Reuse lubricating oil instead of replacing it
Industrial lubricating oil is often replaced preventively even though the oil itself may still have considerable remaining service life. Once removed from a machine, however, contamination with particles, moisture and degradation products can make direct reuse undesirable.
The TRIS OR-100 Oil Recycling Unit was developed as a practical solution for collecting, conditioning and reusing suitable lubricating oils.
Instead of disposing of serviceable oil, the OR-100 allows the oil to be cleaned, dried and conditioned in a dedicated offline filtration system before being returned to service.
This can significantly reduce oil consumption, waste volumes and lubricant purchasing costs.
Integrated oil recycling system
The OR-100 combines an integrated oil reservoir with Triple R depth filtration technology in one compact system.
Used lubricating oil can simply be poured into the integrated tank through the filling grid. The oil is then continuously circulated through the filtration system, where contaminants are removed.
After treatment, the conditioned oil can be drawn directly from the system through the integrated oil tap, making the OR-100 particularly suitable for maintenance departments, industrial workshops and service facilities where lubricating oils are regularly drained and handled.
More than particle filtration
The purpose of the OR-100 is not simply to remove visible dirt from used oil.
Depending on the selected Triple R filter element, the filtration process can target several forms of oil contamination, including:
- Fine solid particles down to approximately 2 micron
- Water and moisture
- Oxidation and degradation products
- Resinous contamination and varnish precursors
By removing these contaminants, the system can restore a high level of oil cleanliness and make suitable lubricating oil available for reuse.
Flexible filtration for different applications
Not every lubricating oil or contamination problem requires the same filter element.
The OR-100 therefore uses exchangeable Triple R filter elements, allowing the filtration configuration to be adapted to the application, oil type and contamination.
This makes the unit suitable for different industrial lubricating oils while maintaining the simplicity of a single oil recycling station.
Reduce oil consumption and waste
The economic benefit of oil recycling goes beyond the purchase price of new oil.
Extending the usable life of lubricants can reduce:
New oil consumption
Less replacement oil needs to be purchased.
Waste oil volumes
Less serviceable oil is unnecessarily disposed of.
Oil handling costs
Oil can be conditioned and made available again within the workshop.
Environmental impact
Using the available service life of a lubricant more effectively reduces both raw-material consumption and waste generation.
For companies using significant quantities of industrial lubricating oil, this can make oil conditioning an important part of both maintenance and sustainability strategies.
Oil analysis before reuse
Oil cleanliness is only one part of determining whether a lubricant remains suitable for continued use.
For critical applications, TRIS recommends assessing the actual condition of the oil before returning used lubricant to service. Oil analysis can be used to evaluate properties such as contamination, water content and lubricant condition and determine whether continued use is technically appropriate.
This allows oil recycling to become part of a condition-based oil management strategy, rather than simply filtering oil and assuming it can automatically be reused.
TRIS engineering & special solutions
The OR-100 is an example of a TRIS-engineered oil conditioning solution developed around a specific maintenance requirement.
Alongside standard Triple R Oil Cleaner systems, our engineering team develops customer-specific filtration and oil-conditioning solutions for applications where standard equipment does not fully meet the operational requirements.
From oil recycling and high-viscosity filtration to condition monitoring and complete oil-conditioning systems, the objective remains the same: maintain the oil in the best possible condition and use its available service life effectively.
