Hilub - Evolução da Lubrificação

Filtering and Analysis

According to information issued by companies specialized on lubricants re-refining, 84% of discarded lubricants they receive could be filtered and reused. Besides this, cleaner fluids remain stable for a longer period of time and help promote a longer lifespan of equipment.

If this information does not scare businesspersons and machine maintenance professionals, it should at least, open considerable gain perspectives to the industries, be it for a better use of lubricants, be it for the potential protection and respect to the environment, which benefits directly from the reuse and responsible disposal process

Fluids that have kept their physical and chemical characteristics within acceptable levels, but have contamination levels above those acceptable for safe application, can be filtered and reused leading to an economy of up to 70% in the purchase of new products.

Besides financial economy, the reutilization of used lubricants reduces disposal rates and, consequently, offers a reduction of industrial residues, which is today's critical point in Environmental Management and related certifications (ISO 14000).

• Including a set of optimized, economical and highly reliable processes, filtering aims at removing particles and undesired contaminants from the lubrication system , such as water, metallic and non-metallic particles.

  By using a vacuum chamber and nominal and absolute filters, Hilub sets the fluid at an adequate cleaning level for each application. It is important to notice that a great part of failures and maintenance needs in hydraulic systems come from this kind of contamination.

  With the great advantage of doing the filtering while the equipment is in operation, the process can be applied to hydraulic, thermo, gear, compressors and turbo lubricants. With its highly qualified professionals, Hilub performs the full filtering service and drying of new and used lubricants and the operation is totally carried out at the client's facilities, through our mobile filtering unit.

  Filtering operation is divided into:

  1. Recycling lubricants;
  2. Centrifugation, when necessary.
  3. Filtering of used lubricants; and
  4. Approval of filtered product to be used.

• In an innovative way, and strictly following ISO 4000 norms, Hilub developed its own Recycling Program , to separate different types of lubricants coming from leaks and oil load changes. These products are stored in properly tagged containers and drums, and then sent to be filtered.

  Besides this, Hilub is licensed by the state's environmental authority (CETESB), which approves the forwarding of discarded filtering elements, as well as input resulting from our filtering processes to its reprocessing, storage, treatment or final disposal.

• It consists of a systemic follow-up process, through samples of lubricants in use for lab tests utilizing the following techniques:

  1. Predictive: based on the physical and chemical conditions, and on the contamination level of the fluids;
  2. Preventive: process of checking and replacing online filtering systems in the equipment.
  3. Corrective: maintenance of fluid quality using filtering processes whenever needed.

• Hilub completely manages the lubrication chain, which includes studies and analysis to reduce the amount of discarded lubricants and input, ensuring both economy and less harm to the environment.

  Besides this, after the proper selection and classification it is committed to responsibly and environmentally discard lubricants and residues, always following the most stringent and current legal requirements as well as international standards of environmental responsibility.

  The removal of all residues is performed by our own workforce and equipment, observing the highest cleaning, hygienic and safety standards. Their final destination to qualified companies specialized in the treatment, recycling and disposal of this type of material.

  This solution puts Hilub, once again, ahead in industrial maintenance, offering a comprehensive service to all lubrication needs of all types of businesses.