In car manufacturing, everything runs on takt time. A press line, a weld line, a skid conveyor and a paint line aren’t separate machines but one single chain — and that chain stops the moment one link falters anywhere. SKF lubrication systems deliver the right amount of lubricant at the right moment, while the line is running, so the lubrication round disappears from your tight maintenance window. Euroquip designs, installs and maintains them — from press foundation to paint-line conveyor.
Official SKF partner · Certified installation · SKF approved in OEM equipment specifications · Installation within your scheduled shutdown · Service throughout the Benelux
Why car manufacturers and suppliers in the Benelux work with Euroquip
- ✅Official SKF partner — direct access to the complete SKF and SKF Lincoln range. SKF automatic lubrication products are approved worldwide in the equipment specifications of leading car manufacturers.
- ✅Certified installation of lubrication systems — from system design and piping to commissioning, integration with your machine controls, and training your team.
- ✅We plan within your shutdown window — automotive maintenance windows are short and fixed months in advance. We work around your production calendar and deliver pre-assembled retrofit kits.
- ✅Retrofit on existing lines — most projects involve presses, robot cells and conveyors that have already been running for fifteen years. We modernise your lubrication technology without replacing the whole line.
- ✅On-site advice and maintenance — periodic inspection, refilling, adjustment and fault follow-up through a single point of contact in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Frequently asked questions
Four levels of lubrication:
where does your line stand today?
In a car plant, lubrication practice is rarely uniform across the line. The 2004 press is serviced with a grease gun, the 2021 robot cell has a central pump, and nobody quite knows what the paint-line conveyor gets. SKF builds the four levels modularly, so you can choose per zone without replacing the rest.
| Manual | Semi-automatic | Fully automatic | Connected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment | low | moderate | higher | higher |
| Lubrication during takt | generally not | limited | yes | yes |
| Draw on shutdown window | 15–20 min/machine | greatly reduced | virtually zero | virtually zero |
| Lockout required to lubricate | yes | rarely | no | no |
| Consistent dosing | no | partly | yes | yes |
| Control based on production cycles | no | no | yes | yes, plus counter control |
| Fault detection | only once damage occurs | mechanically visible | via system + level alarm | real-time + early warning |
| Traceability | paper logbook | paper logbook | system-controlled | digital logbook |
Lubrication solutions per zone in your automotive production line
A car plant isn’t organised by machine brand, but by zone: press, weld, conveyor, paint. Each zone has different requirements — load, cycle frequency, temperature or sensitivity to contamination. Below are the four zones Euroquip is asked about most often, with their critical components and the matching SKF setup.
Lubricants and diagnostic tools for car manufacturing and supply
A lubrication system is only as good as the lubricant that runs through it. In an automotive line, the difficulty rarely lies with one extreme point, but with the sheer variety: a heavy press, a lightning-fast robot wrist and an overhead conveyor through a hot drying oven each demand something completely different. Below are the building blocks Euroquip uses to bring that variety under control.
SKF LGMT 2 and LGEP 2 — the foundation of your grease range
LGMT 2: The universal, industrial all-round grease. This is the intended standard for anything with no extreme load, temperature or environmental requirement involved.
LGEP 2: Grease for heavy-duty applications with vibration and shock (such as a press frame and a positioning slew ring).
Why they work perfectly together: Both are available in 420 ml cartridges (which fit both your grease gun and your cartridge pump) and are the factory fills for the plastic lines. That makes standardisation in the automotive environment extremely fast to roll out.
SKF LGWA 2 and LGHB 2 — where the standard falls short
LGWA 2: Lithium-complex grease for peak temperatures up to 220 °C for short periods. The standard choice for fans and extraction systems (the air handling around booths and drying ovens).
LGHB 2: Extremely high-viscosity, designed for sustained heavy pressure, heat and water. It’s also exceptionally pumpable over extremely long line runs, which is a huge advantage in central lubrication systems in car manufacturing.
Hot drying-oven zone: Where the heat is continuously high (rather than peaking), we recommend SKF LGHP 2 (rated to +150 °C).
Chain oils: the lubrication technique for the paint line
Chain oil in the paint line must never, under any circumstances, contain silicones (which cause immediate cratering and paint damage on your cars). Sticky residue can also clump together and fall into the paint layer.
LHMT 68: For medium temperatures. Silicone-free and perfect for standard conveyor runs.
LHHT 250: Synthetic ester oil specifically designed for the extreme temperatures (up to 250 °C) in the drying oven. Stays virtually residue-free: no build-up, no paint damage.
- Airless oil projection: Contactless spray (prevents applicator wear) for dry, razor-sharp lubricating films.
- Grease injection: Drives the grease directly into the pins on very slow, heavily built trolleys.
Diagnostic and dosing tools
SKF Lincoln 1882-E: The most innovative 20V battery grease gun, combined with the TLGU-10 (which uses ultrasound to measure whether the bearing is full). Manual lubrication with the precision of a robot.
SKF TLSD: Automatic lubrication unit per point. The smart wired version only lubricates when the tool is actually moving: lubricating on production time instead of on the clock.
SKF eLube & DialSet: Software that helps you manage the exact right delivery rate and lubrication status across large lines and monitor them remotely, drastically cutting the costly LOTO procedures.
Start with the station that stops your line most often
One press station or one robot cell is enough to start. We map the lubrication points per zone, calculate what the current approach costs you each year in shutdown window, lubricant and avoidable downtime, and propose the level that pays for itself immediately.
Do you also work with large oil systems in your plant — hydraulics, gearboxes, circulation oil? Then take a look at SKF RecondOil for circular oil use.
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