Switch Plate Lubricants

Maintaining smooth switch performance is key to the safe and efficient operation of any railways system. Long life lubrication for slide chairs of railway switches.

PTFE solid lubricants containing grease for switch plate lubrication

Railroad switch plate maintenance ensures smooth turnout operation and prevents derailments by reducing friction and corrosion on sliding surfaces. Key tasks include cleaning debris, applying our specialized Molylub SwitchRail lubricants, and checking for worn components, loose fasteners, and proper switch point fit. Regular lubrication extends the switch life and reduces maintenance frequency. The appearance of railway transportation brings us much convenience for business and travelling. The normal running of the train is inseparable from the railway switch.

Molylub SwitchRail Bio series railways greases

Railway switch is a kind of vehicles from a field is moved to another track circuit connected devices, it is also one of the sensitive chain point. Scheduled maintenance of the railway switch is a necessary in the daily work.

Our switchplate lubricants Molylub SwitchRail are proven to be the most economical and environmentally friendly method of ensuring switches are lubricated to move freely with minimum power requirements.

PRODUCT	COMPOSITION	TEMPERATURES	APPLICATION	PDF
Molylub SwitchRail Bio 0000 T	Bio Ester oil/ Ca-Gel thickener + Graph	From -30 up 80	Railway switch plate bushes, blades

Maintaining smooth switch performance is key to the safe and efficient operation of any rail system. High frequency use, coupled with wear and tear caused by mechanical movement, means that switchplates need specialist lubrication.

Biodegradable semi-fluid grease with PTFE solids

Switchplates are prone to wear, noise, malfunction, and metal fatigue without proper lubrication. Molylub SwitchRail Bio series solutions minimise these risks, reducing maintenance costs and extending asset life.

Lubricant for Switchplates

A semi-synthetic grease for the purpose of lubricating rail flanges by automatic lubricating equipment.

In sliding motions such as between rail flanges and wheel flanges it is difficult to form an electrohydrodynamic lubricating film. This special greases contains therefore a high percentage of graphite, which is needed to keep the metal surfaces apart and thereby reduce wear.

Molylub SwitchRail greaseproperties

• good anticorrosive properties
• soft and smooth
• biodegradable
• good water resistance
• PTFE solid lubricant share offering additional friction reducing
• low temperature suitability
• very soft
• Very good low-temperature characteristics
• easy dispersing
• easy pumpable

Application

• for switches in railway business
• for lubricating rail flanges by automatic lubricating equipment

Railway switch maintenance is another element for railway track safety. Common problems for railway switch as below:

1. Ignore the overall maintenance of the turnout, especially for the front and behind line of the turnout, resulting in turnout section is not smooth; when the train has the violent collision, direction and gauge changes.
2. Laying location of the turnout is not correct, and the general direction hasn’t taken into consideration in the maintenance. Optional bending gradually makes the turnout and line direction does not match, so that the train has angle operation. The angle operation will increase the impact of the wheel on the track, witch have influence on the turnout position. Besides, gauge and the size between the intervals are different, caused the wear of the rail and its parts.
3. The operating method is unreasonable. Moving the guide curve or frog wrongly during set the gauge and gaps among various parts of the turnout. So that offset distance and gauge is not matched, resulting in unsmooth connection.