Centralized Oil Lubrication System Technology

What is Alemite Carbon Shield atomized oil lubrication technology?

Alemite Carbon Shield atomized oil lubrication is the newest generation of oil mist lubrication technology - a centralized lubrication system that continuously and efficiently atomizes oil into small particles, and then delivers the correct amount of pressurized lubricant to multiple lubrication points. Oil mist is the only lubrication system that can continuously lubricate different classes of operating or stand-by oil lubrication equipment in widely dispersed locations within the same facility, using one type of lubricant. Alemite Carbon Shield automated lube system is both safe and environmentally clean.

What can Alemite Carbon Shield atomized oil lubrication technology do for you?

Alemite Carbon Shield atomized oil lubrication systems deliver controlled, continuous lubrication to bearings, chains, gears and other moving parts that are vital to the service life and productivity of plants and machinery.

Centralized Lubrication System Key Benefits

Simple diagnostics
Automatic diagnosis and communication of system operation status, web-enabled and multi-lingual capabilities
Reliable, controlled lubrication
Adaptive process control system provides automatic feedback and adjustment to address changes in operating conditions
Reduced operating temperatures
Lower friction, compared to other lubrication technologies, results in lower operating temperature for extended life.
Savings in energy and resources
Lower friction and temperatures provide longer life and fewer failures
Reduced maintenance requirements
A centralized lubricating system with single location maintenance and no moving parts.

Exclusion of corrosive gases from operating surfaces
Slight positive pressure prevents water vapor and other harmful gases away from lubrication point.
Reduced abrasion
Continuous flow helps remove wear particles, unlike other systems which can re-circulate damaging particles.
Lower lubricant costs
Less lubricant is used compared to other lubrication technologies.
Solid lubricant layer
Minimizes metal to metal contact.

How does Alemite Carbon Shield atomized oil lubrication technology work?

As compressed dry air passes through a venturi at very high speed, oil is introduced into the air stream by siphoning it from a reservoir. The resulting atomized oil particles average 1 ï¿½ 5 microns in size. The suspended oil particles resemble smoke and are dry enough to be transported at low pressure and velocity to distant machine elements.

Reclassifiers are used to introduce turbulence in the dry mist flow, causing the oil particles to coalesce and produce larger droplets which wet the interacting surfaces.

Carbon particles disassociate from these oil droplets when they meet the interacting surface, leaving a solid carbon layer. Due to lower surface tension on the carbon layer than metallic surfaces, oil collects easier. The combination of a liquid lubrication layer and a continuously replenished solid lubrication layer produces a powerful lubrication technique.

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