Few industries make such demands on a bearing as a steel plant: temperature, speed, high and constant shock loads, abrasive dust, aggressive chemistry and high humidity — often all six at once, at the same lubrication point. SKF and SKF Lincoln lubrication systems bring hundreds to thousands of those points under one controlled dose, while the installation keeps running. Euroquip designs, installs and maintains them on your line.
Official SKF partner · Certified installation · Corrosion-resistant and stainless-steel versions · Installation during scheduled shutdowns · Service throughout the Benelux
Why steel companies and foundries in the Benelux work with Euroquip
- ✅Official SKF partner — direct access to the complete SKF and SKF Lincoln range, technical support and warranty terms.
- ✅Certified installation of lubrication systems — from system design and material selection for hot, dusty and wet zones to piping, commissioning and training your team.
- ✅We know continuous operation — a steel line doesn’t wait. We plan pre-fabrication and pre-assembly so the effective installation time fits within your shutdown window, and work around a casting sequence where needed.
- ✅We think per zone, not per machine — the casting strand, the rolling line, the conveying chain and the lifting equipment each get their own system and lubricant choice, in one coherent lubrication plan.
- ✅On-site advice and maintenance — periodic inspection of your lubrication system, refilling, adjustment and fault follow-up through a single point of contact across the entire Benelux.
Frequently asked questions
Four levels of lubrication:
where does your installation stand today?
Not every lubrication point deserves the same regime. A gearbox in the drive pit needs something different from a roller-conveyor bearing next to a glowing slab. SKF builds the four levels modularly, so you can expand per line or per unit without replacing everything at once. Together with you, Euroquip determines which level pays off fastest per zone.
| Manual | Semi-automatic | Fully automatic | Connected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubrication during operation | not in practice | limited | yes | yes |
| Consistent dosing | no | partly | yes | yes |
| Points in hot or dusty zone | entry required | brought to a safe zone | no access needed | no access needed |
| Labour time per cycle | 15–20 min/machine | greatly reduced | virtually zero | virtually zero |
| Fault detection | only once damage occurs | mechanically visible | via the system | real-time + alarm |
| Traceability | paper logbook | paper logbook | system-controlled | digital logbook |
Lubrication solutions per installation in your steel plant or foundry
From liquid steel to coiled coil, your product passes through four completely different lubrication environments: red-hot, soaked with rolling water, extremely heavily loaded and slow-turning, or fast and sensitive. Below are the four zones Euroquip is asked about most often, with their critical components and the matching SKF solution.
Lubricants and diagnostic tools for steel production and heavy industry
A lubrication system is only as good as the lubricant that runs through it. In a steel company, that lubricant has to handle four things at once that technically work against each other: withstand high temperature, carry extreme and shock-type loads, resist water ingress, and still remain pumpable over long line runs. Rarely can that be achieved with a single product for the whole plant.
SKF LGHB 2 — high load, high temperature
High-viscosity grease with a calcium sulfonate thickener (KP2N-20). Designed for the combination that is standard in heavy industry: heat and extreme load.
Where it excels: Withstands peaks up to 200 °C, has excellent oxidation resistance and corrosion protection — even with significant water ingress. Very good pumpability, which makes it suitable for long line runs in central systems.
Typical application: casting roll bearings, oscillation tables, roll stand positions where heat and rolling water come together.
SKF LGEV 2 & LGEM 2 — extreme load, slow rotation
LGEV 2: Contains solid lubricants (MoS₂ and graphite) combined with an extremely high-viscosity oil. Exceptionally suited to lubricating large trunnion bearings under high load and slow rotation (micro-slip), such as a ladle turret or a slow-turning casting roll.
LGEM 2: The choice for heavily loaded, slow-turning positions where you need a load-bearing film that holds up even at standstill and restart. Solid lubricants take over the job once the standard film gets too thin.
SKF LGWA 2, LGEP 2 & the LGWM range
LGEP 2: The ultimate roll stand grease. Very strong EP performance and mechanical stability under shock and vibration. SKF literally recommends this for work roll bearings and crane wheels in the steel industry.
LGWA 2: Premium grease for peaks up to 220 °C. Recommended when load or temperature falls outside the range of a universal grease.
LGWM 1 / LGWM 2: Stay remarkably pumpable at low (outdoor) temperatures and offer strong false-brinelling protection — essential for standby cranes and installations that stand idle for long periods in the cold.
Diagnostic and dosing tools
SKF TLSD single-point lubricator: For isolated points. You position the unit itself outside the hot or dusty zone (with a hose from 1 to 5 metres), and it lubricates automatically.
LAGM 1000E & TLGU 10: The grease meter that actually measures the delivered dose. The TLGU 10 uses ultrasound so the technician stops lubricating at the exact moment the bearing is full (no more over-dosing!).
SKF eLube & Datalog: For the connected systems. Read fault alarms via SMS or Bluetooth and avoid unnecessary and dangerous physical inspection rounds.
Bring your installation to the right lubrication level
Start with one zone. We map the lubrication points, calculate what the current approach costs you each year, and propose the level that pays for itself the fastest.
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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