Klüber Lubrication customers include producers of components, modules, machines and systems as well as companies using this equipment in their production or process activities. Klüber Lubrication manufactures over 2,000 different speciality lubricants, many of them developed and manufactured to specific customer requirements. With highly competent customer consulting and wide-ranging services, our employees have established a reputation for Klüber Lubrication reputation as a partner of excellence to all industries and trades.

New synthetic hydraulic fluids for maritime applications

Reliable and readily biodegradable products reduce impact on sensitive eco-systems

In hydraulic systems leakage is a particularly frequent phenomenon that has not been sufficiently solved to date. The root cause lies with the numerous flexible connections within a hydraulic system that are subject to wear or can be damaged due to external mechanical stress. They are constantly under pressure and hard to seal completely even with the best of maintenance. The specific technical requirements of complex hydraulic systems are such that until recently they could often only be met by fluids based on mineral oils. With the development of the Klüberbio LR 9 series, however, Klüber Lubrication has succeeded in creating a synthetic, readily biodegradable product offering a performance that is at least equal to that of mineral oil based products.

“The new, highly efficient hydraulic fluids of the Klüberbio LR 9 series bear the European Eco Label issued for particularly eco-friendly products. They contain more than 90 % of renewable resources”, explains Dirk Fabry, Market Manager Maritime and Offshore Industry at Klüber Lubrication. “They are readily biodegradable and not toxic to marine organisms, which considerably reduces their environmental impact in the event of a leakage.”

Eco Labeling for assured environmental protection

The European Eco Label enables consumers to distinguish greener, more environmentally friendly products  of high quality.  The Klüberbio LR9 range of lubricants has successfully fulfilled the requirements for the EU Eco Label, illustrating their excellent environmental credentials.

Klüberbio LR 9 oils contain >90 % of renewable raw materials and are readily biodegradable, eco-friendly hydraulic fluids based on synthetic ester oils. Their biodegradability1 is >= 60 % after 28 days.  In addition, they meet the requirements stipulated in ISO 15380, Bosch Rexroth RE 90221-01 and Swedish Standard SS 15 54 34.

Available in three ISO grades, VG 32,46 and 68, these synthetic hydraulic oils provide excellent wear protection, achieving FZG scuffing test  load stage 102.  Tests on elastomer seals according to ISO 15380 show good compatibility.

For secure operation of hydraulic systems in environmentally-sensitive areas, e.g.

• rivers and canals
• ships and docks
• wetlands
• forestry
• and all other environmentally sensitive areas…