New paint for easier optimisation of load pattern in gears

Special paints are used to make the load bearing pattern in gears, i.e. the load distribution over the tooth flanks, visible to enable steps for a better load bearing capacity. For a useful result, the paint should normally be applied when the gears have already been operated under medium to full load for considerable time. This used to be problematic with many existing paints as they produce only a thin colour layer of low contrast, and because they tend to be affected by synthetic lubricants such as polyglycols.

Klüber Lubrication now offers the new paint Klübertop P 39-462 for assessing the load bearing patterns of gears. The paint has been especially developed for the gear making industry and has already been approved by numerous manufacturers. Its resistance to synthetic gear oils such as those based on polyglycol, PAO or ester, as well as to mineral oils, allow easy inspection of the load bearing pattern. The paint can be sprayed onto the tooth flanks to be checked; its intense blue colour is in clear contrast to the metallically blank surfaces. Due to the product's improved adhesion, the load bearing pattern can be monitored over an elongated period of operation at temperatures between -40 and +200 °C.



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						April 2005 New paint for easier optimisation of load pattern in gears

						Special paints are used to make the load bearing pattern in gears, i.e. the load distribution over the tooth flanks, visible to enable steps for a better load bearing capacity. For a useful result, the paint should normally be applied when the gears have already been operated under medium to full load for considerable time. This used to be problematic with many existing paints as they produce only a thin colour layer of low contrast, and because they tend to be affected by synthetic lubricants such as polyglycols. Klüber Lubrication now offers the new paint Klübertop P 39-462 for assessing the load bearing patterns of gears. The paint has been especially developed for the gear making industry and has already been approved by numerous manufacturers. Its resistance to synthetic gear oils such as those based on polyglycol, PAO or ester, as well as to mineral oils, allow easy inspection of the load bearing pattern. The paint can be sprayed onto the tooth flanks to be checked; its intense blue colour is in clear contrast to the metallically blank surfaces. Due to the product's improved adhesion, the load bearing pattern can be monitored over an elongated period of operation at temperatures between -40 and +200 °C.

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	Thanks to its chemical resistance and high colour contrast, the new paint assists gear manufacturers and operators in adjusting the load bearing patterns of their gears.