If you’ve already had a cup of coffee today, you are in good company as this is a daily habit for the majority of people. Therefore, coffee machines are omnipresent in our daily lives. Nearly 100 million units of different types of coffee are sold every year, with a steady trend of growth in private households and professional environments.
But it is also very likely that you have to deal with technical faults, which might be caused by various reasons. As a designer or manufacturer of coffee machines you know that efficient and reliable machine operation has a direct impact on productivity, cost efficiency and overall product quality and therefore satisfaction of your customers.
Precision and reliability are of great importance when it comes to enhancing the performance of your coffee machines. Furthermore, your quality and compliance managers, but also your customers, will attach great importance to product safety.
One important aspect that is often overlooked in this context is lubrication. The choice of the right coffee machine lubricating grease can help you cope with various challenges. Coffee machines have a number of parts that need to be lubricated. There are the brew unit, valves, grinders, seals and various moving parts. The use of the right specialty lubricants can not only reduce friction and wear, but can also extend the service life of these key components.
The lubricants used in coffee machines must not only fulfill demanding technical requirements but also comply with strict standards: food safety, high-temperature resistance and odourlessness – no compromises can be made here.
When designing or producing machines, it makes both technical and commercial sense for you to partner with a reliable lubricant supplier offering you, among other things:
Klüber Lubrication offers top-quality, food-grade high-performance coffee machine lubricating greases that meet the precise specifications throughout every stage of coffee processing by fully automatic or semi-automatic machine types as well as coffee grinders.
Suitable products for lubrication include Klübersynth UH1 64-2403, Klüberfood NH1 11-572, and Klübersynth UH1 14-151, which are ideal for lubricating the pinions in bean grinders and the transmission mechanism in coffee machines.
Other crucial components of the coffee machine are the hot water valve and steam lines. Grease must be applied to the internal on/off spool and seals. These lubrication points require special attention as the lubricant must offer an anti-wear as well as a combined lubricating and sealing effect, while also being resistant to hot water and high-temperature water vapour. All the hot water and steam will flow out to create coffee and frothed milk, resulting in a higher demand for high-quality greases and oils.
UNISILKON L 250 L is an NSF H1 food-grade lubricant that meets international standards for drinking water valves and fittings. It boasts a DVGW-KTW certification from the German Federal Ministry of Health, an ACS certification from France, and an NSF 61 certification from the United States, ensuring maximum safety.
