Lubricants for General Manufacturing: Auto Components

• 360° Application Guide
• Lubricants for General Manufacturing: Auto Components
• Use our 360° Application Guide to get closer to how we are improving energy efficiency and enhancing equipment protection through lubrication.
• Welcome to our virtual General Manufacturing: Auto Components production plant: Delivering protection and productivity in automotive manufacturing.
• Explore the manufacturing hotspots where effective lubrication can reduce machine downtime, increase operational efficiency, and improve the ongoing protection and performance of vehicles coming off the production line.

• Navigating the tool is simple on either desktop or mobile:

• On the initial screen, click/tap and hold to rotate your view
• Click/tap on the labelled hotspots to zoom in for more detail
• Scroll up and down (or pinch the screen with two fingers) to zoom in and out from the hotspots
• Click/tap and hold to rotate your view when zoomed into a hotspot
• Zoom out from a hotspot to return to the initial screen
• Click ‘Start’ to begin the experience!
• Please note, this tool is for illustrative purposes only. The size, layout and detail of the equipment, machinery and processes displayed may not show a 100% accurate representation relative to each automotive manufacturing plant’s operation set-up.
• Robotic Reducer: Increasing robotic productivity with gear oils and greases
• High-quality gear oils and greases can have a significant impact on robotic operations. The longer a lubricant’s life, the less fluid maintenance equipment requires – reducing downtime and increasing productivity. Shell Robotic Gear Oil and Shell RV and HD Greases help protect equipment and extend maintenance intervals across a variety of robotic reducer applications. This is especially important as robotics tend to be highly specialised pieces of equipment, meaning a general maintenance approach to component care may not be suitable.
• Recommended products: Shell Robotic Gear Oil and Shell Gadus S4 V80XE 00
Robotic Gear Oil (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Shell Gadus S4 V80XE 00 (PDF, 1.6 MB)
• Automotive Press: Protecting robotic systems with hydraulic fluids
• Wear presents a major challenge to robotic hydraulic systems, especially in high-intensity processes like metal pressing or applications that require immense resistance to heat. Effective lubrication is an important way to prevent this issue, decreasing the risk of breakdowns while increasing equipment life and productivity. The Shell Tellus range of industrial hydraulic fluids offer outstanding performance across a variety of hydraulic system applications – improving the energy efficiency of equipment and reducing maintenance costs.
• Recommended product: Shell Tellus
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• Conveyor Reducer: Keeping press shop equipment moving with gear oils
• With so many moving parts needing to come together to create automotive components – from steel strips to the car body – automated press shop machinery must operate seamlessly to maintain productivity. The movement and grinding of gearbox systems in this equipment also creates wear, increasing the risk of breakdown and even the need to replace costly components. The Shell Omala range of gear oils helps press shop operators to overcome these challenges – providing enhanced protection for gearbox systems to extend equipment life while also keeping them running at optimal performance for longer.
• Recommended product: Shell Omala
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• Compressor: Driving system efficiency with compressor oils
• Air compressors are a vital element of any automotive production process, providing energy for a range of applications – including the movement of robotic lines. During their day-to-day operation, however, if the rotating parts rub against each other, this can cause not only wear and tear on components but also increase the risk of equipment overheating and breaking down. High-quality lubrication is essential for preventing these issues and maintaining high system efficiency. The Shell Corena range of compressor oils provides enhanced wear protection, along with long oil life – extending maintenance intervals and ensuring the smooth operation of equipment.
• Recommended product: Shell Corena
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• Electric Motor: Maintaining component performance with multipurpose greases
• Wear and corrosion both present a major challenge to many of your systems and components. Across electric motors, gearboxes and precision bearings, ineffective lubrication increases the risk of breakdowns while also reducing equipment life and productivity. The Shell Gadus range of multipurpose greases is developed to deliver this protection to reduce machine downtime and drive a reliable level of performance. It provides mechanical stability to avoid breakdowns, oxidation stability for system efficiency, and water washout resistance for excellent corrosion protection.
• Recommended product: Shell Gadus
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• Engine: Keeping the wheels turning with engine oils
• Whether powering a passenger car or a heavy-duty truck, a vehicle’s engine is always at risk of wear, which can lead to breakdowns and costly replacements if not prevented by effective lubrication. For passenger cars, the Shell Helix range of synthetic engine oils protect engines from stress and wear while keeping pistons as close as possible to factory cleanliness. It is also designed to deliver high power and performance in the most demanding conditions – from extreme low temperatures to the high-speed action of the racetrack, with Shell Helix Ultra helping to provide power, protection and cooling for the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One™ team’s power units. For commercial vehicles and fleets, the Shell Rimula range of heavy-duty diesel engine oils – featuring adaptive technology – provide effective protection against acid corrosion, deposit-forming particles, and general wear. And, with lower viscosity, they also help to deliver improved fuel economy.
• Recommended products: Shell Helix and Shell Rimula
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• Transmission: Driving performance with transmission oils
• Keeping transmission components protected is vital for their efficient and reliable operation. The Shell Spirax range of lubricants is formulated to provide this protection while helping to reduce power loss and deliver higher mechanical efficiency. It’s all possible thanks to special frictional properties and high fluidity that works to reduce power loss, lower the operating temperature and provide greater mechanical efficiency.
• Recommended product: Shell Spirax
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• Wheel Hub Bearing: Increasing system efficiency with greases
• Effective lubrication is an important element in improving system efficiency (while reducing operating costs). And with multiple grease applications present on a car – from Constant Velocity Joints (CVJ) and Wheel Hub Bearings (WHB) to Interior and Exterior applications– your chosen grease must be able to meet a number of needs. That is why the Shell Gadus range is developed to deliver the best value through enhanced wear protection and long grease life – whether you need reliable performance for standard applications or specialist formulations for low noise, high temperatures and heavy loads.
• Recommended product: Shell Gadus
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• Engine: Improving engine performance with coolants
• High-quality coolants are a vital element in keeping an engine running smoothly, helping to prevent overheating. Poor lubrication can cause heat transfer problems, which can then lead to breakdowns and costly repairs. The Shell range of coolants, featuring organic additive technology (OAT), provides outstanding heat transfer qualities and excellent protection to prevent corrosion, scaling and sediment build-up in the cooling system. Long oil life also keeps the engine performing optimally for longer, extending maintenance intervals and reducing costs.
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• Electric Car Frame: Engineering the future with E-Fluids for electric vehicles
• Electric vehicles (EVs) might not have the same moving parts and lubrication requirements as conventional vehicle engines, but E-Fluids and E-Greases will still play a major role in protecting components to improve reliability, efficiency and performance. For EVs, Shell E-fluids can improve the reliability, efficiency, and performance of electric powertrains – protecting components in consumer and commercial vehicles (such as in-city delivery vans, hydrogen buses or long-range trucks).
• Working across all types of electrified drivetrains - from passenger to commercial – there are a range of fluids designed to keep EVs running smoothly:
• Shell E-Transmission Fluid – engineered for integrated wet e-motor battery electric vehicle designs, it is specially formulated to exceed the latest EV transmission requirements.
• Shell E-Thermal Fluid – formulated for batteries, electric motors, inverters and fast chargers, it is designed for high and low temperatures and is ready for use in future immersive cooling applications where cells are in direct contact with the thermal fluid.
• Shell E-Grease – delivers lubrication for high-speed electrical motor bearings in wet and dry e-motor designs. Using the latest novel thickener and additive technologies, it is formulated to exceed the future demand for electric vehicle bearing lubrication.
• Recommended product: Shell eFluids
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• Shell Laptop: Managing industrial robotic performance with Shell Lubricant Solutions
• With lubrication playing an important part in maintaining productive and reliable robotic operations, you need the ability to manage your systems, greases, and oils to help you to reduce unplanned downtime and extend equipment life. Using our expertise in lubrication services, we can advise on every aspect of lubricant management; helping you to identify potential problems and find hidden efficiencies you did not know existed.
• Shell LubeAnalyst – get an up-to-date overview of lubricant performance with our oil condition monitoring offer, supported by our easy-to-use digital platform that provides you with the insights to make preventative maintenance decisions.
• Shell LubeAdvisor – our technical experts can advise you on which lubricants to use to help improve efficiency and reduce operating costs, including maintenance and lubricant portfolio consolidation.
• Shell LubeOptimiser – improve your lubrication performance and avoid unseen disruptions with expert on-site support for the oil and grease exchange in the maintenance cycle.
• Recommended Product: Shell Lubricant Services
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