NCH gears up oil solutions
30 Aug 2016
NCH Europe has unveiled a new gear oil solution that uses calcium-sulphonate technologies offering improved corrosion protection.
The company said the Top Blend CS is able to repel water to drastically slow the rate of corrosion, while the built-in acid neutralisers and oxidative inhibitors prevent the chemical breakdown that leads to oil acidity.
Surprisingly, only 20% of oil changes happen at the right time
NCH vice president Mark Burnett
According to NCH, machinery breakages are often due to poor lubrication and an ineffective approach to gear oil maintenance, which reduce both equipment life span and the quality of the oil itself.
“Surprisingly, only 20% of oil changes happen at the right time,” said Mark Burnett, vice president of Lubricants and Fuel Additives Innovation at NCH Europe.
“This means the majority of businesses are either risking their machinery by changing oil too late or changing too early and accumulating unnecessary costs.”
The company said Top Blend CS forms a three-step gear oil programme that first identifies the best time to change oil using precise analysis methods.
It said cleaning a system before refilling with oil also prevented contaminants forming deposits, which can block machines, leading to an increase in energy consumption and temperature.
Also essential to its oil change programme is the use of an effective gear oil, such as its Top Blend CS, which NCH said would greatly extend the lifespan of gears and seals.
The company has also recently launched a new range of water-based degreasers to remove grease, dirt and oil from machinery parts.
Aqua-Sol is available in various versions, from low foaming blends to a silicate-free aerosol, and all are certified to NSF-A1 for use in food processing areas.
