Lubrication

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Lubrication Getting it Right

• Nick Thomas
• North Sea Caspian Sales Manager
• 11 February 2004 at 1500

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Agenda

• Lubrication Getting it Right
• Cultural Change can be the answer
• Individual Elements
• Product Selection
• Contaminant Exclusion Removal
• Oil Condition Monitoring
• Storage Handling
• Awareness, Education, Training Skills
  Management
• Evaluation of Programme

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Lubrication Getting it Right

• The Prize of imbedding best in class lubrication
  practices
• Increased Reliability
• Reduced Downtime
• Maximise Value
• Increased Profits

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Critical Steps to Success

• Identify Opportunities for improvement
• Action Plan developed
• Implement changes identified
• Culture transformation
• Action Plan implemented (12,24,36 months or
  more)
• Plan for continuous improvement

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Plan, Design Implement (outline)

• Phase 1 - Plan
• Training a critical component
• Awareness Training for all stakeholders
• What, why when
• Open forum discussion groups
• Discuss specific roles of group, departments
• Educating management
• Supervision of implementation (team leaders)
• Upper management (financial support)
• Assess Maintenance Management system
• New programme needs to complement

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Plan, Design Implement (outline)

• Phase 2 Design
• Design
• Lubrication PMs, Contamination Control, Oil
  Analysis, Lube-Handling, Lubrication Selection
• Installation
• Hardware, equipment modifications
• Documentation
• Incorporate best practice in parallel with
  installation
• Baseline for continuous improvement
• Training/Coaching
• Ideas at awareness become embedded
• Team members start to take ownership

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Plan, Design Roll Out (outline)

• Phase 3 Roll Out
• New procedures within MMS completed and tested
• Formal on-the-job training for new procedures
• Evaluation

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Lubrication PMs

• Audit of lubrication PMs
• Missing
• Not Required
• Changed to reflect best practice

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Contamination Control

• Contamination affects machine wear and
  lubrication degradation rates
• Build in reliability
• Extended life
• Contamination Control Programme
• Optimise targets
• Method to suit application

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Oil Analysis Inspection Systems (OCM)

• Provides
• Check that contamination control lubrication
  management efforts are effective
• Advance warning enabling targeted response to
  conditions that compromise reliability
• Are you Maximising value?

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Handling Storage

• Consider lubricants as a working component in
  mechanical systems just like a bearing, valves.
• Lubricant Packaging
• Know consumption Rates
• Maintain Safety stock
• How much space available
• Condition of storage facility
• Recommended Storage Life
• Factors that impact

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Handling Storage

• Lubricant Storage
• Outdoor Storage
• Opened Containers
• Proper Labelling
• Lubrication Identification Equipment
• Re-suspending additives
• New Oil Cleanliness
• The Storeroom

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Lubrication Selection

• OEM Specification
• Identified Lubrication Solution
• Rationalisation

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Value of Effective training

• Cost of an Untrained Workforce
• Expensive Wasteful Oil Analysis
• Undetected Faults Failures
• High Cost of Lubrication
• Poorly specified Equipment parts
• High labour costs
• High Cost of Reactive Maintenance
• Costly Mistakes that lead to Premature Failure
• High Machine Energy Consumption

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Summarise

• Investing Time Capital in Best in Class
  Lubricants Management will improve reliability
  reduce downtime medium to longer term.
• No quick fix
• Cohesive Plan needed for a change in long term
  approach

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