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EN Assembly instructions
2. Lubricants
2.1 General information
All products from SKF Lubrication
Systems Germany GmbH 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/operat-
ing 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 may only be used to
fill SKF centralized lubrication systems and
components and deliv-ered and/or distributed
with the same after consulting with and re-
ceiving written approval from SKF.
No products manufactured by
SKF Lubrication Systems Germany GmbH are
approved for use in conjunction with gases, liq-
uefied gases, pressurized gases in solution, va-
pors or such fluids whose vapor pressure ex-
ceeds normal atmospheric pressure (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 and written
approval from SKF Lubrication Systems
Germany GmbH. SKF Lubrication Systems
Germany GmbH considers lubricants to be a
component of the system design which must
be factored into the selection of components
and the design of centralized lubrication sys-
tems. The lubricating properties of the lubri-
cants 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.
The amount of lubricant required at
a lubrication point is specied 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 sup-
plier. The bearings/friction points that require
lubrication, their expected load during opera-
tion and the expected ambient conditions are
taken into account during selection in consid-
eration of economic and environmental as-
pects.