Lubricating Greases
Lubricating greases are consistent lubricants made up of base oil and a specially chosen thickener. To increase certain properties, additives are added to the lubricating greases. Lubricating greases are structural elements, especially when used as long-life lubricants for lifetime lubrication. The balanced and complete product range of FUCHS lubricating greases offers you the ideal technical and economical solutions for the greatest possible number of lubricating grease applications.
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The Law of Least Resistance
The FUCHS Lubricants book regarding greases
Learn more about grease: Knowledge - the road to success
In many ways successful lubrication is more about knowledge than the actual lubricant.
What is a grease?
A grease usually consists of three components. In a carefully controlled process, these components are combined in finely balanced proportions to produce a highperforming end product.
How to choose the right type of grease
Each application places specific demands on the grease and its performance. Water, dirt, chemicals, temperature, operating speed, and load are all examples of parameters that need to be considered when choosing a product.
Mixing different types of greases
When you start to use a new grease in an application, it is important to know whether the new and the old grease are compatible. This depends on whether the thickener and/or the base oil can mix with each other. A number of things can happen when two different greases are mixed.
Testing of greases – some common tests
Base oil viscosity, Dropping point, Copper corrosion, Cone penetration, Water resistance, Corrosion protection, Load-bearing capacity and Wear-resistance.
About over-lubrication and re-lubrication
The correct amount and frequency of lubrication are important to the function. More is not always better, in fact with greases overdosing can be very costly.
The NOVA technology
When you can use the same RENOLIT NOVA grease for slow-moving bearings under heavy loads as for fast-moving bearings, all kinds of new opportunities open up.