Industrial
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, recognises 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 |
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| Start of Test | 1.5 Hours Later | 3 Days Later |
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| Impact of Vibration Reduction on Bearing Life Assuming Dynamic Load is the Major Force Component |
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| % 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 |
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.
Micro-polishes surface irregularities
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
| 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.
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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.
| . | 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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