Case: Greek Paper Mill — LUBEChecker Exposed Plant-Wide Over-Greasing
Bearings lasted a month instead of years. Clearance changes did not help. A REA Hellas audit with LUBEChecker showed every bearing was over-lubricated on a calendar. How SDT ultrasound stopped the failures.
Source. SDT Ultrasound case: Greek paper mill with REA Hellas. Product photos from SDT / LUBEChecker.
Problem
Bearings failed after about one month. Consultants switched to tighter clearances — failures continued at the same rate. Symptom treated, root cause missed.
Breakthrough
The mill bought a LUBEChecker and ran an on-site lubrication audit.
Finding: every bearing was over-greased on a calendar — a time-based failure mode.
Changes
Condition-based greasing by ultrasonic friction; stop when the signal bottoms out; roadmap to SDT340 and LUBExpert.
See cement-plant LUBExpert case and 70% over-grease study. KEG TRK — demo.
Equipment in this article
LUBEChecker - Контроль смазки подшипников
Специализированный детектор для контроля смазки подшипников в реальном времени
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SDT340 - Продвинутый ультразвуковой детектор
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