Keeping heavy machinery in top condition is vital to every operation — whether you run a fleet of construction equipment, a manufacturing plant, or a farm. But one of the most common causes of breakdowns is also one of the simplest: poor or inconsistent lubrication.
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At Halomec, we specialise in improving machinery performance through smart engineering solutions. Drawing on years of experience in the construction machinery and heavy equipment industries, we’ve seen first-hand how SKF automatic lubrication systems transform reliability, safety, and efficiency.

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Here are five key reasons why switching to SKF automatic lubrication is a smart investment for your equipment and your business.

1. Consistent Lubrication, Every Time
Manual greasing is time-consuming and easy to overlook — especially when machines are working long hours or in harsh environments. SKF automatic lubrication systems precisely deliver the right amount of grease to each lubrication point, exactly when it’s needed.

The result? Bearings and components stay properly protected, reducing wear, overheating, and unexpected failures.

2. More Uptime, Less Downtime
With automatic lubrication, maintenance becomes proactive instead of reactive. There’s no need to stop machines for manual greasing, so your equipment spends more time working and less time in the workshop.

Across industries, businesses report noticeable gains in uptime and a reduction in unscheduled maintenance — meaning your fleet or production line can keep moving when it matters most.

3. Reduced Costs and Waste
Because the system applies only the exact amount of lubricant required, there’s less waste — and that means lower lubricant costs and cleaner operation. Over time, these savings add up, especially across large fleets or production facilities.

Automatic systems also help extend component life, reducing expensive repairs and replacement costs.

4. Improved Safety for Your Team
Manual greasing often means climbing on equipment, reaching awkward areas, or working around hot or moving parts. Automatic lubrication eliminates those risks by greasing while the machine operates, keeping operators and maintenance staff safely on the ground.

For companies where safety and compliance are a top priority, that’s a major advantage.

5. Expert Support from Halomec
Choosing the right automatic lubrication system isn’t just about buying the hardware — it’s about integrating it properly into your machines and maintenance routine. That’s where Halomec’s engineering expertise comes in.

Our team understands the unique demands of construction machinery, agricultural equipment, and industrial systems. We assess your operation, recommend the most suitable SKF system, handle installation and commissioning, and provide ongoing support to ensure lasting performance.

Smarter Maintenance Starts Here
Whether you manage a fleet of excavators, a factory floor, or a farming operation, SKF automatic lubrication is a proven way to extend machine life, cut downtime, and improve safety — all while saving money.

With Halomec as your partner, you’ll have a trusted team combining deep engineering knowledge with practical industry experience to deliver the right solution for your equipment.

Contact us today to learn how SKF automatic lubrication can keep your machines working harder, longer, and more efficiently.

Just attended a thought provoking workshop, led by the extremely knowledgeable Gordon Dick.

I wont attempt to regurgitate its content (hopefully Gordon will run something similar for us in the near future) but here are some of my take-aways from the session:

• You cannot improve unless you measure. (As Peter Drucker observed).
• The source of raw data needs to be reliable, repeatable and trustworthy.
• Repeatability can be as useful as absolute accuracy, particularly where you are looking for trends.
• The granularity (really appropriate description for the industry!) of the data become important when you are looking for small incremental gains.
• Big Data cause big data management issues!
• Disparate sources of data need to be consolidated.
• Ideally, the data need to be (automatically!) processed into actionable insights about the operation, to unlock its real value.
• Real-time reporting, allows for timely intervention.

​Looking forward to the next chapter Gordon!

We agonised long and hard about the re-design and in the end, we realised that we had been looking at things completely arse-about-face.

The real leg work in developing websites is not making things look pretty, load correctly, SEO black magic, link properly etc but in content creation.  This means either educating you web designer deeply in all aspects of your business or generating the content yourself for him to format. In both scenarios you end up with a major investment in time and money.

After flirting with 3, I must say, well respected web design companies, we decided to use a web based platform and create ourselves. We chose Weebly because of it's e-commerce platform capability but others are good eg Wix.

Professional web designers may poo-poo what we have done, but for a relatively small business with simple requirements and a need to communicate quickly and economically, it seemed the perfect solution.

It even has blog capability, as you can witness from this post, which was typed on my phone and automatically embedded into our website.

Don't you love it when things just work...