Carriage beam arrangements including lubrication devices

A printing system comprising:

• a carriage beam;
• a print medium support;
• a carriage to slide along the carriage beam and extending over the print medium support,
• a lubrication device to slide along the carriage beam;
• and
• a controller;
• wherein the carriage comprises an attachment mechanism and wherein, upon determination of a lubrication operation, the controller is to position the carriage adjacent to the lubrication device and to issue a signal to the attachment mechanism as to couple the carriage and the attachment device.

A lubrication method of a carriage beam in a printing system comprising a carriage associated to the carriage beam and a lubrication device in contact with the carriage beam as to apply a lubricant while moving along the carriage beam, the method comprising:

• determine by a controller that a lubrication operation is to be performed;
• move the carriage towards the lubrication device,
• couple, by an attachment device of the carriage, the lubrication device and the carriage;
• and
• move the carriage with the lubrication device along the carriage beam.