Want your machines to perform better? Don’t change oil

What if you could get cleaner oil in your application without having to change it? With RecondOil Box from SKF, you can use the same oil over and over again. In fact, you can get cleaner oil than ever before. Your machines can perform better, and at the same time, your oil can be transformed from a costly CO₂ footprint into a sustainable asset. Don't change oil. Change to circular use of oil.

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SKF RecondOil Box makes it possible to use the same oil over and over again

Circular use of oil offers several benefits

Sustainability improvement

• Reduced CO₂ impact
• Reduced energy consumption thanks to less friction
• Reduced consumables use

Total oil cost reduction

• Reduced costs for purchasing oil
• Reduced costs for shipment, storage and disposal of used oil
• Reduced costs for oil-related maintenance and production stops

Performance improvement

• Improved system performance
• Higher availability of the machine
• Higher productivity

*CO₂ reduction when compared with traditional oil cycle. Source: Life cycle analysis performed by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute (2021)

Oil accounts for 5% of your maintenance budget. But affects 40% of maintenance costs

Today, most companies use their industrial oil until it degrades. This means that the oil eventually needs to be discarded and replaced with new oil. But since application owners want to get the most out of their oil, machines are often run with contaminated oil for long periods – a common cause of premature equipment failure.

• In fact, lubrication (and lubrication-related activities) can impact more than 40% of your total maintenance budget in things such as:
Replacement of worn spare parts and components (bearings, chains, motors, pumps, hydraulic components etc.)
Increased maintenance staff costs due to machine failures and more maintenance stops.
• In other words, you have a lot to gain by constantly keeping the oil clean. Your machines run better, live longer and become more productive with less downtime. That means less repairs and component purchases.

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Several customers are already using RecondOil Box. Curious about the result?

We have now released our second customer experience report.
Since the launch of the RecondOil Box, many customers in different industries have trialed or purchased the technology. Here, you can read about their experiences. Have they experienced improved oil quality? Have maintenance needs decreased? Have they avoided oil changes? Fill in the information and download your document.

We will publish more customer reports as soon as they become available.

Webinar: What do our customers think of RecondOil Box?

In this webinar, our experts share customer experiences from using the SKF RecondOil Box and give you valuable insights about circular use of oil. See the webinar here.

By reusing the oil you solve your smallest problem

The lifetime of oil is influenced by contamination – if left unchecked in a system, the contaminants cause the oil to continually degrade, until it is no longer functional. 

Nano-particles
Nanoparticles that constitute 80% of all particles in an oil cause severe harm – and they are a catalyst for oxidation in the oil (oxidation accelerates the oil’s ageing process). A conventional filter cannot remove nanoparticles, only microparticles.

Varnish
Varnish causes machine wear and thermal stress as well as accelerates the oil’s degradation process. The primary source for varnish formation in an oil is oxidation by-products.

Water
The presence of water in the oil can cause corrosion and reduce component life. Water also affects the oil’s viscosity and deteriorates its lubricating properties. 

One system – three functions

The RecondOil Box is an enhanced depth filtration system that incorporates RecondOil’s patented Double Separation Technology (DST). It features a chemical/mechanical separation process which is not limited by filter pore size, and there is therefore no lower limit on the size of particles that can be removed from an oil.

We can get rid of the nanoparticles – and all other particles as well, for that matter.

With its DST filter, the RecondOil Box also removes both soluble and insoluble varnish, thereby avoiding clogged systems. 

In addition, the RecondOil Box is also efficient at water removal, and can remove dissolved, emulsified and free water out of an oil.

We make it easy not to change oil

In one compact system, easily installed to your application, you get continuously clean oil, resulting in reliable and stable processes. 
The RecondOil Box is also an investment with a short payback time, offered at a fixed monthly cost, where you can choose between different service packages. In addition to the Box itself, the packages can include everything from commissioning, new filters, technical support, and oil condition monitoring of your oil.

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SKF RecondOil enables you to use the same oil over and over again, extending the lifespan of your industrial oils almost endlessly.