Oil Mist Catalog 3 Oil Mist Catalog wwwalemitecom T h e r e a r e t w o t e c h n i q u e s o f a p p l y i n g o i l m i s t l u b r i c a t i o n t o m a c h i n e e l e m e n t s Pure Mist and Purge Mist Pure Mist I n t h e p u r e m i s t t e c h n i q u e t h e o i l m i s t i s s u p p l i e d t o a b e a r i n g h o u s i n g w h i c h h a s been completely drained of oil Purge Mist I n t h e p u r g e m i s t t e c h n i q u e t h e o i l m i s t i s c o n v e y e d i n t o t h e v a p o r s p a c e a b o v e t h e oil level in a typical bearing housing Applications A l e m i t e h a s d e v e l o p e d a b r o a d l i n e o f e q u i p m e n t a n d a p p l i c a t i o n t e c h n i q u e s t o l u b r i c a t e v a r i o u s m a c h i n e e l e m e n t s f r o m t i n y u l t r a h i g h s p e e d p a r t s f o r d e n t i s t s d r i l l s t o h u g e g e a r s a n d b e a r i n g s o f s t e e l r o l l i n g m i l l s O i l m i s t i s p a r t i c u l a r l y s u i t a b l e t o l u b r i c a t e a n t i f r i c t i o n b e a r i n g s i n v i r t u a l l y a l l c a t e g o r i e s o f r o t a t i n g m a c h i n e r y a s w e l l as chains slides ways gears and practi cally any surface needing lubrication P Reduced maintenance requirements and downtime Reduces bearing failures by up to 90 Highly reliable systems no sumps pumps or moving parts P Lower operating temperature D o e s n t c h u r n o i l r e s u l t i n g i n l o w e r friction and temperature P Reduced abrasive wear of surfaces Fresh oil and air fushes system continuously P Exclusion of corrosive gases and contaminants from operating surfaces Slight positive pressure is maintained in the bearing housing P Savings in energy and resources Lowers friction energy loss Lowers oil consumption by up to 40 P Diversity of applications Oil mist can be used on operating or s t a n d b y e q u i p m e n t a s w e l l a s i n h a r s h environments Benefts A l e m i t e s o i l m i s t s y s t e m h a s a n e x c e l l e n t t r a c k r e c o r d i n e v e r y i n d u s t r y a n d c o n t i n e n t a r o u n d t h e w o r l d W i t h m o d e r n d e m a n d s f o r m o r e c o m p l e x m a c h i n e s r u n n i n g a t h i g h e r s p e e d s a n d f o r g r e a t e r r e l i a b i l i t y a n d e c o n o m y t h e l i s t f o r A l e m i t e O i l M i s t S y s t e m s g r o w s l o n g e r