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Astonishing 40 % of the global energy consumption in mineral mining is used for overcoming friction.
Sealed-for-life bearings account for only a small proportion of all bearings in use, more than 14 per cent of all premature bearing failures are attributed to contamination problems.
At one mine site, the replacement rate for four 44-mm ropes was extended from an average 18.5 months to 43 months. At another mine, life cycles of four 43-mm x 2073 meter ropes were extended from an average 8 months to 12 months.
Two common causes of electrical equipment failure are component seizure and degraded lubricant.Component 1) Seizure Lubricant…2) Degradation…
Single-point lubricators are also an excellent option if the bearings are in an area that is difficult to access or if a constant supply of grease is required.
Preventive and Predictive Maintenance are vastly superior to the third alternative — reactive maintenance………………….
In the steel industry the access to many lubrication points is burdensome or dangerous. Manual lubrication is inconvenient due to a large variety of different lubricants and applications.