The Focus
Royal Purple strives to produce lubricants that provide the highest level of performance available on the market today. Because Royal Purple’s sole focus is to create state-of-the-art lubricants it develops products that significantly outperform in laboratory settings and more importantly, in the field.
The Myth
Many view lubricants as a commodity, where low price and service issues dominate purchasing decisions. Therefore, oil companies seeking large market share have a great incentive to keep manufacturing costs low and little incentive to dispel the myth and upgrade the quality of their lubricants.
Royal Purple, however, recognizes that lubricants are not commodities. Reliable equipment operation critically depends upon the quality of the lubricant used. Lubricant performance directly and significantly affects how long, how reliable, how efficient and at what cost (i.e. parts, labor, downtime, number of oil changes and energy costs) your equipment will operate. For instance, lubrication-related failures account for 54 percent of all bearing failures.
The Key
The key to Royal Purple’s ability to outperform leading synthetic-based and mineral-based oils is Synerlec®, the cornerstone of Royal Purple’s entire line of products. Synerlec® is Royal Purple’s proprietary, lubricant additive technology that strengthens the oil film to provide extra protection and performance.
The Performance
High Film Strength
By definition, film strength is a lubricant property that acts to prevent scuffing or scoring of metal parts. Film strength is measured by the American Society for Testing Materials’ (ASTM) Timken OK Load test, which measures the heaviest load that a lubricant will sustain without scoring the test block. Royal Purple’s film strength is up to 400 percent stronger than other synthetics, which greatly reduces wear and extends equipment life.
Continuous Protection
Royal Purple continuously protects because Synerlec® continuously adheres to metal parts — even after shutdown. The thin film of oil that remains after shutdown preserves parts and provides instant lubrication at start-up until a full fluid oil film can be established.
Reduced Friction
The primary purpose of any lubricant is to reduce friction. Reductions in friction can substantially increase equipment performance and extend equipment life. As measured in the Falex No. 1 Friction Test, Royal Purple reduces friction up to 78.7 percent when compared against conventional lubricants.
Reduced Vibration
The severity of bearing vibrations is directly related to the condition of the bearing and the quality of lubrication. Royal Purple significantly reduces bearing vibrations, noise and temperatures. In the following example of a 200 hp roots blower, Royal Purple reduces vibrations by approximately 95 percent in only three days.
After Switching to Royal Purple Synfilm® GT
Start of Test
1.5 Hours Later
3 Days Later
Reducing vibrations extends equipment life in proportion to the reduction in vibrations as shown in this table. For example, according to Reliability magazine, reducing vibrations by 50 percent increases ball bearing life by 700 percent and other rolling element bearings by 908 percent.
Impact of Vibration Reduction
on Bearing Life
Assuming Dynamic Load is the
Major Force Component
% Reduction in Vibration
% Increase in Bearing Life
Ball Bearing Types
Other Rolling Element Bearing
5
17
19
10
37
42
15
63
72
20
95
110
25
137
161
30
192
228
40
363
449
Micro-polishes surface irregularities
Royal Purple micro-polishes asperities (irregularities on bearing surfaces that prevent the lubricant from fully separating components) to further reduce friction.
A new bearing surface appears smooth until magnified 1500X
The same bearing surface roughened after using a leading synthetic oil.
The same bearing surface after being micro-polished by Royal Purple.
Notice that after using Royal Purple® the bearing surface is now significantly smoother than it originally was. Smoother surfaces reduce friction.
Superior Water Separation
Many oils emulsify with water, which shortens the life of both the oil and the equipment it lubricates. Royal Purple rapidly separates from water, allowing for easy removal of water from the bottom of the oil reservoir.
Effect of Moisture Content on Machine Life
Current Moisture Level (PPM) \ Life Extention Factor (LEF)
2x
3x
4x
5x
6x
7x
8x
9x
10x
50,000
12,500
6,500
4,500
3,125
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
782
25,000
6,250
3,250
2,250
1,563
1,250
1,000
750
500
391
10,000
2,500
1,300
900
625
500
400
300
200
156
5,000
1,250
650
450
313
250
200
150
100
78
2,500
625
325
225
156
125
100
75
50
39
1,000
250
130
90
63
50
40
30
20
16
500
125
65
45
31
25
20
15
10
8
250
63
33
23
16
13
10
8
5
4
100
25
13
9
6
5
4
3
2
2
Reducing the water content in oil from 500 ppm to 45 ppm increases the machine life by 400 percent.
Corrosion / Rust Protection
Royal Purple provides outstanding corrosion and rust protection to ferrous and nonferrous metals. It excels in the ASTM’s Copper Corrosion test and Cincinnati Milacron test and continually protects as a result of its ability to constantly adhere to metal surfaces.
Longer Oil Life
Many lubricants have a short service life because they lack oxidation stability. Oxidation causes increased viscosity and oxidized oil deposits. A product’s ability to resist oxidation is measured by the ASTM’s Turbine Oil Stability Test (TOST) and Dry Air Oxidation test and the ASTM’s Thin Film Oxidation Uptake Test (TFOUT). Royal Purple not only surpasses leading mineral-based and synthetic-based oils in these tests but also outlasts the duration of the TFOUT test. Royal Purple’s superior oxidation stability and its ability to clean deposits left by previous oils results in fewer oil changes, saving time, money and the environment.
Cleaner Oil
Royal Purple’s best-selling industrial lubricants are filtered to a level 150 to 200 times cleaner than conventional lubricants. Cleaner lubricants reduce wear to extend engine and equipment life.
Conventional lubricant cleanliness
(magnified 100X)
Royal Purple’s cleanliness
(magnified 100X)
Improving the ISO 4406:99 cleanliness level of a hydraulic oil from 20 / 17 to 13 / 11 will increase the hydraulic system life by 6 (600 percent). Royal Purple is typically filtered to a cleanliness level of 14 / 13 / 11.
Effect of Fluid Cleanliness on Hydraulic System Life
Current Machine Cleanliness (ISO 4406) \ Life Extention Factor (LEF)
2x
3x
4x
5x
6x
7x
8x
9x
10x
23 / 20
20 / 17
19 / 16
18 / 15
17 / 14
17 / 13
16 / 13
16 / 12
15 / 12
15 / 11
22 / 19
19 / 16
18 / 15
17 / 14
16 / 13
16 / 12
15 / 12
14 / 11
14 / 10
14 / 10
21 / 18
18 / 15
17 / 14
16 / 13
15 / 12
15 / 11
14 / 11
14 / 10
14 / 10
13 / 10
20 / 17
17 / 14
16 / 13
15 / 12
14 / 11
13 / 11
13 / 10
13 / 9
12 / 9
12 / 8
Royal Purple’s lubricants are packaged in new, clean poly drums, pails and bottles to ensure that product cleanliness is maintained from blend to delivery. Couple this with Royal Purple’s state-of-the-art precision blends, and you’ll always receive the same, dependable product each and every time.
The Result
Switching to Royal Purple will produce meaningful immediate and long-term results. Royal Purple delivers significantly improved equipment reliability and uptime, plus reductions in energy and maintenance costs. While actual savings will vary from plant to plant, many companies have documented millions of dollars in savings per year after converting to Royal Purple’s lubricants.
Energy and maintenance savings typically cover the cost of the oil within a few months, turning what was once an expense into a profit. In refrigeration compressors alone, Royal Purple produced an average energy savings of 10.11 percent. [Read the Machinery Lubrication article documenting the independent tests.] Even the smallest reductions in energy savings can drastically leverage savings. The following chart, taken from the Machinery Lubrication article, illustrates this point.
No.
Company –
Location
Comp.
Type
HP
Prev. Oil
Elec. Cost
kwhr ($)
1000 hr
Oper. Cost
($)
Savings
Percent
Savings
per
1000 hrs.
($)
1
Cold Storage Plant –
Georgia
screw
75
mineral
0.0500
3,108.38
9.20
285.97
2
Food Plant –
Arkansas
screw
300
synthetic
0.0400
9.946.80
7.90
785.80
3
Food Plant –
Arkansas
recip.*
300
synthetic
0.0400
9,946.80
9.19
914.11
4
Food Plant –
Iowa
screw
400
mineral
0.0550
18.235.80
11.48
2,093.47
5
Food Plant –
Kansas
recip.
200
mineral
0.0500
8,289.00
11.53
955.72
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