Industry Applications
The circuit each industry runs, the machines it covers, and the part numbers behind it. Pick your industry.
How AMAG selects a circuit
Every lubrication circuit AMAG specs starts from three questions: what the machine needs at the point, oil or grease; how the points are fed; and what proves a dose actually arrived. CNC machining centres and injection moulding machines index through a cycle, so their ways, ball screws, tie bars and toggle pins run on a metered, per-cycle dose. Volumetric distributors such as RH-2 and RH3 store that dose and carry a signal pin that confirms delivery outlet by outlet, while pressure-volumetric distributors (34 and 35 type) drive the dose to points, like tie bars and toggle pins, that resist flow at spring pressure alone.
Escalators and conveyors do not index, they run continuously, so their step chains and sprockets are fed by resist-type distributors that proportion oil for as long as the pump runs, split by a calibrated restriction rather than metered per stroke. Wind turbine and heavy machinery bearings sit in the high pressure progressive class: a ZJ piston pump feeds a master distributor, which feeds secondary distributors, which feed the points in strict sequence at up to 30 MPa, so a blocked point stops the whole assembly and raises system pressure instead of silently starving one bearing. Grease covers the two continuous duty classes, escalators run on oil, and CNC and moulding split between the two depending on the point.
Industries at a glance
Duty cycle and pump/distributor family for each industry, per the circuit specified on its own page.
| Industry | Lubricant | Duty cycle | Typical lube points | Pump / distributor family | Working pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC Machining | Oil | Per-cycle, metered (volumetric / pressure-volumetric) | Ways, ball screws, LM guides, turrets, tailstocks | TZ / HL pump → RH-2, RH3 (volumetric) or 34, 35 type (pressure-volumetric) distributor | 8 – 15 kgf/cm² |
| Injection Moulding | Oil or grease | Per-cycle, metered (pressure-volumetric) | Tie bars, toggle pins, platens | TZ / HL pump (oil) → 34, 35 type · GM / PJ pump (grease) → 35 type distributor | 8 – 15 kgf/cm² oil · 10 – 16 MPa grease |
| Escalators & Conveyors | Oil | Continuous, proportioned by pump run time (resist-type) | Step chain, sprockets, rollers | TZ / HL pump → VK/VM, TCJ/TCZ or TK distributor | 1.5 – 20 kgf/cm² |
| Wind Energy | Grease | Continuous, sequential (high pressure progressive) | Main, pitch, blade and yaw bearings, generator | ZJ piston pump → SD2/SD3 progressive distributor | Up to 30 MPa |
| Heavy Machinery | Grease | Continuous, sequential (high pressure progressive) | Rolling mills, forging presses, mining and material handling plant, excavators, cranes | ZJ piston pump → SD2 master with SD1 or SD3 secondary distributors | 1.4 – 25 MPa at the blocks · pump rated 30 MPa |

CNC Machining
Lubrication and Control for CNC Machining
Ways, ball screws and LM guides on machining centres, turning centres and routers: metered oil to every point, and a wireless handwheel for the setter.
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Injection Moulding
Lubrication for Injection Moulding Machines
Tie bars, toggle pins and platens on horizontal and vertical machines: oil or semi-fluid grease, metered per point and re-metered every cycle.
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Escalators & Conveyors
Lubrication Systems for Escalators and Conveyors
Step chains, sprockets and rollers on continuous-duty runs: oil proportioned to every point while the machine runs, so nobody has to reach into the truss.
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Wind Energy
Grease Lubrication for Wind Turbines
Main, pitch, blade and yaw bearings and the generator: the high pressure progressive class, where full pump pressure reaches every point in turn.
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Heavy Machinery
Grease Lubrication for Heavy Machinery
Rolling mills, forging presses, mining and material handling plant, excavators and cranes: points that are hard to reach and easy to forget.
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