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Lubrication Protection for OEM Applications

Automotive Equipment Needs High Performance Lubrication

MicroPoly’s solid lubrication solutions are engineered for the demanding conditions of automotive manufacturing, where equipment reliability and plant cleanliness are critical to uptime and product quality. By replacing traditional grease and oil with a proprietary oil‑filled polymer, MicroPoly helps eliminate lubricant dripping, part contamination, and frequent manual relubrication. These solid lubricants are well‑suited for overhead conveyor wheels, assembly line pallets, and specialized forging and material‑handling equipment where grease leakage can create safety, housekeeping, or quality problems. The oil‑saturated polymer stays in place and releases lubricant as needed, even in wet or aggressive washdown environments, while reducing the risk of lubricant reaching painted surfaces and affecting finish quality. For many applications, MicroPoly offers a “lubed‑for‑life” approach that supports longer bearing and chain life, fewer PM tasks, and cleaner, safer, more efficient automotive production lines.

OEM Lubrication: Case Studies and Results

  • Bearing Type: Ball bearings and inserts
  • Conditions: Manufacturer was expected to meet warranty period with equipment, and to eliminate the need for manual greasing. Warranty period could not be met without manual greasing.
  • Results: With MicroPoly filled bearings, manufacturer can now meet the warranty period without manual greasing.

  • Bearing Type: Virtually every bearing type used is filled with MicroPoly
  • Conditions: Inadequate time was allocated for manual maintenance of equipment. Contamination existed, such as coolant, metal chips, etc. Due to labor reductions in the plants and the difficulty in lubricating certain bearings, bearings were not being lubricated as required, minimizing bearing life.
  • Results: MicroPoly is successfully being incorporated into the specifications of machine tool and automation design/construction, thus eliminating the need for manual greasing.

  • Bearing Type: Tapered roller bearings, ball bearings, and cam followers
  • Conditions: Manufacturer was expected to meet extended warranty period with equipment, and to eliminate the need for manual greasing. On some applications, manufacturer was not able to meet warranty period without manual greasing.
  • Results: With MicroPoly, manufacturer can now meet the warranty period without annual greasing.

  • Bearing Type: Conveyor chain lubrication with MicroPoly block
  • Conditions: Either no lubrication was used, with a short chain life experienced, or manual greasing was required. The alternative was to provide an expensive automatic lubrication system that tended to drip, creating housekeeping and safety problems.
  • Results: By using MicroPoly, the housekeeping and safety problems were eliminated, with no manual greasing requirements.

  • Bearing Type: Tapered roller bearings
  • MicroPoly Type: Manufacturer is expected to meet 3-year warranty. Customers were required to manually grease the bearings during the warranty period. This was not being done and the manufacturer was receiving warranty claims.
  • Conditions: MicroPoly filled bearings are lasting through the required warranty period. No manual greasing is required. Warranty claims due to lack of lubrication have been eliminated.

  • MicroPoly Type: Bronze bushings plugged with MicroPoly
  • Conditions: Graphite plugs had been incorporated into bronze bushings, but were not compatible with the coolant. With graphite, the bushings had to wear out to plate out fresh graphite, and were failing prematurely. The warranty period could not be met.
  • Results: With MicroPoly plugs, manufacturer can now meet the warranty period.

  • Bearing Type: Tapered roller thrust bearings
  • Conditions: Due to exposure to severe road conditions, dirt, water, and road salt contaminate the bearings. Warranty requirements on bearings were not being met. Bearings were very difficult to maintain.
  • Results: Over 150,000 of these bearings have been filled with MicroPoly over an 8 year period, with no failures reported. Warranty requirements are being met.

  • Bearing Type: 6203 and 6205, single row ball bearings
  • Conditions: Abrasive tissue paper and dust contaminate the bearings, causing premature failure. Bearing life 1 month.
  • Results: MicroPoly kept the contamination out of bearings. Bearing life extended to 1 year.

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