Lubricants
Bill Scales, our CEO, has been a member of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI-Z11, now ISOTC-28) Air Compressor Oil Panel since 1977, and has helped write the specifications for air compressor lubricants for the International Standards Organization.
Together with world reknown experts, Scales Industrial Technologies Corp. has blended two lubricants, one for rotary screw compressors and one for reciprocating units. Both lubricants are chemically compatible with all compressor and downstream air line components. As a matter of fact, the USDA has accepted Scales H1-46 as a lubricant for use in rotary screw air compressors where compressed air can have incidental food contact.
The extended drain intervals, non-toxic, non-hazardous waste features all serve to keep your compressors running longer with trouble free service and reduced operating and maintenance costs.
SCALES SYN-460---Rotary Screws
Scales SYN-460 is a custom-blended, polyalphaolefin (PAO), synthetic hydrocarbon oil giving improved lubrication at high and low temperatures, reduced volatility, good chemical inertness and hydrolytic stability, and compatibility with mineral oils. SYN-460 is a long-life lubricant, formulated especially for oil-flooded rotary screw compressors and vacuum pumps.
Typical drain intervals are 8,000 hrs. versus 1,000 to 2,000 hours for petroleum base lubricants.
SCALES H1-46---Food Grade
Scales H1-46 has been authorized and accepted by the USDA and complies with FDA 21GRF178.3570 Lubricants with Incidental Food Contact. A typical drain interval is 4,000 hours.
Sampling and engineering laboratory analysis is recommended at specific intervals and available through Scales Industrial Technologies Corp.
SCALES UCO-68---Reciprocating
Scales UCO-68 is truly the universal compressor oil. It is custom formulated and designed for long life under the most severe and demanding conditions normally encountered in reciprocating air compressors.
UCO-68 is a highly refined semi-synthetic, hydro-treated, double de-waxed mineral oil. This lubricant is specially refined with state-of-the-art technology which results in performance improvements far beyond conventional mineral oils and many synthetics. With UCO-68, you can expect longer compressor life, resistance to carbon buildup, less equipment maintenance, and safer operations.