10/11/2019
Grease Plant:
The project/plant offered by us is the outcome of many years of technical and scientific experience.
Modern manufacturing equipment, scientifically developed formulations, the processes, careful supervision at every stage, vast manufacturing, fabrication and design experience are put together to create the project.
Accurate process controls, high manufacturing standards, quality controls, repeatable and reproducible conversion efficiency incorporated in the plant ensure very high manufacturing standards resulting in production of complete range of greases of proven qualities.
Outstanding characteristics of greases manufactured in our projected plant are :
Purity -Complete absence of corrosive or abrasive Ingredients that would be harmful to Bearings. Only highest quality fats are recommended to obviate rancidity.
Uniformity -Raw materials and finish products quality Control, Uniformity in process Parameters, consistency in all physical and chemical properties. L**e oils and Recommended are carefully selected to give excellent lubrication characteristics. The process parameters have been finalized and adopted after large number of Production batches.
Stability -Retention of homogeneity throughout their use and in storage.
Extra Qualities -Extra desirable qualities have been imparted to The greases – either by way of special manufacturing processes or by Addition of necessary additives.
Advantages Of Grease Plants:
• Single Source responsibility for complete plant design right from Civil-Mechanical-Electrical to Chemical process.
• Client's scope of work limited to bare minimum.
• Know how and training based on years of manufacturing experience.
• Modern Laboratory set up to meet international specifications.
• Plant design complies with international standards and safety features.
• Reduced manpower requirement.
Plant List :
Pressurized Soap Kettle Grease Filling Lines
Atmospheric Open Kettle Grease Barrel Press
Milling Machines Testing Equipments
Homogenizers Automation And
Deaerators Piping And Instrumentation
Self Cleaning Filters Laboratory Grease Plants
Thermic Fluid Heatres Skids And Platform Mounted Plants
Coolers/Heat Exchangers
What is Grease?
Grease is a fine dispersion of an oil-insoluble thickening agent - usually soap in a fluid lubricant which is generally mineral lubricating oil. The soap is made up of fatty acid, tallow or vegetable oil saponified with alkali which can be hydrated lime, caustic soda, lithium hydroxide or aluminum hydroxide. The lubricating oil component is refined base oil-naphthenic, of medium viscosity index, or cylinder oil stock.
Structurally grease is a “water-in-oil” emulsion. Its appearance is smooth, mostly translucent, soft or hard
Properties essential for performance of grease are structural stability, lubricating quality, low and high temperature performance (which are provided by the selected l**e oil base stock), where as properties such as water resistance, high temperature quality, resistance to break down through continuous use and ability of grease to stay in place are provided by the soap.
Additives e.g. Graphite, modified clay, asphalt, oxidation and corrosion inhibitors, extreme pressure additives molybdenum disulphide etc. are used to impart specific properties as required by end application.
Unit Processes And Unit Equipment In Grease Manufacturing
• Pumping of raw material from storage tanks into day tanks
• Raw materials measurement by volume or weight using weighing scales, meters, tank gauges etc.
• Preparing the soap by heating and premixing fat and l**e oil in kettles with counter rotating scraper stirrer operated by motor and reduction gear.
• Cooling of the prepared soap and balancing with oil to prepare grease in a cooling kettle.
• Formation of grease structure by dispersion in a milling machine under controlled moisture and temperature parameters.
• Deareation using deareator.
• Filtering through filter.
• Filling using weigh scales/ filling machines.
• Instrumentation - indicators/recorders for temperature and pressure.
• Pumps- gear and centrifugal for l**e oils, vegetables oils, liquid soap and grease at various stages of manufacturing.
• Material handling equipment like hoist, pallet trucks, and forklifts to handle solid fats, additives, alkali, drums etc.
• Safety and fire protection devices.
• Lab equipment
• Utilities like hot oil system, cooling system, air compressor, water etc
Type Of Grease
Calcium Base:
Used for simple bearings, general purpose machinery and chassis lubrication for normal temperature applications. At about 80 deg. C. water binding the oil and soap is lost so they separate and lubrication property is lost. Calcium based greases are water resistant and are low in cost.
Soda Base:
Used quite generally for ball and roller bearings. Exceptionally good for sealed for life bearings. Exceptionally good for sealed for life bearings. Suitable for high temperature conditions up to 175 deg. C. Soda base greases are soluble in water. They have natural anti-corrosion and good rust protection properties. They do not separate at high rotational speed. Their cost is moderate.
Aluminum Base:
Their characteristics are similar to calcium base greases - water resistance and normal temperature applications. They have exceptional stringiness and adhesive properties. Generally they are semi fluid products, clear and transparent. They are used when adhesiveness is important.
Lithium Base:
Having combination of exceptionally good “lubricity”, high temperature stability, with good water resistance. These greases are selected for multipurpose industrial and automotive application. They are stable up to 175 deg.C. Where many types of machines or equipment are in operation over widely varying conditions, an inventory of several greases and grades must be maintained if only single purpose greases are used. Here lithium base multipurpose greases are attractive - offering in a single product- combination of many advantages of single use greases. Cost of lithium base is moderately high.
Barium Base:
Not much in use due to high cost and time and other manufacturing factors to produce to produce soap. They have outstanding shear stability and have multipurpose applications similar to lithium base greases.
Extreme Pressure (EP):
EP agents are added to conventional greases for use where unit pressures are high or where shock loads may be encountered. EP agents are lead, chlorine, sulphur or phosphorus compounds. Molybdenum, disulphide (Moly) is widely for automotive lubricating greases.
Complex Soap:
Conventional soap such as Calcium soap plus salt of low molecular weight acid such as calcium acetate provides thickener system of unique properties/characteristics e.g. superior anti-wear, extreme pressure, good oxidation stability, resistance to melting at high tempera get able oil saponified with alkali which can be hydrated lime, caustic soda, lithium hydroxide or aluminum hydroxide.
Other Grease Types :
Lithium Grease Aluminium Complex Grease
Lithium Complex Grease Calcium Sulfonate Grease
Calcium Grease Synthetic Greases
Calcium Complex Grease Silicon Grease
Chasis Grease Moly Greases
Ptfe Grease Bentonite Grease
Poly Urea Grease.
