Lubemaster Overview

The Lubemaster Portable Oil Cleaning Centrifuge, is a unique Australian-designed oil filtration system engineered to reduce lubrication costs, extend oil life, and improve equipment reliability across industrial applications.

By combining high-speed centrifugal oil cleaning with advanced vacuum dehydration technology, Lubemaster removes harmful contamination, water and gases from lubricating oils to achieve exceptional cleanliness levels without the ongoing expense of replacement filter elements.

Why Choose Lubemaster Oil Cleaning Systems?

For decades, industries have routinely replaced oil simply because it became contaminated. Extensive laboratory testing and oil analysis revealed that in many cases the oil itself remained serviceable – only the contamination needed to be removed. Lubemaster was developed to solve this problem by restoring oil cleanliness while maintaining the oil’s viscosity, additive package and operating performance. If the oil’s viscosity remains within specification, the TBN/TAN levels are stable, and contamination is consistently held below acceptable limits, then why discard that oil prematurely? With proper oil analysis and contamination control, businesses can significantly reduce oil consumption, minimise waste oil disposal and improve machinery performance.

Advanced Oil Cleaning Technology

The Lubemaster Portable Oil Cleaning Unit operates as a kidney loop or dialysis-style oil filtration system, continuously cleaning oil while machinery remains online.

The system combines:

• Oil-driven centrifuge filtration
• Vacuum dehydration technology
• Degassing capability
• Continuous contamination removal

Unlike conventional pore filtration systems, centrifuge filtration works by density rather than filter size, allowing the removal of extremely fine contaminants without restricting flow rates or affecting additive levels.

The centrifuge rotor can operate at speeds approaching 7000 RPM, forcing contaminants with a higher density than oil to separate and collect safely within the rotor for easy removal.

Key Benefits of the Lubemaster Portable Oil Cleaning System

• Removes particles to sub micron levels
• Eliminates free, emulsified & molecularly bonded water
• Degasses contaminated oil
• Cleans oil to higher standards than traditional oil changes
• No replacement filter elements required
• Portable, heavy-duty design, with lifting lugs
• Available with optional 200L holding tank option for total filtration, decanting and clean oil storage.
• Cleans high-viscosity gear oils at full flow rate.
• Units available in capacities from 12-70 LPM
• Positive oil return system prevents rotor bogging
• Reduces acid build-up and oil degradation
• Suitable for all oils including transformer oil and diesel cleaning
• Compatible with Fullers Earth oil restoration processes
• Optional electric vacuum pump and particle counter available

Important Operating Note

Lubemaster centrifuge systems are not suitable for oils containing molybdenum disulphide additives. Because molybdenum particles are denser than oil, centrifugal filtration will remove them during operation.

Reduce Oil Costs and Extend Equipment Life

Clean oil is essential for reducing wear, preventing costly and un-scheduled downtime and extending machinery life.

The Lubemaster oil cleaning system helps businesses:

• Extend lubricant service life (often indefinitely)
• Reduce oil disposal costs
• Lower machinery wear rates
• Improve equipment uptime
• Reduce maintenance expenses
• Improve environmental sustainability

Because the system cleans oil while equipment remains operational, fixed plant shutdowns are minimized and productivity is maintained.

By cutting the amount of oil that must be discarded, Lubemaster makes high‑value synthetic oils more affordable to use — saving money, easing environmental pressures, and boosting uptime.

Oil behaves just like any other part of your machinery — maintain it well and it keeps performing. That’s the philosophy behind Lubemaster. By keeping out particles and water, we protect the additives, meaning your oil can stay in service far longer, often indefinitely.

No Replacement Filters, Minimal Operating Costs

Unlike traditional filtration systems that rely on disposable filter elements, Lubemaster systems require only routine rotor cleaning. There are virtually no ongoing consumable costs apart from electricity and basic servicing, making Lubemaster one of the most economical industrial oil cleaning systems available. All major components are fully serviceable and designed for straightforward operation and maintenance.

Oil Analysis and Condition Monitoring

Clean Oil Services Pty Ltd developed the Lubemaster system through extensive laboratory analysis and condition monitoring programs. Comprehensive oil analysis helps identify:

• Wear Metals and machinery condition
• Sources of contamination
• Water ingress
• Diesel dilution
• Lubricant degradation

A data‑driven maintenance strategy enhances housekeeping efficiency, lowers operating expenses, and provides measurable evidence of Lubemaster’s effectiveness.

Lubemaster Models & Specifications

Flexible Lubemaster Configurations

Lubemaster units are available in multiple configurations and flow capacities to to suit a wide range of industrial applications and budgets.

Alongside our standard models, we offer fully customised designs built to suit your exact application needs.

Permanent installation configurations are also available for continuous filtration of hydraulic and lubrication systems across fixed and mobile equipment including:

• Excavators
• Drill Rigs
• Dump Truck hydraulic systems
• Industrial processing equipment

The applications for Lubemaster oil cleaning technology are virtually limitless wherever oil contamination, water ingress and equipment wear are a concern.

Condition-Based Oil Maintenance

Modern lubrication technology and machine design have advanced significantly, yet many industries still rely on outdated time-based oil changes. In many applications, oil itself does not fail when:

• The correct lubricant is used
• Water contamination is controlled
• Particle contamination is removed
• Oil condition is properly monitored

With modern oil analysis technology, lubricant condition can now be accurately monitored, allowing businesses to move from scheduled oil changes to condition-based oil maintenance. This approach delivers:

• Significant reduction in oil consumption
• Lower maintenance costs
• Reduced environmental impact
• Increased equipment availability
• Improved machinery reliability

Continuous Oil Cleaning Without Shutdowns

Lubemaster systems place you in control of contamination by continuously removing water, sludge and particulates to sub-micron levels while machinery remains operational. Unlike traditional filtration systems, Lubemaster allows oil cleaning without shutting equipment down or requiring expensive filter elements.

Reduce or Eliminate Routine Oil Changes

Don’t change oil again… Sounds too good to be true?

With correct oil maintenance and contamination control, many lubricated systems can dramatically reduce – or even eliminate – routine oil changes. For engine applications, contaminants generated during combustion require continuous cleaning. In these applications, the centrifuge is fitted directly to the engine and operates using engine oil pressure while the engine is running.

Benefits may include:

• Oil drain interval extensions of 4-5 times normal service life
• Reduced engine wear
• Lower maintenance costs
• Improved equipment uptime

Performance improvements are verified through comprehensive laboratory oil analysis programs.

Optional Fullers Earth Oil Restoration System

Lubemaster systems are also available with an optional Fullers Earth attachment designed to restore heavily degraded oils.

The Fullers Earth system removes:

• Acid build-up
• Oxidation by-products
• Spent Additives
• Long-term contamination

This process helps return oil to near-new condition by absorbing harmful degradation products and contaminants.

Fullers earth elements are replaceable and will scrub the oil back to new specs. Where required, additive packages can also be replenished under controlled laboratory conditions to restore oil performance specifications.

Fullers Earth System Benefits

• Restores aged industrial oils
• Reduces oil replacement costs
• Extends lubricant service life
• Improves oil cleanliness and stability
• Suitable for long-term oil recovery programs

High-Performance Turbine Oil Filtration

The Lubemaster filtration and vacuum dehydration system is capable of processing high volumes of industrial oil while maintaining excellent cleaning efficiency across a broad viscosity range.

Example Oil Restoration Results

Dirty Oil Clean Oil

In one turbine oil restoration process, conducted without shutting down….

• 205 litres of turbine oil was proccessed
• Oil circulated through the Lubemaster centrifuge and vacuum dehydrator for 7 hours
• Optional Fullers Earth treatment was applied

Results achieved included:

• Water reduced to 25ppm
• Particulate contamination reduced below NAS 4
• TAN reduced from 1.6 mgKOH/gm to 0.06 mgKOH/gm
• Oil colour restored within specifications
• Air release characteristics restored
• Oxidation stability (RBOT) returned with specification

These results demonstrate how Lubemaster oil cleaning technology can restore contaminated oil, improve lubrication performance and significantly extend lubricant service life without unnecessary oil disposal.