Gearing up for lubrication

With proper maintenance and when used in combination with NCH's Flush and Clean product to perform a flushing procedure before changing, Top Blend lasts up to four times longer than ordinary gear oils. This means it carries on working for up to 320,000km in automotive gear boxes or around 8,000 hours in stationary equipment.

Top Blend stands out with a unique formula that incorporates adhesive polymers, tackifiers, anti-foam, anti-corrosive and anti-friction agents, emulsifiers, detergents, pour depressants, shock-load reducers and leak inhibitors.

This powerful combination significantly improves component life, reducing downtime, labour costs and the frequency of parts replacement. Providing a high thermal stability, Top Blend ensures fewer oil changes and improves seal quality, which results in less oil needing to be replaced due to leaks.

Mark Burnett, Vice President, Lubricants and Fuel Additives Innovation Platform, NCH Europe, commented: "We know that up to 70% of mechanical gear-wear occurs on startup. Dry starts are responsible for wear such as cold-weld fusion, pitting and metal-particle contamination that can cause foaming, oxidation and the buildup of acidic compounds and sludge. Top Blend adds a protective film to rubber seals, which both conditions and reduces the chance of cracking and shrinking, traditionally a major cause of leakages. This same film coats the gears, ensuring good viscosity at startup that prevents mechanical wear."

Subjected to stringent testing routines during development, Top Blend meets or exceeds leading industry standards including API, AGMA, SAE, US Milspec, and numerous automobile, truck and OEM standards.

"Customers testing Top Blend have told us that the way the blend of oxidation inhibitors and dispersants reduces heat stress, foaming based acidic compounds and sludge caused by oxidation particles is adding real value to their business in terms of tangible savings," added Burnett.