Applications
Centralised lubrication protects bearings, slideways, pins and gears wherever a machine needs metered oil or grease at many points, on a schedule, without someone doing it by hand. Here is where our pumps and distributors typically go to work, and which system fits each one.
Where they're used
Six application areas
Machine Tools & CNC Machining Centres
VolumetricUp to ~300 points
Slideways, spindle bearings, ballscrews and rotary tables, each fed a fixed dose per cycle regardless of pipe run or pump pressure — the point-count and precision that made volumetric distributors the standard here.
Plastics, Printing & Packaging Machinery
Resist typeUnder ~20 points
Smaller machines with fewer lubrication points, where a resist-type distributor meters oil or grease by flow resistance rather than a piston — simpler, and sized for light-duty equipment.
Textile Machinery
Resist & volumetricVaries by machine
The original application these distributor designs were built for. Spindles, rollers and bearings across a production line, on both resist-type and volumetric systems depending on point count.
Construction & Engineering Machinery
Progressive1–200 points
Pins, bushings and slew rings under high load, supplied in sequence through a progressive distributor at up to 30 MPa — grease-only, and built to keep running under shock loading.
Elevators & Escalators
Resist & volumetricGuide rails & door gear
Guide rails, step chains and door mechanisms that need a steady, metered feed rather than periodic manual greasing.
General Industrial Machinery & Gearboxes
Manual & motor-drivenSmall & medium equipment
Bearings and gear faces on smaller equipment where a compact manual or motor-driven grease pump covers the whole job without a full distributor network.
Every system
Monitoring, whichever architecture you run
Pressure switches, level indicators, gauges and filters — the same four accessories, across every sector above.
Not sure which fits
Choosing an architecture
By working pressure and lubrication point count.
| Architecture | Working pressure | Typical points | Best suited to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resist type | 0.2 – 1.5 MPa | Under ~20 | Light machinery — printing, packaging, small tools |
| Volumetric | 1.2 – 8.0 MPa | Under ~300 | Machine tools, textile machinery, plastics, elevators |
| Progressive | 8 – 30 MPa | 1 – 200 (grease only) | Construction & engineering machinery, heavy-duty bearings |
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