With the right lubricating oil filtration, you can extend maintenance intervals, reduce operating costs, and ensure the reliability of your machines.
Lubricating oil is an essential operating fluid in almost all machines, engines, and industrial systems. It reduces friction, cools components, protects against corrosion, and removes wear particles. Without an intact lubrication system, damage, downtime, and ultimately total drive failure would occur within a very short time.
What are the specific functions of lubricating oil?
A high-quality lubricating oil performs many functions simultaneously:
- Friction reduction: Separating moving components such as bearings, pistons, or shafts.
- Cooling: Dissipates heat from stressed areas.
- Protection against wear and corrosion.
- Particle removal: Dirt, abrasion, metal chips, or soot are absorbed by the oil and transported to the filter.
- Sealing effect: Lubricating film between piston rings and cylinder wall ensures gas sealing.
All of these functions make it clear: Without clean, filtered lubricating oil, no system can function reliably over the long term.
What causes lubricating oil to become contaminated?
Contaminants in lubricating oil are caused by various factors:
- Abrasion particles from mechanical wear
- Dust and dirt from the environment
- Water and condensate, especially in open systems
- Fuel ingress into internal combustion engines
- Oxidation residues due to thermal stress
These foreign substances not only impair lubrication but can also cause corrosion, deposits, and even machine failures.
What is the purpose of lubricating oil filtration?
The goal of lubricating oil filtration is to reliably remove these contaminants before they cause damage. Good filters maintain stable oil quality over time, reduce maintenance costs, and protect critical components.
A reliable filtration system ensures that:
- the viscosity and lubricity of the oil are maintained
- hydraulic control circuits operate reliably
- system availability and service life are maximized.
How do modern lubricating oil filter systems work?
Modern filter solutions – such as those offered by Filtration Group Industrial through FILCOM GmbH – combine mechanical filtration with intelligent filter design. For example, the 3-stage filter elements use a combination of a depth filter (for fine particles) and bypass valves (for safety at high pressure).
Depending on the application, manual, automatic, or switchable filter units are installed to ensure continuous filtration in the main or bypass flow – even during operation.
What are the advantages of high-quality lubricating oil filtration?
- Reduced wear and longer component life
- Higher efficiency due to reduced friction losses
- Fewer downtimes and lower maintenance costs
- Longer oil change intervals
- Stable processes in production, power generation, or mobile hydraulics
A small filter element can have a significant economic impact.
Which industries particularly benefit from reliable lubricating oil filtration?
Efficient lubricating oil filtration is essential for many industries:
Paper industry
Protection of cylinder systems and hydraulic systems
Power generation
Lubricating oil supply for turbines, generators, and gearboxes
Wind power
Off-line filters for gearboxes and pitch systems
Marine
Filtration in engines and transmission systems on the high seas
Mobile hydraulics
Use in construction machinery, cranes, and vehicle transmissions
Every industry has specific requirements – and the systems from Filtration Group Industrial are correspondingly versatile.
Why is FILCOM GmbH, together with Filtration Group Industrial, your strong partner?
Filtration systems from Filtration Group offer:
- High-performance filter solutions for virtually all applications
- Durable 3-stage filter elements with graduated filtration depth
- Flexibility through various designs (single-stage filter, dual-stage filter, automatic filter)
- Global experience combined with local service from premium partners like FILCOM GmbH
This provides customers worldwide with customized solutions for maximum efficiency and machine availability.
Why is regular oil maintenance so important?
Even the best lubricating oil ages and becomes contaminated. Regular oil maintenance, consisting of:
- Filter changes
- Oil analysis
- Condition monitoring
- and, if necessary, oil changes –
ensures that the system remains continuously protected. Proactive action here will save you high repair costs and unplanned downtime in the long run.
CONCLUSION: Why you should rely on FILCOM as a premium partner of the Filtration Group when it comes to lubricating oil filtration!
Lubricating oil filtration isn't a side issue – it's one of the key levers for the reliable, efficient, and economical operation of your systems and machines. Contaminants in the oil not only cause excessive wear, but can also lead to unplanned downtime and high follow-up costs.
FILCOM GmbH is your competent partner – with years of experience, in-depth expertise, and a clear focus on customized filtration solutions for a wide range of applications.
What makes FILCOM GmbH so special:
- Technical consulting at eye level - from initial assessment to system optimization
- Broad product portfolio from high-performance filters and bypass systems to automatic filters
- Partnership with Filtration Group Industrial, one of the world's leading manufacturers
- Fast response times, reliable supply chains, and extensive spare parts availability
- Solutions for industry, energy, mobile hydraulics, marine, and more
Whether individual components or complete systems: With FILCOM, you get not only filtration technology, but also assured machine availability, process reliability, and economic added value - day after day.
Any questions about lubricating oil filtration?
The FILCOM GmbH team is happy to support you - from selecting the right filter to integration into your system. Contact us - and benefit from our experience!
Carmen Steiner
Sales Filtration
- info@filcom.de
- +49 711 441 33 22 - 0