Unprecedented conveyor line efficiency

Greater efficiency for your filling line. A new conveyor lubrication solution for the food industry 2 Reduced coefficient of friction throughout filling line Measured at different points on the production line at a mineral water producer’s facilities in Germany Plastic conveyor belts – a challenge for efficient lubrication Lubrication of belt conveyor systems is one of the critical challenges you as a food & beverage producer face in improving operational efficiency. Other, equally important objectives include saving water and meeting sustainability objectives. The challenge for conveyor lubrication is posed by three application points which need to be lubricated effectively. Friction occurs between the packing material and conveyor belts, between the chain joints and between the conveyor chain and conveyor support slide bar. A lubricant should prevent wear in these three areas and also minimise the coefficient of friction. Your solution for optimal lubrication The Klüberplus C2 PM2 Ultra Dry of conveyor lubricants has been developed for carton, PET and metal can lines. All challenges which customers currently face and which are not addressed by existing conveyor lubricants were taken into account during product development. As a result, we have a product concept that has proven its worth both on test rigs and in field tests. The product has shown excellent performance in its core task as a lubricant, which is to reduce friction and wear. The product also provides: – Optimised wetting – consistent lubricant films on the conveyor – Extremely low lubricant consumption – Less residue formation on chains – better hygiene – Cleaning effect – less additional cleaning required Operational cost and productivity – what a conveyor lubricant can contribute Conveyor lubricants also need to minimise residue formation and ensure chains run cleaner. As a result, the overall need for periodic cleaning and, consequently, water usage can be reduced considerably. This, in turn, contributes to an overall improvement in operational efficiency and a sizeable reduction in operational costs. If you want to improve your operational efficiency, you need to ask yourself this question: does my current conveyor lubricant meet this challenge? Greater efficiency for your filling line Wetting properties of a competitor product (left) and Klüberplus C2 PM2 Ultra Dry (right). The silicone-based competitor product does not spread well, so a great deal of lubricant is spilled on the floor. Klüberplus C2 PM2 Ultra Dry, on the other hand, spreads quickly, so less lubricant is wasted. Potential to increase your productivity This diagram is not the accurate depiction of a field application Extremely low lubricant consumption Less need for periodic cleaning Higher availability of machines for production Klüberplus C2 PM2 Ultra Dry Competitior product Machine downtime for cleaning Klüberplus C2 PM2 Ultra Dry Competitor product low high 3 The description refers to a standard application, where migration of lubricant through packing material is excluded and recirculation of food material is prevented. Please contact our experts for more information. Four areas of impact and improvement – benefits from Klüberplus C2 PM2 Ultra Dry – Minimal lubrication leads to less residue formation – Less wear on the plastic conveyor chains – leading to longer chain life and potential energy savings – Consistent lubricant film on plastic conveyor belts and excellent lubricant wettability produce higher operational reliability – Reduced cleaning effort due to less residues building up – Lower water consumption, leading to better sustainability results – Less residues on chains, resulting in better hygiene – Less lubricant and water on the floor leading to better work safety – Lower lubricant consumption, less product needs to be kept in stock – Longer chain component life, fewer spares needed – Availability of working capital – Longer cleaning intervals leads to reduced downtime, lower cleaning agent consumption and better machine availability Lubrication Cleaning Hygiene & SafetyOperational cost € Application note: Klüberplus C2 PM2 Ultra Dry can be used in your existing water based dry lubrication system. We can also support you with new spray system in cooperation with our partners. Please get in touch with our application engineers to discuss this in detail. – Special nozzles ensure conveyor belt is wet across its entire width – Quantity applied can be adjusted as required. Nozzles can be controlled individually – Conveyor can be divided up into sections for separate control – Existing systems can be retrofitted with ultra-dry nozzles to combine with existing standard technology in critical areas such as buffering tables – Conveyor belt performance can be optimised, bringing an increase in production www.klueber.com Klüber Lubrication – your global specialist Innovative tribological solutions are our passion. Through personal contact and consultation, we help our customers to be successful worldwide, in all industries and markets. With our ambitious technical concepts and experienced, competent staff we have been fulfilling increasingly demanding requirements by manufacturing efficient high-performance lubricants for more than 85 years. F110000702e / Edition 08.18 Publisher and Copyright: Klüber Lubrication NA LP 32 Industrial Drive, Londonderry, NH 03053 www.klueber.com