ILS Product Spotlight

Castrol Optigear

Low Friction Gear Oils That Optimise Efficiency

In many industries gearbox efficiency is the key driver of operational success. The challenge is friction, which compromises gearbox efficiency. Maximising the efficiency of every gearbox depends on the control of friction. Gearbox friction generates excessive heat, putting thermal stress on system components which causes wear and pitting. This shortens the life of component parts and reduces gear box performance, causing unscheduled downtime and replacement/labour costs.

CASTROL OPTIGEAR ACTIVELY LOWERS FRICTION

Castrol Optigear is a range of leading high performance gear oils formulated with MFT (MicrofluxTrans) Plastic Deformation (PD) technology.

Under increasing loads, the MFT PD technology is released, creating a micro-smoothing effect that improves the quality of gear surfaces. Castrol Optigear is proven to lower the coefficient of friction by up to 60% compared to standard gear oils, actively resisting wear and pitting.

Lower friction means lower gearbox temperatures and greater protection against wear and pitting. And when Castrol Optigear improves the performance of your gears, your gearbox is more efficient – and your business is more productive. You can rely on it.

Compared to conventional industrial gear oils, Castrol Optigear can deliver the following advantages:

• Reduction in the coefficient of friction of up to 60%
  • Energy savings
  • Lower lubricant and component temperatures
  • Improved operational efficiency
• Can prevent the progression of micro-pitting in pre-damaged gears
  • Conventional gear oils used in pre-damaged gears showed existing wear levels increased up to three times
• Smoothing existing gear damage reduces the cost of repairs and replacements
• Reduced friction, heat and vibration
• Reduction in noise levels
• Provides superior protection with wear levels of less than half those observed in tests with conventional gear oils to help extend gear and bearing life
• Extended lubricant service life & relubrication intervals can help reduce maintenance costs
• Full load operation is achieved in a short time, virtually eliminating the running-in period

For further information see a short video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psXbdgfhSoo and document Castrol Optigear BM TDS 24.06.20 at https://www.ils.co.nz/ils/catalog/latestnews.aspx

Industrial Solutions

Contamination Control

Air Sentry Desiccant Breathers

Air Sentry© products are used across the world to improve the reliability and efficiency of mechanical equipment. Air Sentry manufacture breathers for contamination control using state-of-the-art technologies and offer multiple different breather models for all industry types including pulp and paper, wind, hydro, aluminum/steel plants, mining & quarrying, petrochemical, timber processing, food & beverage.

Based on the fact that research groups in the field of fluid energy have confirmed that 75 percent of hydraulic and lubrication system failures are caused by poor contamination control and that the service life of ball bearing systems can be extended at least three-fold by complying with ISO oil cleanliness codes, it is essential to improve contamination control
in these systems.

Advantages:

• Air Sentry© tackles contamination at the first line of defense using breathers. The latter help existing filters in the system by blocking 40 percent to 50 percent of the contamination generated in hydraulic systems, and nearly 80 percent to 95 percent of contaminants in silent reservoirs and gear boxes.
• There is a wide range of breathers available in all reservoir sizes, including plastic materials, disposable or permanent models, as well as multiple connection sizes, including NPT connections, flange connections, or slip fits.

For further information see a short video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsC5xyAsrVs and document Air Sentry Catalogue 24.06.20 at https://www.ils.co.nz/ils/catalog/latestnews.aspx

Need a Partner That’s Out Of This World

Castrol’s New Insight On Mars

NASA’s most recent Mars mission landed on Mars on 26 November 2018. Its precision instruments are carrying out the red planet’s first thorough check up. To keep all those hi-tech parts running smoothly in outer space, NASA has once again turned to
Castrol’s line of specialist lubricants.

Castrol products have been lubricating engines and industrial machinery on Earth for decades. A lesser known fact is that they have also greased the mechanisms on NASA space projects since the 1960s. On its quest to explore the solar system, NASA has turned to Castrol’s Braycote range for use on the Apollo moon missions, the Hubble space telescope, numerous satellites, the International Space Station, previous Mars rovers – including Curiosity that touched down in 2012 – and the majority of astronaut spacesuits.

Now, NASA is once again relying on Castrol to support its latest mission to the red planet. The Mars InSight lander blasted off from California on 5 May 2018 and began its 301 million-mile (or 485 million-kilometre) journey to its landing site on a non-descript lava plain on the Martian equator, called Elysium Planitia. Castrol products are keeping the scientific instruments moving as they should in an environment where any technical failures can mean mission aborted.

Did you know:

• InSight: the mission’s name is short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport
• The lander’s advanced technology will allow NASA to investigate what’s happening beneath the surface. They will look for ‘fingerprints’ of the processes that formed the so-called terrestrial planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
• The lander’s hi-tech equipment is measuring the size, structure and temperature of Mars’s interior. It is also measuring how tectonically active Mars is today. The lander is gauging the power and frequency of internal seismic activity – referred to as “Marsquakes”— and how often meteorites impact the planet’s surface.
• Castrol has been used on previous Mars missions. In fact, one rover – Mars Opportunity – is still roaming the planet after 14 years. It was only designed for a mission lasting 90 days but it has now travelled further than any other manmade object
  on a surface besides Earth

Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IV-dv5BdxE and for the full story see document Castrols Insight On Mars 24.06.20 at https://www.ils.co.nz/ils/catalog/latestnews.aspx

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