Speciality lubricants for the bakery industry

Product catalog summary

Overview
This document focuses on the use of speciality lubricants in the bakery industry, emphasizing the importance of consumer safety and process reliability. It highlights the necessity of using physiologically harmless lubricants to ensure safety and compliance with food processing regulations.

Production Process in Industrial Bakeries
Industrial bakeries are highly automated, utilizing conveyor belts and mechanical components such as chains and bearings. These components require specialized lubricants to manage high humidity, dust, and extreme temperatures, ensuring efficient production and reducing wear and corrosion.

Lubricants for Industrial Bakeries
Speciality lubricants are crucial for maintaining the efficiency of bakery production lines. They must meet technical demands and statutory requirements, ensuring no harmful residues remain on baked goods. The document stresses the importance of using NSF-certified lubricants, with H1 lubricants suitable for incidental food contact and H2 for non-contact scenarios.

Technical Selection Criteria
The selection of lubricants is based on machine components, operating conditions, and environmental factors. High-quality synthetic base oils with special additives are often used to meet the demands of food processing technology.

Cleaning of Machines and Plant Components
Cleaning methods vary, with dry cleaning used in flour-sensitive areas and wet cleaning in areas with dough and grease residues. Cleaning agents must meet NSF A1 approval criteria, with specific certifications for maintenance-related solvents.

OKS Speciality Lubricants
OKS provides a range of speciality lubricants and maintenance products designed to enhance process reliability and efficiency in food processing technology. The document includes a selection table of NSF H1 and H2 lubricants and NSF A1 and K1/K3 cleaning agents for the bakery industry.

Product Specifications
The document details specifications for various OKS products, including operating temperatures, viscosity, and other technical data, ensuring users can select the appropriate lubricant for their specific application needs.

Conclusion
OKS emphasizes its commitment to quality and innovation, offering over 150 high-performance products. The company provides technical support and consulting to ensure optimal use of their products in the bakery industry.

Specifications

Corrosion Protection: OKS 2100 is a protective film for metals, featuring a light-coloured synthetic wax with corrosion protection additives and solvent. It operates between -40°C and +70°C and withstands over 1,000 hours in a salt spray test at a 50 μm layer thickness.
Cleaning Agents:
- Water-based Cleaner: OKS 2650 is a red, non-ionic surfactant and silicate-based cleaner, dilutable with water up to 1:10, with a pH of 10.7 in concentrate form.
- Solvent-based Cleaner: OKS 2670/2671 is a colourless solvent mixture not suitable for EPDM elastomers and silicones, requiring adherence to NSF specifications.
Sugar Dissolving Oil: OKS 3790 is a fully synthetic, colourless oil with polyglycol, operating between -5°C and +80°C, with a density of 1.06 g/ml and viscosity of 20–24 mm²/s at 40°C.

Procedures and Recommendations

Ensure the correct application of corrosion protection layers for optimal performance.
Dilute cleaning agents appropriately based on the degree of soiling.
Avoid using solvent-based cleaners on incompatible materials and follow industry-specific guidelines.

Norms and Standards
Products are registered with specific numbers for regulatory compliance, and adherence to NSF specifications is required for products used in the food processing industry.

Catalog excerpts

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Speciality lubricants for the www.oks-germany.com bakery industry CERTIFIED PRODUCTS FOR MAXIMAL CONSUMER SAFETY Speciality Lubricants Maintenance Products

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40 Y E A R S O F T R I B O L O G I C A L E X P E RT I S E QUALITY – MADE IN GERMANY Consumer safety and process reliability through certified high-performance lubricants The industrial mass production of baked goods places highest demands both on the internal company process operations and on the production plants of modern industrial bakeries. Stable operation in 24-hour 7-day mode, extreme production conditions, strict hygiene standards and brief cleaning and maintenance periods are the main challenges for machines and plants in baking industry production sites. Production process in industrial...

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SPECIALITY LUBRICANTS FOR MAXIMUM REQUIREMENTS Physiologically harmless lubricants Optimal cleaning of machines and In accordance with ISO 21469 the most important plant components criterion for the selection of lubricants to be used in As a rule, cleaning is carried out dry in production food producing and processing companies is the ap- areas with flour and at plants sensitive to water such proval of the lubricant by the American NSF (National as ovens. By contrast, wet cleaning is carried in Sanitation Foundation). highly soiled production areas with dough caking, grease and coating residues,...

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Over 150 high-performance products from one supplier OKS – Quality made in Germany The OKS brand stands for high-performance products for reducing friction, wear and corrosion. The success of OKS, which has continued uninterrupted for 40 years, is decisively shaped by the high quality and reliability of our products developed and produced by experience experts at our headquarters in Maisach near Munich with modern testing systems and equipment. OKS – your professional partner Our high tribologic expertise, our comprehensive technical service, smooth availability and our innovative solutions for...

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