Similar lube systems are also used on nonautomated machines, in which case there is a hand pump that a machine operator is supposed to pump once daily (for machines in constant use) or once weekly.
類似的潤滑油系統還用於在非自動化的機器上，在這種情況下，有一個手壓泵，機床操作者應該泵在不斷使用的機器，每天一次（或每週一次）。