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The eBearing News
September 7, 2006
Timken Introduces Multipoint Lubricator
copyright © 2006 eBearing Inc.
The Timken Company (USA; NYSE:
TKR)
announced a new member in its lineup of bearing lubricators, its first multipoint unit,
called C-Power.
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Timken single point lubricators (courtesy Timken)
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Lubricators are essentially fluid reservoirs, plumbed to mechanically dispense a carefully
measured amount of oil or grease into a critical bearing application at predetermined intervals.
They are often a cost-effective and less-error-prone solution to periodic lubrication requirements
than manual intervention, particularly where it is dangerous, difficult or time-consuming.
Without lubricators, in some situations equipment must be shut down for periodic lubrication.
The first widespread use of lubricators came in the late 1800's, as relatively crude gravity-fed drip
devices were used to assure continuous lubrication of railroad locomotive journal bearings.
Today's lubricators can be highly sophisticated mechanical, electronic, computer-controlled,
electrically actuated, compressed gas actuated, computer monitored, remotely controlled,
monitored online, and/or programmed to vary their behavior based on operating conditions.
From simple to advanced, lubricant delivery systems are now manufactured and sold
worldwide by a growing number of equipment lubrication specialists.
Although critical bearings and gears are the primary targets for lubricators, they are also widely
used for chains, guideways, cranes, hoists, mining equipment, steel mills, and other industrial
and food processing environments.
Timken's new C-Power (for Centralized) multipoint system extends its lubricator offerings beyond
single-point units for the first time. The current single-point lineup includes G-Power (compressed gas drive)
and M-Power (electric motor drive). Like the others, C-Power can be set to lubricate at intervals
varying from one day to two years, simply by changing the timing devices.
The C-Power unit, said Timken, can dispense grease up to 100 feet through six
lubrication points.
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SKF lubricator cutaway (courtesy SKF AB)
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Lubricants and lubricant delivery systems are part of Timken's Industrial Group.
In expanding its line of more profitable value-added lubricators and support equipment, Timken follows
in the steps taken so profitably by market-leading SKF AB (Sweden) and INA/FAG (Germany). Among all
system producers, SKF has been particularly aggressive in building and acquiring an application portfolio
of highly advanced, bearing-specific lubricators and related control systems. In 2004, SKF acquired
market leader Willy Vogel AG, and in 2006 acquired another key player, John Crane Safematic.
click here for a short video from SKF
showing how multipoint lubrication works
[ 2 minutes, 2mb download, Windows Media format ]
One analyst told eBearing, "Timken is too tentative in this segment, but they are
obviously paying attention and learning from SKF's success."
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- by Bruce A. Carr
from individual research,
tips and commercial sources.
Bruce Carr edited this content.
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