SKF IPM 12, Operating Instructions Manual

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2. Lubricants
2.1 General information
All products from SKF Lubrication
Systems may be used only for their
intended purpose and in accordance
with the information in the product's
assembly instructions.
Intended use is the use of the products for the
purpose of providing centralized lubrication/
lubrication of bearings and friction points using
lubricants within the physical usage limits
which can be found in the documentation for
the devices, e.g., assembly instructions/opera-
ting instructions and the product descriptions,
e.g., technical drawings and catalogs.
Hazardous materials of any kind, especially the
materials classified as hazardous by CLP
Regulation EC 1272/2008, annex 1, parts 2-5,
may be filled into SKF centralized lubrication
systems and compo-nents and delivered and/
or distributed with the such systems and com-
ponents only after consulting with and ob-
taining written approval from SKF.
No products manufactured by SKF Lubrication
Systems are approved for use in conjunction
with gases, liquefied gases, pressurized gases
in solution, vapors, or such fluids whose vapor
pressure exceeds normal atmospheric pres-
sure (1013 mbar) by more than 0.5 bar at
their maximum permissible temperature.
Other media which are neither lubricant nor
hazardous substance may only be fed after
consultation with and written approval from
SKF Lubrication Systems.
SKF Lubrication Systems considers lubricants
to be a component of the system design which
must be factored into the selection of compo-
nents and the design of centralized lubrication
systems. The lubricating properties of the lu-
bricants are critically important in these
considerations.
2.2 Selection of lubricants
Observe the instructions from the
machine manufacturer regarding the
lubricants that are to be used.
Warning!
The amount of lubricant required at
a lubrication point is speciied by the
bearing or machine manufacturer. It
must be ensured that the required
quantity of lubricant is provided to the
lubrication point. The lubrication point
may otherwise not receive adequate
lubrication, which can lead to damage
and failure of the bearing.
Selection of a lubricant suitable for the lubrica-
tion task is made by the machine/system man-
ufacturer and/or the operator of the machine/
system in cooperation with the lubricant supplier.
The bearings/friction points that require lubri-
cation, their expected load during operation,
and the expected ambient conditions are taken
into account during selection, with consider-
ation of economic and environmental aspects.
2. Lubricants