Machinery Lubrication May June 2014 May June 2014 | Page 19

CR production plant consists of two 4
HI and one 6 HI cold rolling mills along
with bell furnaces, skin pass, slitting,
cut to length and testing facilities. In
the CRM rollers bearing lubrication,
SPL was using competitor lithiumthickener EP2 grease. SPL had to be
regreased or topped up frequently to
avoid bearing failures and maintain the
running temperature of the bearings.
SPL was also facing other issues like
getting the grease to dry, dust entering
into the bearings, grease bleeding etc.
The main problem encountered by the
SPL in CRMs was grease washout
because of coolant used in process.

Mobil Grease XHP 222 decreases
grease consumption by

33%

After discussing with Mobil FES team
and NIS engineers Mobilgrease XHP
222 was suggested as a solution.

Switching to a Mobilgrease
to reduce bearing failures
and to reduce temperatures
The innovation of Mobil Grease XHP
222 was of greater convenience to
Swastik Pipes Limited. The application
of Mobil Grease XHP 222 overcame the
problem of grease washout by coolant, increased bearing temperature,
and high re-greasing frequency. There
was substantial increase in bearing life
which further resulted in considerable
savings in Total Cost of Owner- ship for
Swastik Pipes Ltd. And, has led the
annual saving of Rs. 235275/-.
Mobil Grease XHP 222 provides good
sealing and intercepts
dust from
entering into bearings. It absorbed and
continued to hold its consistency even

after a long duration. It worked well at
temperatures as high as 100 Deg c.
There was considerable amount of
improvement in Mill reliability, Decrease
in bearing failure and grease
consumption,
along
with
this
Mobilgrease XHP 222 enhanced Mill
availability by 8 Man days/ annum. All
these combined resulted in an increased
production and saved US$10,000 by
reduction in bearing failure and grease
consumption.

basis which has now scheduled to after
every third day with Mobilgrease XHP
222.
Though Swastik Pipes Limited had been
using Lithium thickener EP2 grease for a
long period but the notable results
provided by Mobil