​We ask lubricant to do a lot for our rotating machinery; reduce friction, dissipate heat and provide a seal that protects against contamination. But after millions of pounding rotations, a lubricant’s additives are spent, therefore grease replenishment is required. 

Of the billions of bearings used throughout manufacturing, 95% of them are sealed for life and there is very little maintenance can do to help them last. For the 5% that are maintainable, companies must adopt a strategic asset management plan that is effective, economical, and most importantly, safe. It all sounds too easy but with so many factors to consider, it’s quite a challenge to check every box. Considerations include asset criticality, accessibility, lifecycle analysis, lubrication intervals, condition monitoring data, spare parts inventory, defect elimination, and yes… the convenience of manual labour to perform the task. It is this last point that has led to rampant corner-cutting, all to the detriment of the bearing. 

The challenge of building a solution that combines the safety and convenience of an automatic lubricator with the science and logic of an ultrasonic-guided algorithm was left to SDT, the world’s favourite ultrasound company. And now the long-awaited release of LUBExpert ON-GUARD, a patented solution to trigger automatic lubrication systems, is here.

Contact SDT Ultrasound Solutions today, Hear More about how the LUBExpert ON-GUARD can fine-tune and automate your lubrication program. Get more out of your bearings, get more out of your lubricant, grease bearings right with us.