NEWS: maintenance-free conveyors?

New Lube-for-Life Bearings make conveyors maintenance free.
(Equipment Update)

1 December 2007
Frozen Food Digest
ISSN: 0889-5902; Volume 23; Issue 2
Copyright 2007 Gale Group Inc. All rights reserved.

QC Industries has replaced their standard bearings with Lube-for-Life Bearings featuring a permanently applied Micro-Poly Lubricant specially designed to meet the unique needs of their conveyors.

With this change, QC Industries' conveyors are now maintenance-free.

This new greaseless design eliminates the need to periodically lubricate the bearings and the possibility of grease escaping the bearings and contacting product on the surface of the conveyor. In addition, the bearings are sealed to prevent contamination from debris, significantly extending their life. These features result in long-term cost savings through reduced conveyor maintenance.

The Micro-Poly Lubricant is comprised of polymers and oils. The oils retained by this porous structure continually lubricate the bearing surfaces--even those in hard-to-reach places--through capillary action. The precision roller bearings provide an increased surface area which offers greater load capacities and longer bearing life.

All QC Industries, Lube-for-Life Bearings are approved by the USDA and FDA for H-1 food processing applications, where there may be incidental contact between food and the bearing. They contain corrosion inhibitors, anti-oxidants and an EP (extreme pressure) additive.

For more information contact Chris Thompson, Marketing Coordinator, at 513-388-4820; or Chris Round, Marketing Manager at 513-388-4840.

E-mail: sales@qcindustries.com
Web site: www.qcindustries.com [http://www.qcindustries.com]

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SUMMARY: The improvements in the design of the conveyors will help reduce the costs of maintenance of the system. Thus, it is now more cost-effective to use conveyors as the warehouse's material handling equipment.

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