Renewable Lubricants’ Bio-Food Grade Gear Oils perform like synthetics but they are odorless, tasteless and have a USDA H-1 rating so they are safe for incidental food contact for use in food and beverage processing plants, the company says. Available in ISO viscosity grades 32, 46, 68, 100, 150, 220, 320, 460, and 680, they are recommended where DIN 51517 Part 3 or AGMA Mild-EP gear oil specifications are required for lubricating bearings, reduction units and gear sets. These gear sets do not require Hypoid level of EP and therefore the lubricants most commonly specified by makers of gear reducers are R&O or ashless API GL-3 type antiwear fluids. Bio-Food Grade Gear Oils are reportedly suited for gear drives and right-angle gear drives as well as in filling machinery, cartooning, pick-and-place equipment, mixers and more.
These biobased products are designed to help companies achieve their sustainability goals. Formulated from renewable agricultural biobased resources, they are non-toxic, zinc-free formulations, which contain no heavy metals. Direct replacement products are available for ISO grade, AGMA grade, and ASTM grade products. Bio-Food Grade Gear Oils are available in 1- and 5-gal. pails, 55-gal. drums, 275- and 330-gal. totes and bulk tankers from the Hartville, Ohio factory.