Klüber Lubrication Develops New Cleansing Grease for Wind Turbines

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Cleaning while in operation

Hardened residues in rolling bearings are a frequent cause of elevated bearing temperatures calling for added maintenance activities. It is in particular with a view to generator and main bearings in wind turbines that Klüber Lubrication has developed Klübersynth BZ 68-400, a matching solution for this type of application. The new cleaning grease is specifically used to remove such residues and optimise any bearing grease changeover. "Until recently, residues had to be removed from rolling bearings manually, which caused a lot of extra work," explains Thomas Wunder, Sales Development Manager GBT-Wind Energy at Klüber Lubrication. "Our newly developed Klübersynth BZ 68-400 is the first product enabling... ... More: Official Press Release Klüber Lubrication

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