The function of automotive lubricants in UAE is pretty simple when you think about it. It’s mostly about reducing the friction between moving parts and surfaces, but lubrication also plays a myriad of other roles, including reducing the wear and tear of equipment, increasing viscosity, protecting against corrosion, reducing contamination by moving foreign particles, and distributing heat.
Whether you are managing a fleet or servicing machinery in the field, the need for proper lubrication on all of your equipment is crucial to maximize efficiency and limit downtime. This becomes challenging, given the wide array of lubricants available and the number of truck and equipment models. It is imperative to match the proper lubricant with each manufacturer’s specifications.
Lubricants are not one size fits all, so it is important to educate you on basic lubrication types and brush up on some tips for selecting the right lubricants for your specific equipment needs.
There are many varieties and formulations of industrial lubricants that are each designed to meet a variety of applications with specific regulations and standards.
Oil lubricants, the most commonly used type of lubricant due to its use in most motor vehicles on the roads today, are liquid based and are used to coat the gears inside of gear boxes and transmissions, lubricate vehicle engines and other machinery components to reduce viscosity to prevent overheating due to too much friction. Automotive lubricants are available in conventional formulas, derived from crude oils with additives, as well as, hydraulic lubricants formulas, which have their advantages but are costlier.
Grease, a semi-solid lubricant that is made up of a mineral or vegetable oil base, thickeners, and additives to enhance performance is highly viscous. Grease is applied to a surface in a paste like consistency and is rubbed into the surface to coat with a film of lubrication. Greases are applicable to a variety of machines, operations and conditions, such as cables, plain bearings, rolling-element bearings, linear bearings, ball screws, sideways and seals. Greases are generally applied to mechanisms where oils would not stay put or where lubrication is performed less frequently.
Dry lubricants, despite their solid form, are effective in the reduction of friction. Unlike oil and grease lubricants which attract dust particles, dry lubricants will not clog or gum up when dust is present. Dry lubricants are useful where conventional lubricants are difficult to apply or retain.
