Top 10 reasons for a dedicated lubrication plan

	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