Keeping Machinery running all over the World!
Keeping Machinery running al l over the World!
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LHL® – Lube Hybrid Lubrication
Based on the integration of human and technologies and with
Keeping machinery running all over the world as our word to achieve our business goal
Eijiro Horikoshi | President LUBE Corporation
To help the precision equipment and parts manufacturers that form our customer
base in the 21st century to overcome the global environment problems they face today, we will continue to consider the relationship between lubrication technologies and our customer´s needs. To this end, we aim to continue achieving energy and resource savings through wear reduction and prevention and to maintain mechanical part
performance and stable machine functions, as advocated in tribology.We will give careful consideration to the various conditions in which precision machines are used around the world, and continue to verify in-house the convenience, reliability, and durability of maintenance conducted by using lubrication technologies. In doing so, we hope to be able to share our problem awareness with machine users and manufacturers throughout
the world, who provide support for basic industries, as if we were a single team.We have made it our mission to stick to the origin of value creation. In other words, we have determined to continue responding to the various applications of our worldwide customers and providing services that make our customers truly happy, while adhering to continuous improvement of the LHL® lubrication equipment and the LHL® system concepts.
LHL® Next generation lubricant Preventing the crush and excessive abrasion of high-load linear motion guide bearings
No emulsification and preventing corrosion with excellent anti-rust property
Forming and maintaining a strong oil film on rolling surfaces of linear-guide bearing
Offering an ideal lubrication effect with a proper lubricant volume at proper time
Lubricant cost
Man-hours of refilling
Contamination of machines / workshops
Storage and transportation of oil
Reducing lubricant
consumption
Reducing the abrasion of
machine parts
Preventing the deterioration and decomposition of
cutting fluid
Lubrication oil getting into cutting oil
Deteriorated cutting fluid
Waste cutting fluid disposal
Undesirable working environment due to
foul smell
Poor oil film maintaining capacity
Rust and abrasion caused by cutting fluid washing
oil away
Lubricant trouble due to different lubricant
Advantages of Oil
*High Load-carrying capacity*Liquidity
*Excellent transport property
*No solidification
Advantages of Grease
*Wear resistance
*Water resistance
*Excellent oil film
*maintenance property
*Adherent property
Resolving your lubrication problems
Integrating the advantages of Oil and Grease
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LHL® – Lube Hybrid Lubrication
Performance Lubricants are used in very large amounts at the production facilities of machine tool users. There are also problems associated with the shortening of the life of mechanical parts caused by lubricant issues, for example the deterioration and decomposition of coolants and grease solidification. The LHL® system is LUBE’s proprietary system, which takes advantage of the benefits of both oil‘s liquid nature and grease‘s adhesiveness.
Basic Oil Film Thickness Evaluation Test
1.000
100
100.001 0.010 0.100 1.000
Rolling velocity (m/s)
Cen
ter
oil fi
lm
thic
knes
s (n
m)
LHL®-X100 Special urea
Li #000 base grease
Oil #110
Ü Lubricating film becomes thinnest when rolling and sliding surface velocities are at very low speeds of close to zero. Compared to oil or conventional grease, LHL®-X100 special urea grease maintains a thick oil film even at low speeds, so preventing machinery wear arising from the loss of the lubrication film.
1,2
1
0,8
0,6
0,4
0,2
0
General purpose
lithium grease No.2
Advanced oil for sliding
surfaces
LHL®-X100
Fretting Resistance Test*
Ü LHL®-X100 controls metallic contact with excellent action similar to oil and film formation, thanks to its special urea structure and additive. Therefore, it can reduce wear of machine components even in lubrication areas with severe fretting conditions.
ÜThe stick-slip phenomenon can cause tool damage and a reduction in processing precision. LHL®-X100 inhibits the occurrence of this phenomenon as its fluctuation ranges of static friction and dynamic friction
coefficients are low and have small absolute values at all speeds.The LHL® system provides a significant boost to the maintenance of machine tool performance and the stability of machine functions.
Friction Coefficient Test (Stick-Slip Resistace Performance)*
Stick-slip occurred at a speed of 24 mm/min or less
µ max: Static fiction coefficient
µ min: Dynamic fiction coefficient
Stick-slip occurred
Stick-slip occurred
0,25
0,2
0,15
0,1
0,05
01 10 100 1000
Slip velocity (mm/min)
Ad
van
ced
Oil
for
Slid
ing
Su
rfac
ec µ max
µ min
Stick-slip did not occur at all test speeds
µ max: Static fiction coefficient
µ min: Dynamic fiction coefficient
0,25
0,2
0,15
0,1
0,05
01 10 100 1000
µ max
µ min
Slip velocity (mm/min)
LHL®
-X10
0
*Fafnir test (as per ASTM D 4170)
The frequency of part replacement
2 times longer lifetime on average
1
0,5
0Conventional
lubricantLHL®
The frequency of cutting fluid replacement
3 times longer lifetime on average
1
0,5
0Conventional
lubricantLHL®
Wea
r V
olu
me
(mg
)
*Tester: Bowden Tester, Material: Steel-Steel
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LHL® – Lube Hybrid Lubrication
Cost Effectiveness
The LHL® system can greatly reduce lubricant consumption compared with that used by oil lubrication systems.
Climate protection
Ü The LHL® system‘s consumption is more than 90% lower than that of oil lubrication systems. The advantage is clear.
ÜOperational costs can be kept down by reducing the number of lubricant refills required. ÜReduced consumption of lubricant and power leads to reduced environmental contamination such as used oil disposal and CO
2 emission.
Power consumption (kw/h)Annual running costs
Oil
LHL®
€ 0,00 € 500,00 € 1.000,00 € 1.500,00 € 2.000,00 € 2.500,00 € 3.000,00
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0Oil LHL®
Annual number of refills
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0Oil LHL®
Annual CO2 emissions (kg)
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0Oil LHL®
It also reduces oil disposal and CO2 emission.
Compared to an oil system on a machining centre, the LHL® system reduces lubricant consumption, power consumption and lubricant refilling time by roughly 80%. Reduced refilling time leads to reduced maintenance work. All of which adds up to less manufacturing cost.
The LHL® system is also eco-friendly. It decreases the number of times that lubrication needs to be refilled, consequently reducing power consumption. This also reduces the volume of lubricants disposed of, significantly curbing carbon dioxide emissions.
LHL®OIL
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LHL® – Lube Hybrid Lubrication
Improvement of intervention and oil film preservation from friction resistance and wear resistance in order to maintain mechanical part performance
Prevention of LHL® lubricant solidification and reduction in the appropriate amount of lubricant on a timely basis when LHL® lubricant is used for long periods in conjunction with LHL® S series products
Prevention of environmental pollution around machines and contribution to the finding of solutions to environmental pollution caused by the mixing of machining fluid, hydraulic oil, and other such products
Lubricant concept
The LHL® System
Cartridge concept
Achievement of 2% residual LHL® lubricant and development of a type of material and shape that is geared toward recycling
Provision of convenient lubricant storage and transfer for customers
Prevention of any deterioration in lubricant performance and properties as a result of the mixing of different types of grease
Prevention of mechanical part lubrication failures arising from the introduction of foreign materials or air bubbles during refilling from a pail can, etc
Realization of a stable supply of a lubricant best suited to mechanical parts and LHL® lubrication systems
Reduction in size and improvement in maintainbility and durability compared with existing equipment through a reduction in consumption power, the use of fewer parts, and parts standardization
Improvement of the system´s design while taking care not to impair the overall design of the machine on which the system is mounted
Improvement of handle ability for machine designers and users though reductions in weight and space required for the total system in combination with the use of LHL® lubricant
S series system concept
3D Piping diagram: We can make a three-dimensional drawing of a system kit for the lubrication system you adopt and deliver it as a data storage / system kit. This reduces the total cost of piping and installation work, and enables you to install the system more safety and securely without any trouble.
LRA Analysis for machine life extension: Fluorescent X-ray analysis (LRA-Analysis) enables real-time analysis of wear conditions of machine components operated at your production site. Based on the result of such analyses and abundant previous data, we understand the lubrication conditions that best fit your machines (in terms of environment and other conditions). We provide minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) information based on our findings.
Recovery: We provide service to recover used grease cartridges for users of “LUBE Original Cartridge Grease” to help protect the environment. For more information, please contact our sales staff.
Service concept
In cooperation with leading machine manufacturers and machine users Lube developed a new lubrication system matching the characteristic of Lube Hybrid Lubricant.
Typical Properties of LHL®-X100
Apperance Semi-fluid
Colour yellow
Worked penetration 460
Copper Corrosion Pass* (100 deg°C/ 24h)
Oil seperation N/A (100deg°C/24h) w.t.%)
Thickener Urea
Base oil viscosity mm 2/s (40 deg °C) 114(100 deg °C) 12.3
Based oil viscosity index 97
*No change in colour into green or black on copper plate is observed
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Product Overview
References
Major Clients of LHL®
AISIN SEIKI • BROTHER • CITIZEN SEIMITSU • DENSO • FANUC • HINO MOTORS • HONDA • HOWA MACHINERY • JATCO • KOYO MACHINE INDUSTRIES • MAKINO • MINEBEA • MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES • MORI SEIKI • MURATEC • SUBARU • TAIYO KOKI • TOSHIBA MACHINE • TOYOTA • TSUGAMI • UD TRUCKS ...
Hybrid Lubrication LHL® System
Being designed, taking machine user´s opinions into consideration, to integrate the advantages of oil and grease, LHL® 100 X is highly vesartile, yet machine environment and machine user-friendly lubricant. It reduces your running costs, maintains accuracy and performance of your machines and their essential parts and it reduces CO
2-emmisions.
Oil Lubrication Positive Displacement Injector (PDI) System for large machines
Automatic intermittent gear pump AMO-III DS: Capable of operation over a wide working viscosity range. Digital display tells how the pump is doing on sight. Control by timer and counter is selectable.
Accessories
Adapters - Brushes – Connectors – Controller – Closure plugs - Compression parts – Drive bushings – Eliminizers – Filters – Fittings – Grease vaccum cleaner – Jet Nozzles – Pressure gauges – Pressure switches – Sensors - Tubing (parts) – and many more…
Grease Lubrication Multi-Port Centralized Lubrication System
YMT is the only centralized lubrication system that offers grease cartridges suitable to lubricate industrial machines working in the various and yet severe environments.
LUBE runs a global business with many sites and customers located throughout the world. In just two years, the LHL® system has been employed in 10,000 machines worldwide.
Improvement of the cutting fluid deterioration and decompositionProblem with grease solidification
Maintains accuracy and performance of machines and their element parts
Reduces oil lubricant
User´s Comments about LHL®
We had problems with mixtures of different types of grease. So, we think the dedicated cartridge for LHL® is a great idea.“
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One of the advantages of oil lubrication is its good penetration between mechanical parts. We can expect the same penetration from LHL® too, since it has properties close to oil.“
” For machines used in environments exposed to water in particular, we have high expectations of LHL®´s sealing properties, an advantage of grease, and of the water-resistance of urea grease.“
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Oil contamination around the machines and foul odors caused by oil contaminating the cutting fluid are eliminated.“
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It has been 10 months since LHL® system was installed, and we´ve had no accumulation of grease waste or grease fixation problems.“
”Depending on the place where parts were at-tached or their direction, we had oil being washed away, which led to lubrication failures. Naturally, then, water resistance is also important.“
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Reasons of Adopting the LHL® System
Keeping machinery running all over the world
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