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Lubrication of the automotive joints

Installation of a specific system for Dana Spicer Argentina

26 SEPTEMBER 2022

DropsA placed its knowledge and expertise for Dana Spicer Argentina, an important worldwide company operating in the automotive sector.

The DropsA’s specialised engineers were contacted to design a lubrication system specifically for the automotive joints.

The joints are special mechanism mounted at the end of the semi-axles, near the wheels, and have the task of transferring the traction force of the engine to the latter.

To operate properly, these components must be perfectly lubricated with a very dense grease, that thanks to its consistency and resistance properties, it is capable to increase the useful lifecycle and protect them from debris and external agents.

Installation of a grease lubrication system

The customer needed a reliable lubrication system capable to provide 9 c.c. of grease to the joints, designed according to the high qualitative standard required by automotive terminals. (FORD, VOLKSWAGEN, TOYOTA, NISSAN).

On the basis of this requirement, an automatic grease lubrication system has been designed composed by the following components:

- 1 Pneumatic grease pump
- 1 Vent Valve
- 1 Pressure switch
- 10 DL-1 injectors
- 1 VIP5 Advance Lubrication Controller

This system can provide constantly and automatically a very precise quantity of grease to the joints, an essential condition for their correct operation.

In particular, the grease lubrication system allowed to provide the quantity of grease with a high level of precision.

FUNCTIONING OF THE SYSTEM
The VIP5 Controller turns on the air to the pump and the Vent Vale. The pneumatic pump starts to pressurize the line, the DL-1 injectors dose the precise amount of lubricant, when the pressure reach the max value, the pressure switch send the signal to the VIP5 and turn off the air allowing the relief and pause to the next cycle.

The benefits of centralized lubrication system installation

The installation of this type of lubrication plant allowed to increase the useful cycle of the components and ensure maximum operation of the joints for a long period of time.

The automatic lubrication ensure various advantages, one of which is the possibility of reducing manual interventions, thus reducing times and maintenance costs.

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