. Many machines require high pressure gas build-up to function and a kink or leak in the system could cause complete malfunction or loss of productivity.

In a dry product moving system, threaded joints that are not sealed properly can leak as well. Not to mention that the dry material, such as fine particle dust, can get into the joint and cause rust, corrosion and damage which can result in the requiring of both ends of the threaded joint to be replaced. If you are dealing with a large machine, replacing two parts can be quite expensive, where as industrial thread sealants are actually quite inexpensive in comparison.

In most cases, the industrial thread sealant only needs to be applied once—when the two threaded joints are put together. The thread sealant will continue to do its job for years on end, depending on the system. Other systems require that the thread sealant be replaced and replenished more often. The pressure in a system can sometimes be very great, so the industrial thread sealants need to be pressure and liquid resistant, all while protecting the joints within the machinery system. Many problems can arise with improperly sealed threads in a machine, so finding the appropriate industrial thread sealant is of paramount importance to engineers.

James Martindale writes for Rocol. Rocol specialise in industrial lubricants, traffic management and Industrial Thread Sealant. Rocol take pride in producing advanced products for industry needs.

For more information on Industrial Products please visit Rocol.

A short description of the basic content is contained here >> (Link 1 at the end) but a recent example from Germany gives a good chance to get the idea across in a better way.

Besides of that the development of a strategy (for the enterprise/marketingprocedures) is part of a marketing plan which should be available for every company – whether large or small.

PUMA – and ist CEO Jochen Zeitz.

When he started in 1993 (>> Link2 at the end) the company was a middle-sized producer of sports shoes.

At this time he developed the recipe – development phases – the result of which led to today’s billion dollar company which is taken over by a French company selling luxury good – PPR

What did he actually do ?

As explained on the webpage of the company (Link 3 at the end) he oriented himself strictly at the market, the clients’ needs as well as finding out new trends.

This implies a thorough analysis as well of clients and client groups as market segments and markets.

This is always the first and foremost step. A German saying is ‘No practice without theory’.

On the one hand this of course is easier for a company with the turnover of PUMA 1993 than for a smaller company.

On the other hand no company can exist successfully without the step of strategic vision, planning and transformation of the results. It is depending on the financial background (but also on the entrepreneurial risk undertaken) as well as the present production possibilities resp. the markets available, how detailed these steps will be.

With limited resources one can nevertheless concentrate on specific products or specific markets. But only if the resulting facts/ways are taken seriously and implemented correspondingly the calculated theoretical profits will be the result.

The next step, of course, has to follow in order to protect the company and working places for the future.

For sure Jochen Zeitz did not know at the very beginning which financial success phases I through IV would bring. Nevertheless he designed the steps following his entrepreneurial vision at and from the beginning.

As can be learnt from the company information above further steps were added to the phases – e. g. additional production in foreign countries, changing licence agreements into own daughter companies or adding additional products to the program.

Every company success is based on a thorough first planning/vision !

Link 1 = http;//www.marketing-und-vertrieb-international.com/en/dictionary/selling-strategically__18.htm

Link 2 = http://about.puma.com/puma.jsp?type=company&parent=18&id=9〈=eng

Link 3 = http://about.puma.com/puma.jsp?type=company&parent=18&id=9〈=eng

Michael Richter – International Marketing- and sales consultant – concentrates for more than 35 years on strategic marketing planning as well as marketing and selling of investment goods and long-lasting consumer goods in/to all 5 continents – since 1991 he works as an independent marketing consultant, especially for SMEs worldwide. In addition he holds – worldwide - internal seminars based on the needs of the specific company – especially regarding marketing in Europe.

There are a number of specific dangers linked to construction sites; the major hazard is falls from high places, although there are significantly more hazards, including those related to scaffolds, confined spaces, and electric equipments and lines near water sources. Construction workers often put their health at risk as well, with the materials they use and handle, such as lead. The irony is that the protective equipment worn by construction workers to reduce their exposure to lead and other toxic substances can actually increase accidental incidents by reducing vision, clarity, hearing ability, and dexterity, and increasing heat stress.

Even the safety of non-workers in and around construction sites is put at risk—particularly for drivers making their way past road construction sites who can come into contact with barricades and safety signs, causing accidents and injuries.

How can accidents in construction sites be prevented and thus reduced? In the U.S., safety and health standards in the workplace—including construction—are put in place and enforced through the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). Accidents are almost always caused by either unsafe acts or unsafe conditions, so it stands to reason that the best way to prevent and reduce accidents is by attempting to eliminate unsafe conditions and unsafe acts.

Eliminating unsafe conditions begins with a general understanding of what types of conditions can cause an accident, and then removing those conditions. Learning that workers are more at risk for accidents when unprotected and then making sure all construction workers are wearing the necessary protective equipment and gear is an example of becoming aware of an unsafe condition and then working to remove that condition.

Accidents are also caused by workers themselves acting in unsafe ways. Construction workers can help reduce the number of accidents and injuries that occur onsite by working carefully and safely, doing the job right, acting alert, and by being conscious of the particular environment and conditions in which they are working. A construction company can help in this manner by making safety awareness and training a mandatory part of the job both as part of the hiring process as well as on an ongoing basis. If there are safety manuals for certain construction jobs or equipment, have them serve as required reading for all staff.

Construction safety essentially boils down to accident prevention and reduction, and this is best accomplished when construction workers—both as a team and individually—act proactively rather than reactively. Reactive workers only take action in response to a problem as (or after) they occur, whereas proactive workers can anticipate crises and potential accidents before they happen, and then take the appropriate steps to prevent them from happening in the first place.

Always strive to have proactive construction workers and teams. Make every effort to eliminate unsafe working conditions and decreasing unsafe acts to work toward safer construction site environments for everybody involved. Always have a Health & Safety Plan onsite. This HASP can help you comply with OSHA’s rules and keep you from having headaches later on.

Scales are the important equipment or instrument or device needed to get accurate measurement for the object produced or manufactured. In this economy, more number of products is produced to satisfy the wants of the people or industrialist. Scales are the essential part in every body part of life, particularly in business people life. To know the weigh of any particular object produced or carried through freight, weighing scales like floor scales, platform scales, platform bench scales and many other types of scales are used. These scales will measure the weigh of the object placed on the scale accurately. Weighing scales are produced in different types, sizes, capacity and model. It measures the mass from one beam to another.

Floor scales, bench scales, platform scales, economical scales, rail scales, counting scales and many other types of scales are designed to give accurate results. These scales are designed in different sizes, capacities, models, load cell and category. Weighing scales are often used to measure mass of the object. More number of scales is produced as per the requirements of the customer or user. When an object has been placed on any type of scale, it gives accurate measurement with counting of objects. Nowadays, the scales are produced with advancement of technology. These equipments are innovated as per the request and need of the customer. Scales are produced only to achieve the result in a larger amount.

Weighing scales are the scales used to measure the weight of an object. The main purpose of introducing this scale is to know the weight of the object placed on the weighing scale. It determines the weigh of the things or object placed on the scale ranging from small to heavy or large load. Weighing scales are manufactured from different capacity like small, medium and large. The weigh scales will measure the weigh of object with or without any loads inside the object. When the weigh of the truck is to be measured the measurement can be achieved with good accuracy, even when the truck is with or without any loads or goods.

For example, if you want to know the weight of 1 potato, then keep the potato on the weighing scale and know the weigh of the potato with accurate result. Even if you want to know the weigh of 10 potatoes, place 10 potatoes on the weighing scale and get the result with measurement. Like this weighing scales are produced as per the requirements of customers. Small, medium and large scales are manufactured to know the weigh of the object.

From the above said example, we can come to know that weighing scales will measure the weigh of any number of objects or things with or without load. Weighing scales are the most important requirement needed in every part of the life, because without measurement of any object we cannot know the actual quantity of the things or objects produced or marketed. Therefore, weighing scales are the important and essential requirement in day today business environment.

Ron victor is an expert author for Floor scales. He written many articles like Platform Scales and Counting Scales. For more information visit our site. Contact me at ron.seocopywriter@gmail.com.

All possible plastic film defects ought to be detected and eliminated by the extruder operator before the roll gets shipped to the customer. But in practice, through oversight and inattention to detail defects can slip by that may be all too easily spotted by the customer or the customer’s customer. I have found a variety of unrelated faults that fit into this category.

First is the appearance and a good looking finished plastic roll of film this aspect can be half of the battle. Keep in mind is that first impression what you see is what you get! A superficially ugly looking roll which may convert on the filling machine or bag machine can have the operator looking at the roll much closer for the entire lot for real or imaginary defects.

A roll that has a machine cylinder look means no scuff marks, damaged edges, and fuzzy ends, protruding or buried core ends, or crushed cores. The solutions to these problems are self evident. There are other finer detailed defects that can be buried in the roll, and may be if the production line is never approached by the operator except during a roll change. There is no excuse for the customer being the first to see these.

I have a couple of areas for helping prevent roll defects:

How to Tackle Blocking of the Plastic Film - a common reason for blocking is too much winding tension. This maybe over looked unless tension is so great as to crush the core as the film is being wound on the roll. This makes it impossible for the operator to remove the roll from the winder shaft. With a case of crushed cores, the rolls may be hard to get off of the shaft, only to have the customer find them impossible to remount on a un-wind stand.
Just as bad of a problem can arise if the winding tension is too light, no blocking but the film may telescope from one end of the roll, making it impossible to convert into finished product.
Hot weather can bring its share of blocking problems. Plastic Film is insufficiently cooled and the inner surface blocks as they pass through the nip rolls. For a cure you must reduce the output, raise the tower height or nip rolls, or use refrigerated air or other means of improving cooling efficiency. It also can be an inefficient air ring.
An entirely different cause of blocking can be using a resin to produce 1 mil film that has a slip and anti-block additive level designed for heavier gauges like 4 mil. There just isn’t enough additive to do the proper job. Over-treatment and or high gloss can aggravate if not cause blocking with any of the above conditions.

Tendency to Split - Plastic Film with splits tendencies can also be overlooked unless samples are taken to examine, or actually tested. Insufficient cooling, a high frost line or to low of a blow up ratio, separately or a combination can accentuate the machine direction or orientation of the film causing the film to become splits. Also your nips in the tower maybe to tight particularly with an old and hardening nip roll which can deform the plastic film in the edge crease and make it splits. Die lines or another name is weld lines from the extrusion die make splits film as can scratches from the collapsing frame in the extrusion tower or a bur that has developed if using wooden collapsing frames. But not so readily detected are the fine weld lines caused by degraded particles of resin or dirt lodged under or in the die lips that make the film extremely split at the weld.

Good operator observations to equipment maintenance, quality testing of roll samples and putting the proper procedures in place will help in building customer loyalty.

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If you are in the material handling business you will likely be
looking for pallet racks to organize your warehouse. You can find used pallet
racks at significantly reduced prices from most material handling equipment
distributors. However if shiny new equipment is important to you then you may
want to get new pallet racks for your warehouse. Pricing on this type of
industrial equipment can vary based on steel prices. That is why it is usually
cheaper to buy used racks instead of new ones. If you buy used you may be able
to get them re powder coated. Industrial equipment of this type comes in several
varieties.

Tear Drop Pallet Racks is the most widely used type of
used today. This design allows you to slide the beams in to place with out the need
of fasteners. These are also called boltless pallet racks. This type of
Industrial rack can be used for many applications. Most are commercial in nature
like warehouses, industrial plants, schools and storage units. However you can
also use this type of rack in your garage or a larger storage shed. Farmers use
them in barns to stack a variety of items.

One of the benefits of
industrial pallet racks used or new is that they have a very high load capacity.
Generally a rack of this nature can handle 35 to 48,000 pounds of weight
depending on the size of the unit. This makes it prefect for stacking heavy
equipment or things like tractor tires, car parts, large vats of liquids and
such. You can also double up on a set of racks and use them for storing carpet
or longer items. Industrial pallet racks were mainly designed for actually
storing pallets or skids of huge amounts of material, but as you can see their
are many uses for this type of industrial equipment.

Cantilever Racks are designed to store longer or
odd shaped material. things like pipes or rolls of carpet. Although you can use
two regular pallet racks installed two deep will be able to handle some of the
same material a Cantilever rack is designed with this purpose in mind. This type
of industrial rack uses 12′ or 16′ tower in rows of 3 with several sets of steel
arms attached. The most common uses for this type of equipment is for storing
pipe or carpet rolls.

Warehouse Pallet Racks are generally used for bulk
storage in large or small warehouses. Warehouses tend to store large quantities
of material which pallet racks are perfectly equipped to handle. You can deck
this type industrial rack with particle board, plywood or wire decking. In
warehouses a used pallet rack is probably a good idea anyway especially if you
use fork lifts and heavy equipment which is likely to damage the paint and ding
the beams. This way you won’t have to worry so much about messing up the
esthetics of a new racks.

A used rack is a great way to save money while still
getting the full benefit of storage. Generally used racks are just as durable as
their new counterparts. The main difference between a new or used pallet rack is
that the used rack is likely scratched up and has some dings as well as possibly
slight surface rust depending on the environment that they came from. I would
not recommend purchasing any used racks that are excessively rusty or have
significant structural damage. However most used racks are in perfectly good
shape to start a new career in any warehouse.

By: Dominik Hussl of EasyRack.org
we are the pallet rack experts!

Lubricants are a substance that sits between two moving surfaces to reduce wear and friction on the moving parts. Maintenance Lubrication is used in anything that has a moving part from a computer hard disk drive to an airplane and beyond.

Lubrication can be either liquid or non-liquid. Liquid lubricants are often made of 90 per cent oil base and 10 per cent additives. Most often the oil that is used in industrial maintenance lubricants are mineral oils, which are petroleum fractions. Other synthetic oils and liquids can also be used such as flurocarbons and silicone. The additives to the industrial maintenance lubricants help to reduce the friction and wear, disperse heat that is caused by friction, increase the viscosity of the lubricant, reduce oxidation and contamination. Some of the most common additives in industrial maintenance lubricants are metal deactivators, corrosion and rust inhibitors, anti-oxidants, anti-foaming, demulsifying or emulsifying compounds and others that help to reduce wear and friction in the moving parts as well as reduce pressure and increase viscosity.

The non-liquid industrial maintenance lubricants often include grease, powders, Teflon tape, ball bearings, roller bearings or air bearings.

Industrial maintenance lubricants all have a job to do, none the less and regardless of their type or how they are manufactured. Their job is primarily to reduce friction and heat build up in machinery as well as prevent wear and tear on moving parts. Lubrication is of paramount importance in industry because of the often incredible cost of machinery. Million dollar machines can not afford to be overheated because of lack of proper lubrication. Engineers make and fabricate new industrial maintenance lubrications consistently to ever-improve the rate of reducing friction and wear in machines.

When two parts move against each other, they cause friction and friction causes heat, which causes wear, tear and damage to the moving parts. If parts are overheated and then cooled when the machinery is turned off, the parts can crack, break or warp which can then cause the machine to malfunction or stop working all together. Industrial maintenance lubricants are designed to disperse the heat that is generated by the moving parts while creating a film barrier between the moving parts to prevent them from rubbing together. Think of it as a sheet of oil between two moving parts that keeps them from actually touching. Even this thin barrier can prevent extreme damage to the moving parts of a machine.

Industrial maintenance lubricants have a big job to do and can do them if they are applied and changed regularly. Some lubricant don’t need to be changed very often and that usually depends on the use of the lubricant and the additives in the industrial maintenance lubricant.

Think of any object that has moving parts—your vehicle is a prime example. You know that you have to put motor oil in your vehicle or the engine will overheat and crack the block, warp the block or break the moving rods in your engine. Industrial maintenance lubricants have a similar job to do as your motor oil does—protect from breakage, warping, cracking, blowing, overheating and super cooling and friction in moving parts of a machine.

James Martindale writes for Rocol. Rocol specialise in industrial adhesives, traffic management and Maintenance Lubricants. Rocol take pride in producing advanced products for industry needs.

For more information on Industrial Lubricants, Greases, Fluids & Oils visit Rocol.