Automotive Manufacturing

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Automotive Manufacturing

Effective equipment lubrication reduces wear, mitigates heat build-up, extends asset life, lowers maintenance costs, and even saves energy. If you’re not using the optimal lubricants and the best lubrication equipment, remember that your competitors probably are. DropsA understands the unique challenges of automotive manufacturing and can help you find the best solutions for your needs.

Common Applications

Metal stamping presses in a cold stamping workshop at an automobile plant. Production of car bodies

Stamping Presses

In stamping operations, both the press and the dies require lubrication to ensure quality production. Presses typically require grease in the bearings and at the metal-to-metal sliding interfaces. While lubricants can be applied manually, automatic systems are more consistent and dependable.

Robot arm demonstrate spot welding car door. Smart industrial manufacturing in automotive factory.

Robotic Welding Systems

Bearings, gears, and joints within robotic welding systems require proper lubrication to minimize wear, reduce drag, and prevent heat build-up. Collectively, these help the robot deliver the repeatability required while achieving productivity and quality goals.

Industrial driving roller chain. Part of the chain drive of machine-building mechanism.

Conveyor Systems & Chain Drives

Chains benefit from drip or spray lubrication systems, which lower friction, saving energy and extending life, while bearings are often grease-lubricated to exclude contaminants from metal-to-metal interfaces.

Engine block in a car. Disassembled car for repair.

Engine Block & Cylinder Machines

Using the right lubricants for engine blocks and cylinder machines drives out waste and ensures performance and durability. Minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) helps optimize cutting conditions and increase productivity by simplifying chip disposal and preventing surface corrosion.

body of car on conveyor top view. Modern Assembly of cars at the plant. The automated build process of the car body

Body Assembly Lines

Unplanned downtime on these hugely complex systems is extremely costly. Precise delivery of the correct lubricants minimizes component wear while protecting against corrosion. Additional benefits include lower friction, enhanced movement precision, and reduced heat generation.

Production line of automobile plant, painting shop

Paint Shop & Final Assembly Equipment

In addition to stable, consistent motion, lubrication in the paint shop helps exclude contaminants from metal-to-metal interfaces. By reducing wear rates, this extends equipment life and helps organizations meet ROI goals for their assets.