Lubricants are designed for specific uses but are used in general. Within a single processing plant, there might be hundreds of different types of equipment and manufacturers.
People frequently assume that just because a deposit is brown, it must be the same as any varnish deposits. When assumptions are inaccurate, wrong corrective actions may be applied.
Many organizations aspire to achieve a state of lubrication excellence. What defines lubrication excellence was unclear until Noria gave rise to the Ascend™ method. It has become a powerful tool and metric to test, design, implement, and control the essence of the lubrication excellence transformation.
One lubrication metric was shown to be particularly useful in uncovering hidden lubricant- and equipment-related concerns.
Using the correct oil sampling hardware helps ensure you're getting an accurate sample every time. Below we'll talk about the oil sampling equipment you need to take a precise oil sample.
The method of translating infrared radiation to temperature and producing an image of the temperature distribution is known as infrared thermography. Predictive maintenance and condition monitoring are just a few of the sectors and applications where it's applied to monitor the condition of machines, examine moisture, energy-loss, electrical systems, and fluid systems.
Routine inspection is a type of inspection that is critical to machine condition monitoring. At its best, inspection seeks and finds the root causes. Following that, an examination must seek those elusive incipient failure situations.
It pays to have a used oil analysis performed on a regular basis by a qualified laboratory, whether you operate heavy-duty on- or off-road vehicles or a piece of fixed industrial equipment.
After identifying your equipment lubrication requirements and matching the types of lubricants for your applications and operating conditions, you must select among the many brands or even types of lubricants offered.
Industrial machinery is used in a variety of settings. Hot, chilly, damp, dry, dusty, and/or with fluctuating loads are all possibilities.
Resonance is a prevalent cause of excessive machine vibration. It results from an external force vibrating at the same frequency as the natural frequency of a system. Natural frequency is a characteristic of every machine and structure.
To get a good return on investment(ROI), you need to learn how to choose the right machine to include in your oil analysis program. Including all lubricated or hydraulic systems and components in the program is rarely cost-effective. Machine selection for an oil analysis program may be done in a variety of ways.
More than any single factor, growth in the oil analysis industry has been limited by the inability of its professionals to propose projects and report results to management using conventional financial language. The reliability professional of the future must have the skills to express their value to the organization using language to which management is accustomed.
Lubrication is essential, but it may be a difficult task. How often should you grease your machine? Is the atmosphere damp or dry, hot or cold, clean or filthy? How quickly does the machinery move? These and other issues must be answered before the proper lubrication program can be established.
What is Kaizen?
Over 30 years ago, Masaaki Imai wrote the groundbreaking book "Kaizen: The Key to Japan's Competitive Success." The book established the word "Kaizen," which is now recognized globally as a vital component of an organization's long-term competitive strategy.
OEMs propose certain oil change intervals based on testing conducted during the development or certification of equipment or lubricant. If your analysis tool suggests that the oil should be changed at intervals other than those recommended by the OEM, there are a few questions to ask to figure out why.
Maintenance management can be divided into reactive, preventive, proactive, and predictive. A lack of predictive maintenance leads to reactive maintenance, which failure triggers. Reactive maintenance is often associated with higher costs from more significant labor, materials, and management demands.
Vibration analysis is one of the most popular and frequently utilized cbm technologies in various organizations. It is used for detecting patterns in vibration signals and monitoring their levels.
Rolling bearings are precision machine components that may be used in various applications. They are usually quite dependable, even in the most adverse situations. Bearings have a significant "service life" under typical working circumstances, as either a time or the total number of rotations before the rolling components or inner and outer rings tire or fail.
CRE Philippines' Reliability Webcon 2022 and Reliability Quiz Bee started on a high note last March 10, 2022. Reliability Webcon 2022 is an event that aims to provide knowledge about machine reliability, asset management, and condition-based maintenance.