Lubricants; General Information; Selection Of Lubricants - SKF MicroDosage System Assembly Instructions Manual

Assembly instructions

2. Lubricants

2.1

General information

All products from SKF Lubrication
Systems Germany GmbH may be used
only for their intended purpose and in
accordance with the information in the
product's assembly instructions.
Intended use is the use of the products for the
purpose of providing centralized lubrication/
lubrication of bearings and friction points with
lubricants within the physical usage limits
which can be found in the documentation for
the device, e.g., assembly instructions/operat-
ing instructions and the product descriptions,
e.g., technical drawings and catalogs.
Particular attention is called to the fact that
hazardous materials of any kind, especially the
materials classified as hazardous by
EC Directive 67/548/EEC, Article 2, Para. 2,
may only be filled into SKF centralized lubrication
systems and components and delivered and/or
distributed with the same after consultation
with and written approval from SKF
Lubrication Systems Germany GmbH.
No products manufactured by SKF Lubrication
Systems Germany GmbH are approved for use
in conjunction with gases, liquefied gases,
pressurized gases in solution, vapors, or such
fluids whose vapor pressure exceeds normal
atmospheric pressure (1013 mbar) by more
than 0.5 bar at their maximum permissible
temperature.
Other media which are neither lubricant nor
hazardous substance may only be fed after
consultation with and written approval from
SKF Lubrication Systems Germany GmbH.
SKF Lubrication Systems Germany GmbH
considers lubricants to be an element of sys-
tem design that must always be factored into
the selection of components and the design of
centralized lubrication systems.
The lubricating properties of the lubricants are
critically important in making these selections.
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2.2

Selection of lubricants

Observe the instructions from the
machine manufacturer regarding the
lubricants that are to be used.
Note!
The amount of lubricant required at
a lubrication point is specified by the
spindle or machine manufacturer. It
must be ensured that that the required
quantity of lubricant is provided to the
lubrication point. The lubrication point
may otherwise not receive adequate
lubrication, which can lead to damage
and failure of the bearing.
Selection of a lubricant suitable for the lubri-
cation task is made by the spindle/machine
manufacturer and/or the operator of the ma-
chine/system in cooperation with the lubricant
supplier. When selecting a lubricant, the type
of spindle/bearing/friction points, the expected
load during operation,
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