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Miscellaneous

Bearing Type

Cam Followers

Conditions

Manual lubrication of cam followers caused grease and oil to get on the bed material. This caused staining, which resulted in loss of product.

Results

MicroPoly has stopped the lubrication staining, thus eliminating the need to scrap bed material due to staining from grease and oil.

Bearing Type

20 mm single row ball bearings

Conditions

Bearings exposed to grit, moisture, and heat from bag sealers. Bearing life was 6 months.

Results

Bearings were filled with MicroPoly formula MPI-0779. Bearing life extended over 18 months.

Bearing Type

Flanged ball bearing units, 2-15/16" bore

Conditions

Wood dust and atmospheric humidity. Bearings changed every 3 months. Bearings are outside and exposed to moisture. Speed 600 RPM.

Results

Bearing life has been extended to over 1 year.

MicroPoly Type

1" x 2" x 12" chain lube block

Conditions

Frictional heat on expensive profiled UHMW chain guide caused softening of guide and replacement of 40 blocks, 2 or 3 times a year.

Results

Customer cuts MicroPoly blocks into 6" lengths and machines sides down to provide two raised shoulders. MicroPoly has doulbed the life of the UHMW. Change out on the guides had cost customer $500 per block. Forty blocks x 2 changes per year saved $20,000.

Bearing Type

Tapered roller bearings, HH249910/HH249949 & EE350750/EE350351

Conditions

Coal dust caused bearing seizure, resulting in the dust being ignited. Bearing life 9 months.

Results

Used in addition to conventional lubrication, MicroPoly has kept contaminants out of the bearings. Life of the oil bath has increased twofold and is now changed out every 6 months. Bearing life has been extended to 10 years. Maintenance related downtime has been substantially reduced, with annual cost savings of $250,000.

Bearing Type

Needle roller bearing, 1-3/4" - GR32 - GR40

Conditions

Concrete dust contamination. Bearing life 3 - 4 months. Speed 178 RPM.

Results

Bearing life extended to at least 2 - 1/2 years.

Bearing Type

Pillow block

Conditions

Water, dirt, and mud. Bearings are outdoors. Bearing life varies.

Results

Bearing life extended at least threefold.

Bearing Type

Spherical roller bearing, #22315

Conditions

Dirt and gypsum contamination. Bearing life 1-1/2 months.

Results

Bearing life has been extended to over 1 year.

Bearing Type

5208EENR, double row ball bearings

Conditions

Water, chips, dust and dirt penetrated the bearings. Bearing life 4 weeks.

Results

Bearing life has been extended from 4 weeks to over 4 months.

Bearing Type

Single row ball bearings #6202 and 6203

Conditions

Solvents, ink, and water got past the seal. Bearing life 3 months. Speed 1725 & 3450 RPM.

Results

Bearing life extended to at least 6 months.

Bearing Type

McGill cam follower

Conditions

Required manual greasing that involved shutting down the equipment/line for at least 5 hours. Bearing life not a primary consideration.

Results

Manual greasing is no longer required. Downtime due to manual greasing has been eliminated, resulting in substantial cost savings.

Bearing Type

Fafnir 121

Conditions

Ink and water got past the seal. Bearing life 1-4 months. Speed 500 RPM.

Results

Bearing life increased to at least 2-8 months.

Bearing Type

Sealmaster NP 16 1-3/16"

Conditions

Paper goes through the looping line where tar is applied. The tar contaminates the bearings and normal life for a greased bearing is one week.

Results

With MicroPoly installed, the bearings are still running after four weeks.

Bearing Type

Fafnir 1106KKR, 1108KKR, 1203

Conditions

Sand and concrete contamination. Bearings are outdoors. Bearing life 1-2 days. Speed 100 RPM.

Results

Discontinued monitoring after 6 weeks. Results exceeded expectations.

Bearing Type

R6ZZ single row ball bearing

Conditions

Paint and solvents contamination. Bearing life 1-2 days. Speed 5-10 RPM.

Results

Bearing life has been extended to at least 30 days.

Bearing Type

Needle roller bearing, HJ4055228

Conditions

Too much heat generated with previous lubrication method, and a severe housekeeping problem existed. Speed up to 1200 RPM.

Results

Totally eliminated housekeeping problem. Greatly improved the performance of the printing press by reducing the thermal changes in the press, due to the bearings operating at much cooler temperatures.

Bearing Type

Roller bearing, #23052

Conditions

Sewage in oil bath.

Results

Service life increased 300%, with reduced labor costs by decreasing maintenance schedule from 6 months to 18 months. The potential of contaminating local waterways with oil was reduced, helping to avoid incurring fines of $100,000 per occurrence.

MicroPoly Type

MicroPoly 1" x 2" x 8" lubrication is used to lubricate conveyor chain

Conditions

Water and dirt get into pins. Chain life is very short. Application is indoors.

Results

Results are very good. All conveyor chains are now lubricated in this manner.

Bearing Type

Self-aligning ball bearing

Conditions

Bearings were running in a wet environment. Bearing speed 1,100 RPM. Temperature 130-140°F. Bearing life 2-3 weeks.

Results

MicroPoly filled bearings have been running for 3 months so far with no failures.

Bearing Type

61902 & 61903, single row ball bearings

Conditions

Dirt and contaminated oil penetrated the bearings causing premature failure.

Results

Bearing life has been extended threefold.

Bearing Type

Guide wheels and idler wheels, 22308 spherical roller bearing (axle bearing), FYRP 2-1/2" roller bearing

Conditions

Trenchers run in dusty, dirty, muddy conditions. Dirt and mud are pulled up and packed into the housings around the bearings. Idler wheels and axle bearings were replaced every month. Roller bearings were replaced every 2 months.

Results

Idler wheels and axle bearings filled with MicroPoly have been in service for almost a year. Life of the FYRP roller bearings was extended from 2 months to 2 years.

Bearing Type

Solid profile installed in metal plate

Conditions

The surfaces had to be greased daily and, if not, metal would wear out and cause trunion to track off and shove bearings out of their housings.

Results

MicroPoly has been installed 3 months. No additional lubrication needed. Labor savings has been substantial.

Bearing Type

1204ETN9, double row ball bearings

Conditions

Abrasive tissue and paper dust locked up the bearings. Heavy loads; roll is as big as a car. Bearing life 2.5 months.

Results

MicroPoly keeps the contamination out of bearings. Bearing life extended to 1 year.

Bearing Type

Single row ball bearing, 6204

Conditions

Fines from the copper wire were getting into the bearing, causing bearings to fail in 2 months.

Results

Bearing life has been extended to 6-8 months.

MicroPoly Type

Conveyor chain lubrication, #80 chain, 50' long, and 24' center distance with 8" sprockets

Conditions

Chain moves 1 revolution every 2 minutes. Manual greasing of chain required every 4 weeks. This manual greasing contaminated the boards and dripped grease onto the floor, creating safety and housekeeping problems.

Results

MicroPoly blocks have been in place 6 years and are still in operation. Manual greasing has been eliminated, thus solving the safety and housekeeping problems.

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