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3DGence INDUSTRY F340 - maintenance activities | version 04.2019
11. LUBRICATION OF GUIDES AND BALL SCREWS
Recommended frequency:
every year or 4,000 hours of printer service.
Before you start to lubricate, please obtain:
- HIWIN GREASE G01 or SKF LGEP 2,
- a manual lubricator (Fig. 22).
Fig. 22 Manual lubricator
1.
Identify which manufacturer’s ball screws and guides are installed in the printer.
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HIWIN (Fig. 23):
- HIWIN ball screws are fitted with grease nipples in the nut,
- Linear carriages are black-green-red colour.
Fig. 23 Ball screws and guide rails manufactured by HIWIN
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SKF (Fig. 24):
- SKF ball screws have no grease nipples,
- Linear carriages are black.
Fig. 24 Ball screws and guide rails manufactured by SKF
Linear carriage
Grease nipple
Linear carriage
