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What are the consequences of insufficient lubrication of organic fertilizer equipment?

2025/07/21

Insufficient lubrication of organic fertilizer equipment will lead to a series of serious consequences, affecting the normal operation and service life of the equipment. The following are specific manifestations and potential risks:

1. Equipment overheating: Equipment overheating may cause deformation, damage, and even fire of components. For example, overheating of bearings may cause bearing jamming, thereby damaging the motor or other transmission components.

2.  Increased wear of components: Increased wear of components shortens the service life of the equipment and increases the maintenance cost of the organic fertilizer production line. For example, wear of components such as gears, chains, and bearings may cause unstable operation of the equipment or even failure.

3. Decreased equipment operation efficiency: Equipment operation efficiency decreases and energy consumption increases. For example, the motor requires more power to overcome friction resistance, resulting in energy waste and increased operating costs.

4. Frequent equipment failures: Frequent equipment failures will lead to production interruptions, affecting production efficiency and economic benefits. For example, frequent downtime for maintenance will increase production costs and reduce equipment availability.

5. Shortened equipment life: The service life of the equipment is shortened, and components or the whole machine need to be replaced more frequently, increasing the investment cost of the equipment.

6. Safety hazards: Unstable equipment operation may cause injuries to operators and even cause safety accidents. For example, overheated equipment may cause lubricating oil to ignite, causing a fire.

7. Environmental pollution: Unstable equipment operation may cause excessive exhaust emissions, pollute the environment, and violate environmental regulations.

8. Increased maintenance costs: Increased maintenance costs, including parts replacement costs, labor costs, and downtime losses.