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6 Small Budget Tips for Protect ing Your Equipment Assets
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Maintain the attitude that lubrication is an important link in equipment reliability
TIP #1
Lubricant costs run only
about 1 -2% of a typical
p lant maintenance
budget . However, poor
lubr icat ion pract ices
cause you to spend 10x
that – or 10-20% of the
budget .
Develop realistic cleanliness targets on critical equipment TIP
#2
Consol idate lubr icants
where you can wi thout
compromis ing per formance.
Cert i fy your incoming o i l .
You may pay s l ight ly more
per ga l lon , but i t i s wel l
worth the cost to get your
guaranteed c lean l iness .
Keep contaminants out TIP #3
Some inexpensive suggestions include install ing: v D es iccant b reathe r s o n tanks a n d rese rvo i r s to keep
wate r and pa r t i c u la tes o u t
v Magnet i c d ra in p lu gs to re move fe r rous wear
v Baf f l e s to a l l ow o i l to s e t t l e co nt aminants
v S ight g l a sses to mon i to r co r rec t o i l l eve l s
v Temperatu re g aug es to ma i n t a i n o i l i n good cond i t i on
Implement an oil analysis program on critical equipment and monitor carefully TIP
#4
Rel iabi l i ty studies
cons istent ly show that
approximately 80% of asset
fa i lures are random. By
keeping a watchfu l eye, you
can catch lubr icat ion re lated
problems before they
happen.
Develop a training plan on the importance of correct lubrication practices TIP
#5
Whether beg inn ing a
lubr icat ion improvement
in i t ia t ive or just cont inu ing
to improve the ex is t ing
program, a l l manufactur ing
organ izat ions benef i t f rom
t ra in ing and educat ion .
Create a project plan to execute your program TIP
#6
The key to susta in ing the
improvement e f for t i s to
bu i ld a deta i led “ to-do l i s t ”
in the form of a pro ject
p lan that inc ludes both
major pro ject i tems as wel l
as spec i f ic act ions i tems
and tasks .
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