Oil Atomisation

Most tools and pneumatic components are factory-lubricated for their entire service life. However, some applications require additional lubrication, such as air motors and heavily loaded cylinders.

When oil is atomised into the compressed air, it provides effective lubrication for the components, but it also washes out the factory lubrication. You must always ensure a guaranteed supply of oil to the components at all times.

Additionally, remember that this oil is used but not consumed. All oil eventually returns to the working environment through the tools and pneumatic components. Use exhaust filters where possible to clean this oil-containing air. Atomise the oil as close as possible to the components that require lubrication, so the oil remains a mist in the air rather than moving as droplets inside the hose.

Take care when adjusting the atomisation: too much lubrication is costly and polluting. As an indication: 1–3 drops per minute per 1000 l/min. Adjustment is done using the set screw on top of the unit.

A micro-lubricator model is also available. In this version, the oil is atomised even more finely, and larger droplets are returned to the bowl. Only 10% of the visibly falling droplets enters the airstream as very fine mist. This model is not suitable for atomising large volumes of oil.

You can refill the oil mist lubricators in several ways:

• Manual filling: depressurise the system, unscrew the reservoir, fill up to the level mark and reattach the reservoir with an audible click.
• Automatic filling: the compressed air system must be pressurised. Connect the G1/8" bottom of the reservoir to the oil supply using a fitting and tubing. Press the button on top of the lubricator until the desired level is reached. If you wish to refill at longer intervals, we recommend using larger reservoirs. Please contact us for assistance.

Oil

Oil used in lubricators must not be too thick in order to achieve proper atomisation. The droplets must be as fine as possible so they can be transported in the airstream rather than settling and forming larger droplets, which lubricate less effectively.

The viscosity of the oil must not exceed ISO VG32. Our oil complies with ISO VG22, with a viscosity of 20 cSt (centistokes).