Benefits Of Proper Maintenance On Used Tube Mill

By Rena Hudson


A used tube mill as the name implies produces tubes which the manufacturers will then put to the market. Tubes are completely useful both for residential and commercial structures. The entire procedure of tube making consist of a series of processes or steps that are mostly hard to comprehend. But one factor does remain clear with this machine, and that is the importance of preventive maintenance.

Just like any type of machine, mills can wear off early if not properly maintained. Regular maintenance offer a plethora of benefits not only to your machine itself but most importantly on your production. Indeed, proper maintenance will maximize the performance of your machine which could increase productivity and quality of your tubes.

Performing maintenance works regularly and an a scheduled basis is called preventative maintenance. Preventative maintenance does a lot of good things to your mills. It maintains its efficiency thus continuing great service. Indeed, it can truly maximize tooling performance, reduce down time, reduce scrap, perform quick changeover and assures high quality end product and longevity.

One of the basic procedure in maintenance programs is lubrication. After all, mills have countless bearings and drive shafts which requires oil or grease. Failure to lubricate bearings the machine would not work properly, continuous neglect might lead to a complete breakdown. Bear in mind that lubrication are done according to time schedules or service times, such as hours.

Based simply on the amount of bearings that needs oil, grease on a typical machine, this is not surprising at all. Mills are usually lubricated in a weekly or daily schedule mostly by date. However, it is said that scheduling lubrication by using service time, hours in particular are more effective. Service time on your machine will be measured through an hour meter, for example in gearboxes, oiling should be done in every 2500 hours.

Keep in mind that there is no specific guidelines on lubrication intervals. Your machine has its lubrication interval designed by its manufacturer hence it may be quite helpful to give them a call. Eventually, intervals will then be scheduled specific to your needs. Lubricant should have high quality and temperature for better results.

Basic inspections, upgrades and repairs should be performed regular as well. These procedures ensure that your machine will continue to work safely and efficiently. Regardless of whether breakdowns have already occurred to your machine, these actions should still be implemented and even highly suggested as well.

A clean up is also required when one wants to maintain a smooth flow on his machine. Mills should be cleaned even before several maintenance procedures are started such as inspection, repair, lubrication and so on. Having a clean machine would make it much easier and efficient for one to perform inspection or upgrade compared to a messy one.

A Used tube mill wont last long and work as efficiently as you want it to without proper maintenance. Make sure to implement such program as soon as possible and notice the difference.




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