The lubrication or the greasing is a set of techniques allowing to reduce the friction, the wear between two elements in contact and in movement one to another.
Adequate lubrication allows smooth continuous operation of equipment, reduces the rate of wear, and prevents oxydization.
We talk about lubrication in the case or the lubricant is liquid and of greasing if it is compact.
The principal difference between the lubricants and greases are thus their texture. Greases are thick products while the lubricants are fluid products generally wrapping in aerosol.
Liquid or paste?
We will generally use a liquid lubricant for protecting sheaves, pulleys and gosenecks.
Indeed, greasy products are to be banned because they get dusts, pollution, salt and so become an abrasive paste.
Choose the dry lubricant LUBSEC MARINE P.T.E.F based.
We will prefer a thick grease, such LUBMARE, for the lubrication of the winches, naked stage, bearings, gears, cables, chains which are subject to strong loads and salted water projections or spray when the temperature of continuous service lir between –20°C and +140°C.
In the case of seized up and oxidized parts, we will choose a lubricant penetrating-oil in aerosol such as MATT DEGRIP’. This product penetrates and spreads rapidly on oxidized, carbon and other deposits, freeing up screw threads and nuts.
