|
|
|
Top
10 reasons for a dedicated lubrication plan
Copyright 2008 Generation Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 |
It is generally
accepted in the lubrication community that 60% of
all mechanical failures are due to inadequate or
improper lubrication practices. --Kenneth Bannister, Lubrication for industry |
|
Proactive
maintenance has now received worldwide attention
as the single most important means of achieving
savings unsurpassed by conventional maintenance
techniques. A proper lubrication plan is
proactive maintenance. --James C. Fitch. P.E. |
|
Over 50% of all
bearings failures are due to inadequate
lubrication practices. --Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers |
|
6-7% of the gross
national product (240 billion) is required just
to repair the damage caused by mechanical wear.
Wear occurs as a result of poor lubrication
practices. --Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
|
Much of the
maintenance in most plants is performed in
accordance to guesswork based on an owners manual
as opposed to the machine’s true condition
and need. --A Forbes Magazine study |
|
It is almost
certain that equipment is either being
over-lubricated or under lubricated, and with
most sites, management doesn’t know which. -- Lubrication Engineer, UNOCAL Corp. |
|
A
lubrication/contamination control program was
implemented plant wide that reduced the
cumulative frequency of all tribological failures
(from wear & contamination) by 90%. --Nippon Steel |
|
A study was done
that concluded lubrication system cleanliness
extended time between repairs by 20-50 times
depending on level of cleanliness. --The British Hydromechanics Research Assn. |
|
International
Paper reported a 90% reduction in bearing
failures in just six months after they
implemented a lubrication/contamination control
program in their Pine Bluff Paper Mill. --International Paper Company |
|
Lubrication
maintenance is made easier with software (from
Generation Systems) thus simplifying a complex
job. --Lubricants World Magazine, Feb.1995 |
Copyright 2008 Generation Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.