A novel lubricant for conveyors that lengthen their operation life and prevent product damage

What is it about?

In breweries, soft drink bottling operations and food processing plants, conveyors are used to move the bottles, jars, cans and the like along the line. Those mechanized conveyor systems which are lubricated to reduce friction between the packaging and the load bearing surface of the conveyor. The lubricants commonly used typically contain fatty acid soaps as the active lubricating ingredient. Although they possess a superior lubricity, their main drawback is the large amount of water used (with the corresponding issue of controlling microbiological populations as well as using a limited resource such as water) on the belts and the and the residuals. Another aspect of lubrication is the prevention of wearing in the bearing and other mechanical moving parts of the conveyor belt. This work presents a novel lubricant based on nano particles that can be used on both applications, i.e. in the surface between packages and belt, and also in the load bearing areas of the mechanism.

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Why is it important?

This is a novel approach to lubrication using no chemical additives but nanoparticles instead prepared using a sonication technology, which offer a flexible solution for a myriad of packages and presents less limitations that other commercial lubricants. A lubricant for beverage conveyors that does not contain chemical additives but nano particles that offer good lubricity for lengthening the life of the conveyor belts and prevent product damage