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The present invention relates to a portable lubricant replenishing system for an industrial machine and comprises a battery operated pump for dispensing the lubricant to the machine. The lubricant replenishing system further comprises a retractable tube coupled with a specially configured nozzle to

The present invention relates to a portable lubricant replenishing system for an industrial machine and comprises a battery operated pump for dispensing the lubricant to the machine. The lubricant replenishing system further comprises a retractable tube coupled with a specially configured nozzle to secure to a lubricant reservoir of the machine. The lubricant replenishing system further comprises a control module adapted to operate the pump and display a system status. The present invention also relates to a method of replenishing one or multiple industrial machines with the portable lubricant replenishing system. The method further comprises a robot and a guided vehicle system enabling the method to be operable manually or fully automated.

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1. A replenishment system for replenishing a vanishing oil used in semiconductor processing in combination with an integrated circuit trim and form machine having a lubricant reservoir associated therewith, and wherein the lubricant reservoir is configured to contain the vanishing oil therein for us

1. A replenishment system for replenishing a vanishing oil used in semiconductor processing in combination with an integrated circuit trim and form machine having a lubricant reservoir associated therewith, and wherein the lubricant reservoir is configured to contain the vanishing oil therein for use in trim and form operations associated therewith, comprising:a storage tank to contain the vanishing oil for dispensing therefrom; a pump operable to dispense the vanishing oil from the storage tank into the lubricant reservoir of the trim and form machine; a retractable tube coupled with the pump and operable to direct the vanishing oil from the storage tank to the lubricant reservoir; a nozzle associated with the retractable tube, wherein the nozzle is configured to secure to the lubricant reservoir; a control module adapted to control the pump in selectively dispensing the vanishing oil into the lubricant reservoir, wherein the control module further communicates with a sensing device associated with the lubricant reservoir to detect a level of the vanishing oil in the lubricant reservoir and control the selective dispensing of vanishing oil thereto; and a cart adapted to hold and to transport the storage tank, pump, retractable tube, nozzle, and control module.