Precise dosage, constant supply and maximum production reliability: DropsA lubrication systems keep forming, filling, sealing and final packaging lines running reliably.
Constant lubrication
Reproducible dosage for bearings, guides and chains.
Fewer downtimes
Automatic relubrication reduces unplanned downtime.
Clean processes
Targeted application avoids contamination and overdosing.
Can be retrofitted
Solutions for new and existing systems – can be integrated quickly.
Packaging machines run fast, to a fixed cycle and often in multiple shifts. Even small friction or wear problems on chains, conveyors, guides and bearings lead to micro-stops and rising downtime costs. Automatic lubrication supplies exactly these assemblies on demand and evenly, keeps the line clean and available, and replaces error-prone manual greasing with documented, timed cycles. On a line where every minute of stoppage is expensive, a reliable, monitored lubrication concept is one of the most effective availability measures there is.
Packaging assemblies combine many small, fast-moving points — chain links, conveyor bearings, cam followers and guides — that each need a precise, regular dose. Too little lubricant and a chain runs dry and stretches; too much and the excess collects dirt and contaminates product paths. The lubrication has to be timed to the machine cycle, monitored so a fault is caught before it stops the line, and clean enough not to compromise the packaged goods.
The proven layout uses an electric pump and a progressive distributor to meter each point precisely, with cycle sensors confirming every cycle to a VIP5 control unit. The control alarms a missed cycle, so a developing dry-running chain is caught before it causes a micro-stop. This architecture scales from a single machine to a whole line.
Once running, the system works to the machine cycle with little attention: refill, check the cycle and pressure signals, keep the lines clear. The documented cycles let deviations be caught early and service planned around production rather than forced by a breakdown — turning lubrication from a recurring manual chore into a quiet, reliable background process.
They run fast and to a fixed cycle, so small friction or wear problems cause micro-stops; automatic, monitored lubrication keeps the line available and clean.
Chains, conveyors, guides, bearings, cam followers and similar fast-moving points that each need a precise, regular dose.
Cycle sensors confirm each distributor cycle to a VIP5 control unit, which alarms a missed cycle before it stops the line.
Too little lets a chain run dry and stretch; too much collects dirt and can contaminate product paths — so precise dosing matters.
Little — refilling, checking the cycle and pressure signals and keeping lines clear; documented cycles let service be planned around production.