SKF Progressive Automatic Lubrication Systems
SKF Progressive Automatic Lubrication Systems, our new distributor at TPM Engineering, provide uninterrupted lubrication for small and medium-sized machines, maximizing efficiency in industrial facilities.
SKF progressive systems provide continuous lubrication as long as the pump is operating. When the pump stops, the pistons of the progressive dosing device remain in their current position. When the pump resumes supplying lubricant, the pistons resume where they left off. Therefore, the progressive circuit at the pump outlet is only stopped when a lubrication point becomes clogged. This blockage serves as a warning to monitor the system and ensure maintenance.
Depending on the dosing device selected, only one output of the primary or secondary dosing device at a pump outlet can be visually or electrically monitored.
| Advantages: | Application Areas: | |
| · Continuous lubrication: Provides frequent and metered amounts of lubricant to each lubrication point | · Construction machinery (concrete pumps, mortar pumps, loaders, excavators, trenchers) | |
| · Reliable monitoring and control: Easy system monitoring and simple blockage control, integrated system control and monitoring | · Highway trucks (snow removal, waste compaction) · Oil and gas industry, reciprocating compressors | |
| · Effective in harsh conditions: High back pressure, dirty, damp and wet environments (including ATEX/EEX) and reliable performance at low temperatures | · Agricultural machinery (harvesters, balers, fertilizer spreaders, sugarcane loaders) · Wood recycling machinery | |
| · Material handling equipment (reach stackers, crane trolleys) | ||
| · Asphalt mixing plants · Wind turbine generators | ||
| · Food and beverage facilities (filling machines, washing machines) |
How Do SKF Progressive Lubrication Systems Work?
SKF progressive systems consist of a pump connected to at least one primary dosing device. If necessary, depending on the pump’s operating pressure, second-level dosing devices can be connected to the primary dosing device outlets to increase the number of lubricated points. The outlets of the primary and second-level dosing devices are connected by branch lines connected to the machine’s lubrication points. The use of a third-level dosing device is not recommended. Depending on the model, the pump can supply lubricant to the dosing devices at pressures up to 550 bar (8000 psi). Depending on the type used, the dosing devices distribute the lubricant equally or in predetermined amounts and deliver it to the lubrication points or to the inlet of the connected secondary dosing device with positive displacement. The amount of lubricant delivered to each dosing device outlet depends on the type of dosing device used.
SKF progressive systems provide continuous lubrication throughout the pump’s operation. When the pump stops, the pistons of the progressive dosing device remain in their current position. When the pump resumes supplying lubricant, the pistons resume where they left off. Therefore, the progressive circuit of a pump outlet stops only when one lubrication point becomes clogged. This blockage serves as a warning for system control and necessitates maintenance. Depending on the dosing device selected, only one outlet of the primary or secondary dosing device on a pump outlet can be visually or electrically monitored.
SKF offers progressive systems that can precisely and meter lubricant to up to 150 lubrication points, depending on the situation, over a distance of approximately 15 m. In oil applications, distances of over 100 m can be achieved when used with flow restrictors.
