Preventive maintenance: how the right grease and spare parts stop costly breakdowns
As Egypt grows its manufacturing base, from food and textiles to building materials and pharmaceuticals, every factory faces the same enemy: unplanned downtime. Most breakdowns start small, with a dry bearing, a loose belt or a contaminated oil.
The real cost of a breakdown
Lost production, overtime, rush shipping for parts, scrapped batches and late deliveries to customers. Waiting days for a single bearing or seal is common when spares are not on the shelf.
Lubrication done right
Use the grease and oil grade specified by the equipment maker, high temperature grease for hot areas such as kilns and dryers, and food grade lubricants where there is any contact with food. Over-greasing is as harmful as under-greasing, so follow the quantity and interval.
Keep critical spares in stock
Bearings, V-belts, seals and O-rings, couplings, filters, fuses and contactors for your most important machines. A small, well organised spare parts store is far cheaper than a day of stopped production.
A simple preventive maintenance plan
List critical machines, set daily, weekly and monthly checks, record vibration, temperature and noise, and replace wear parts on schedule instead of waiting for failure. Even a paper checklist makes a big difference.
Tools that pay for themselves
Grease guns with meters, infrared thermometers, vibration pens, belt tension gauges and alignment tools let your team spot problems early.
How Palm helps
We supply lubricants, greases, bearings, belts, seals, couplings and maintenance tools as one account, so your maintenance team can order everything in one quotation and get it delivered fast.