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LUBRICANT SELECTION
First Seen in Reliable Plant Digital Magazine, March 2023
Jeff Walkup | Fluid Life
Many times, in the world of
tribology and equipment lubri-
cation, we use the illustration of
"anything a doctor can do with
blood, we as maintenance and
engineering professionals can do with various
kinds of lubrication."
We proactively undergo examinations and
diagnostic testing, and when the results aren't
what we were hoping for, we move Heaven and
Earth to do anything we can to preserve our
health and save our lives. What about high-
dollar, mission-critical equipment and machines
that are the heart of a business? Do we do the
same for the equipment we are entrusted with?
EQUIPMENT HEALTH DIAG-
NOSTICS VS. HUMAN HEALTH
DIAGNOSTICS
In the high-dollar engineering and main-
tenance world, professionals must act with
deliberate and intentional purpose, or the
outcome is nothing more than putting out
fires and maintaining business as usual.
Moving from a diagnostic approach to
a prognostic approach requires combining
the technology data with
a solid understa nding
and commitment to basic
maintenance fundamentals
and traditional oil analyses.
THREE STAGES
OF RESPONSE
After you receive the
results from an oil anal-
ysis test, there are three
response stages.
Stage 1: Interpretation
• Ask questions about the results.
• Gain knowledge of the situation.
• Find an additional perspective.
Stage 2: Decision
• Weigh your options and make a call.
Stage 3: Action
• Monitor more closely.
• Perform an inspection.
• Perform the repair.
• Change the PM interval.
RISK MANAGEMENT
COMPARING EQUIPMENT HEALTH WITH HUMAN HEALTH
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