The construction and allied industries are today witnessing bustling activity with the government’s growing focus on infrastructure spending. While the sector is poised to grow, businesses must now be extra cautious in reducing overhead costs and ensuring smooth everyday operations. To this end, industry leaders like Mobil™ Lubricants are today building robust customer associations to support equipment maintenance and aid businesses in unlocking the full potential of their value chain. Mobil’s association with Diamond Stone Crushers, Sholapur, is one such instance.

Problem at Diamond Stone Crushers 

Diamond Stone Crushers is a crushed and coarse sand crusher unit located in Sholapur, Maharashtra. A key provider for construction businesses, the company had been using a vertical shaft impactor (VSI) and jaw crusher machine that is commonly used across the equipment industry. A VSI crusher is a high-efficiency rock crushing equipment that is widely used for crushing hard and brittle materials such as rock, grinding material, refractory material, cement clinker and more. It is especially suitable for sand-making in the construction industry.

Over time, Diamond Stone Crushers began experiencing challenges with its VSI and jaw crusher. These particular VSI bearings and jaw crusher lever were earlier greased with a market general grease that comes with a weekly re-greasing interval. Nonetheless, the customer began experiencing frequent bearing failures every two weeks with increased downtime and additional costs. Eventually, Diamond Stone Crushers reached out to Mobil, seeking advice and support in overcoming this challenge.

Recommendation by Mobil 

A team from Mobil visited the plant to inspect the bearings and understand the underlying cause of bearing failure patterns. After thorough studies and investigation, Mobil recommended the use of MobilgreaseTM XHP 222 for greasing the lever bearings in the jaw crusher and VSI, and achieve improved bearing service life. Mobil also conducted continuous performance monitoring to examine the results. Simultaneously, the team from Mobil also guided Diamond Stone Crushers with on-site training on best practices for relubrication interval, handling and maintenance.

With the switch to Mobilgrease XHP 222, the company was able to achieve a three-fold improvement in bearing service life and a 72 percent reduction in bearing failure. Simultaneously, productivity increased by three times – leading to a total savings of $34,042 annually. Diamond Stone Crushers also earned 72 hours exposure reduction and 540 kg waste generation reduction with a commensurate drop in negative environmental fallouts.

Innovation at Mobil 

A leading provider of lubrication solutions, Mobil’s superior greases have been developed through years of research and innovation along with a thorough understanding of groundlevel problems. The Mobilgrease XHP™ 220 Series greases are leading members of the Mobilgrease brand of products, which have gained a reputation for innovation and performance excellence. These greases are highperformance products designed by Mobil’s formulation technologists and backed by worldwide technical support staff. A key factor in the excellent adhesion and cohesion properties and high drop point of Mobilgrease XHP 220 Series greases is the proprietary manufacturing technology developed at Mobil’s research facilities and adopted by Mobil’s modern manufacturing facilities. These products use specially selected additives that provide excellent oxidation stability, rust and corrosion control, resistance to water contamination as well as anti-wear and EP protection.

A part of the Mobilgrease XHP 220 Series, the Mobilgrease XHP 222 that was recommended to Diamond Stone Crushers is an extended service lithium complex grease intended for a wide variety of applications and severe operating conditions. This grease was designed to outperform conventional products by applying cutting-edge, proprietary, lithium complex manufacturing technology. The Mobilgrease XHP 222 grease has been formulated to provide excellent high-temperature performance with superb adhesion, structural stability and resistance to water contamination. It has a high level of chemical stability and offers excellent protection against rust and corrosion. This grease has been designed for a wide range of applications in the industrial, automotive, construction and marine sectors. Its performance features make it an ideal choice for adverse operating conditions including high temperature, water contamination, shock loading and extended relubrication operations.

The Mobilgrease XHP 222 has demonstrated success time and again, as also witnessed with the VSI and jaw crushing machine at Diamond Stone Crushers. It is a step in Mobil’s endeavor to provide specific solutions to unique customer challenges and pave the way for greater productivity and profitability.

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