Food Grade Grease Protects Food Machinery (9-Nov-2005)

The challenge for food grade grease is to survive in the food service industry’s harsh environment and to give the big and small machines ongoing protection against wear.

The ability of food grade grease to resist water is measured in an engineering test ASTM D 1264 Water Wash-off. The percentage of food grade grease lost in the test is measured.

ANGLOMOIL food grade grease lost 0.5%. Some competitors lose up to 10%, meaning machinery has to be frequently and constantly re-lubricated.

All food grade greases have limits to their temperature tolerance but its high temperatures that challenge lubricants most in the food industry.

A method of comparing the way different food grade greases handle high temperatures is the engineering test ASTM D 2265 Dropping Point. Dropping Point is the temperature at which the oil separates from the food grade grease.

ANGLOMOIL food grade grease has a Dropping Point of 318ºC, far higher than many of their competitors, according to ANGLOMOIL.

There are many ways to measure the ability of a food grade grease to protect machinery from wear. One method is using the engineering test ASTM D 2509 Timken OK Load, which measures the maximum load the lubricant film will sustain while still preventing abrasion. Other lubricant tests often used are ASTM D 2596 4-Ball EP.

ANGLOMOIL food grade grease results are - ASTM D 2509 Timken OK Load, 27.2kg, D 2596 Load Wear Index 62kgf and Weld Point 500kg.

These results demonstrate that ANGLOMOIL food grade grease has an exceptional ability to protect food machinery from wear.