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Lubricant change cuts energy use by 17.3%

A Kluber Lubrication GB product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Apr 10, 2008

By converting over to the NSF H1 registered Klubersynth UH1 6-220 the brewery meets its food grade compliance policy and oil drain intervals can be extended to at least five years.

A major UK Brewery was faced with the task of reducing its energy consumption while maintaining its food grade compliance by using food grade lubricants.

Following a consultation with Kluber Lubrication, a trial of NSF H1 Klubersynth UH1 6-220 was recommended to replace the previously used nonfood-grade mineral oil.

The Brewery engineers, along with Kluber identified a trial elevator gearbox and amp measurements were taken three times a day over a five-day period with the previous mineral lubricant acting as a baseline.

The oil was replaced with Klubersynth UH1 6-220 and the exercise repeated.

After the five-day trial had been completed, the energy consumption had reduced from 4.33 to 3.58A.

This equates to a 17.3% energy saving compared to the mineral oil product.

By converting over to the NSF H1 registered Klubersynth UH1 6-220 the brewery meets its food grade compliance policy and oil drain intervals can be extended to at least five years, providing savings on maintenance.

The increased lubrication intervals also cut lubrication costs.

Over a full year the energy savings associated with this gearbox alone were calculated out as GBP82.

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