Cleaning while in operation

New cleaning grease for wind turbines reliably removes residues in rolling bearings

Hardened residues in rolling bearings are a frequent cause of elevated bearing temperatures calling for added maintenance activities. It is in particular with a view to generator and main bearings in wind turbines that Klüber Lubrication has developed Klübersynth BZ 68-400, a matching solution for this type of application. The new cleaning grease is specifically used to remove such residues and optimise any bearing grease changeover.

"Until recently, residues had to be removed from rolling bearings manually, which caused a lot of extra work," explains Thomas Wunder, Sales Development Manager GBT-Wind Energy at Klüber Lubrication. "Our newly developed Klübersynth BZ 68-400 is the first product enabling cleaning to be performed while the bearing is in operation. This underlines once again that Klüber Lubrications is highly committed to develop solutions for very specific challenges."

When developing Klübersynth BZ 68-400, particular care was taken to ensure it is compatible with other base oils for maximum versatility. Besides its good cleaning effect, Klübersynth BZ 68-400 also offers protection against wear and corrosion. This protects rolling bearings also during the cleaning process. Klübersynth BZ 68-400 helps extend the service lives of rolling bearings and significantly reduce maintenance and downtime.

Having been primarily developed for applications in wind turbines, Klübersynth BZ 68-400 can also be used for cleaning rolling bearings in many other industries.

 

About Klüber Lubrication

Klüber Lubrication is one of the world's leading manufacturers of speciality lubricants, offering high-end tribological solutions to virtually all industries and markets worldwide. Most products are developed and made to specific customer requirements. During its 90 years of existence, Klüber Lubrication has provided high-quality lubricants, thorough consultation and extensive services, which has earned it an excellent reputation in the market. The company holds all common industrial certifications and operates a testing section hardly rivalled in the lubricants industry.

Klüber Lubrication, set up as a retail company for mineral oil products in Munich in 1929, is today part of Freudenberg Chemical Specialities SE & Co. KG, a Business Group of the Freudenberg Group, Weinheim. Klüber Lubrication has about 2,000 employees in more than 30 countries.

About Freudenberg Chemical Specialities

Freudenberg Chemical Specialities develops, manufactures and markets chemical specialities. In order to be as close as possible to customers, the company has a global market presence comprising five brands: Klüber Lubrication, Chem-Trend, OKS, SurTec and Capol. Freudenberg Chemical Specialities is one of the world's leading manufacturers of speciality lubricants, release agents, chemotechnical maintenance products as well as surface treatment and electroplating solutions. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Freudenberg Chemical Specialities operates in about 40 countries via its own companies. In 2015, the Business Group employed a workforce of around 3.300 employees and generated a turnover of approx. Euro 960 million.

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