Lubrication

How it is used

Part of every preventive maintenance plan. Manuals give the lubrication intervals and the grease type and amount for each gearbox. You lubricate, grease or re-grease a part and check for leaks. Using the wrong grease can damage robot gearboxes.

Example sentences

1. According to the manual, the lubrication interval for the axis 1 gearbox is 20,000 hours.

2. Poor lubrication on the linear guide caused the noise we heard.

Common collocations

• lubrication interval
• grease the gearbox
• automatic lubrication
• lubrication point
• lubrication schedule

Related terms

• preventive maintenancePlanned maintenance done at fixed intervals, such as every 5,000 hours or once a year, to keep equipment in good condition and prevent breakdowns.
• spare partA replacement part kept in stock so that a broken or worn component, such as a motor, a sensor, a gripper finger or a fuse, can be changed quickly.
• predictive maintenanceMaintenance planned from real condition data, such as vibration, temperature or motor current, so a part is serviced shortly before it is likely to fail.
• downtimeThe time a machine or line is not producing because of a breakdown, maintenance, a product changeover or missing material.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• lubrication · Mechanical Engineering

More terms: Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• troubleshoot
• fault
• alarm
• calibrate