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With just a few keystrokes on a new online tool from Dow Corning Corp., manufacturing plant managers can
estimate their energy and emissions savings if they lubricated their
equipment properly.
“A typical large manufacturing plant can have more than 80,000 lubrication
points, any of which can create drag and friction, meaning more energy is
needed and more emissions are created,” said Phil Grellier, Dow Corning global
solutions development manager. “The wrong lubricant, or the correct lubricant
applied in the wrong manner, can be highly inefficient and even halt plant
operations. With so much at stake, making sure that the equipment is properly
lubricated is critical.”
When users enter the number and types of equipment, such as motors,
gearboxes, pumps, compressors and fans, and other variables such as the
kilowatts needed to run them, the hours per day and days per year into the Dow
Corning Molykote® Energy Savings Calculator, they are
shown potential reductions in kilowatt hours, carbon dioxide emissions and the
associated cost savings.
“The calculator can help manufacturers meet environmental sustainability
goals and fulfill their commitment to innovative, energy-efficient solutions by
understanding where they may be wasting energy,” Grellier said.
The Molykote Energy Savings Calculator is available online at www.dowcorning.com/content/molykote/energysavingscalculator.aspx.
About Dow Corning
Dow Corning (www.dowcorning.com) provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the
diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in
silicon-based technology and innovation, offering more than 7,000 products and
services, Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning,
Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the
United States.
MOLYKOTE® Smart Lubrication from Dow Corning®
For more than 60 years, customers around the world have trusted the MOLYKOTE
brand for performance and expertise to solve or prevent virtually any
lubrication problem and to save energy through Smart Lubrication™. MOLYKOTE
solutions are available through a global network of more than 3,000 channel
partners. For more information, visit www.molykote.com, or e-mail industrial@dowcorning.com.
MOLYKOTE and Dow Corning are registered trademarks of Dow Corning
Corporation.
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