ExxonMobil showcases its lubricant portfolio at EXCON 2015

ExxonMobil Lubricants Private Limited showcased its outstanding lubrication products and solutions for the construction equipment and mining industry at the 8^th edition of EXCON held in Bengaluru from 25th–29th November, 2015. ExxonMobil comprehensively elaborated on its safety, environmental care and productivity concept of sustainable development and practical experiences, attracting wide attention from participating companies and representatives.

The mining industry is one of the most fundamental components of the industrial landscape and also one of the most challenging from a lubrication standpoint. With industry-leading technology and engineering resources, Mobil Industrial Lubricants offers innovative products and services that help deliver tangible performance and “Advancing Productivity”- related benefits. “Advancing Productivity” focuses on how ExxonMobil’s innovative products and services help deliver tangible performance benefits in the areas of safety, environmental care and productivity.

• Safety: Enhance mining equipment performance and reduce equipment failures and unscheduled downtime, thus lower maintenance requirements and the potential risks in safety of maintenance personnel
• Environmental Care: Improve energy efficiency of lubricant, reduce oil waste and environmental impact; improve mining equipment performance to strengthen the comprehensive utilization of mineral resources
• Productivity: Improve mining equipment reliability, extend equipment life and ensure sustainable and efficient production

The overall productivity and profitability of a mine site is directly linked to the reliability of equipment and as a result, it is vital that mining operators have equipment’s that function at maximum efficiency, even in extreme conditions. Mining equipment such as excavators, dump trucks, conveyer belts and loaders to name a few, are reliant on a number of lubricants to help them function. Whether it’s an engine oil, gear lubricant, hydraulic fluid or grease, one failure can bring the entire machine operation to a halt. The availability and output of these machines have a direct link to the overall productivity and profitability of a mining site, and operators can gain a competitive advantage by selecting high-performance lubricants.

While the primary function of a lubricant is to protect equipment, reduce unscheduled downtime and extend oil drain intervals, advancements in lubricant technology now mean mining companies can select oils and greases which provide outstanding levels of protection as well as other potential benefits such as improved fuel economy. Heavy-duty diesel engine oils, hydraulic oils and greases work hand-in-hand to enable mobile machinery on mining sites to operate effectively.

“The mining industry is beginning to recognize that in order to improve productivity, strategies need to be implemented with an operations-wide approach. Building a comprehensive, solutions-oriented maintenance plan, which takes into consideration the high-quality lubricant technologies and monitoring services that will best help to deliver operation-wide benefits, while reducing overall cost of maintenance, is one major way that mine operators can advance overall productivity of their operations,” said Mr Shankar Karnik, General Manager Industrial, ExxonMobil Lubricants Private Limited.

He further added, “By combining the use of high quality lubricants and an effective oil and equipment analysis programme from ExxonMobil, mining operators can look to achieve a competitive advantage in their operations in challenging environments, helping to maximise productivityand reduce the fuel consumption potential of their mining machinery and equipment.Additionally, by reducing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, the associated safety risks that engineers face when undertaking work can also be eliminated.”

The company’s advanced technology offerings for the construction equipment and mining sector which was displayed at EXCON 2015 included:

• Mobil SHC™ Gear Series: A family of superb performance fully-synthetic, industrial gear oil qualified by major gear original equipment manufacturers. In statistically validated laboratory tests and field trials, Mobil SHC Gear fluids exhibited energy savings of up to 3.6 percent compared with conventional gear oils.
• Mobil SHC™ 600 Series: High-performance synthetic circulating and gear lubricants that can be used in a wide range of stationary equipment commonly found in construction and mining applications. In a gearbox and circulating oil system, the low traction and high viscosity index in Mobil SHC 600 Series oils combine to significantly reduce energy consumption by 3.6%*
• Mobil SHC™ Rarus Series: A family of supreme performance air compressor lubricants primarily intended for the lubrication of severe duty rotary screw and vane air compressors. These breakthrough oils have demonstrated the capability to last up to 24,000 hours in a compressor field trial† and are backed by a three year warranty. Mobil SHC Rarus Series formulation provides the potential to deliver up to 3 times oil drain interval versus a leading synthetic compressor lubricant
• Mobil DTE 10 Excel™ Series: The Mobil DTE 10 Excel Series of hydraulic oils provide outstanding hydraulic system efficiency; ultra keep clean performance, and a high degree of fluid durability. It also helps minimize maintenance costs and downtime by keeping systems clean upto 3 times longer than other competitive oils. Designed with the latest in hydraulic fluid technology, Mobil DTE 10 Excel™ Series provides hydraulic pump efficiency benefits up to 6 percentwhen compared with a typical reference hydraulic fluid in controlled bench testing.Their excellent oxidation and thermal stability can help in extending oil and filter change intervals.
• Mobilgrease XHPTM Mine Series: A range of premium lithium complex grease specifically designed to meet the needs of off-highway and mining equipment that requires exceptional extreme pressure/anti-wear performance and will remain in place even in tough conditions of water spray, high sliding and high temperatures
• Mobilgrease XHP^TM 220 Series: A range of premium quality greases that are designed to help optimize equipment reliability in a wide variety of heavy-duty applications and operating conditions. Mobilgrease XHP^TM222 is part of the Mobilgrease XHP™ 220 Series of extended service lithium complex greases intended for a wide variety of applications and severe operating conditions
• Mobil DynagearTM Series: A family of high-performance open-gear lubricants that have been designed to provide outstanding protection of heavily loaded open-gear sets exposed to a wide range of operating conditions, especially those common in the mining industry
• Mobil Delvac 1™ Series:A full  range of synthetic heavy-duty diesel engine oil that  helps extend engine life while providing long oil drain intervals, extreme high- and low-temperature performance and fuel economy potential