Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation
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www.machinerylubrication.com | Machinery Lubrication Anniversary Edition | 5 "I've served plants that are 100 years old, and those plants just haven't grown up with the world-class manufacturing and reliability standards we started out with," Megan said. at makes a measurable impact on the bottom line. In today's uncertain world of supply chain issues and increasing demand for food products, Megan told us, proactive maintenance — especially lubrication — play a major role in the plant's ability to compete. "COVID babies or COVID puppies are a totally real phenomenon…we can only meet that demand by proactively maintaining our equipment. Our lube guys and the program we have here truly are a competitive advantage for us." ose lube guys are Matt Felix and Kevin Keith. While Matt and Kevin did not start their careers with a focus on lubrication, it's their bread and butter today. Noria has been a source of knowledge and support for both of them during this process through training and onsite services. Learning & Preparing When Blue Buffalo called Noria, they were in the process of designing and building the plant. Before machines were installed, they worked with Noria to ensure that the right inspections, contamination control activities and lubrication procedures would be in place from day one of operations. Over the course of a year, Noria visited the Richmond site six times to identify lubrication points, document procedures and train staff on best practices. "I learned a lot about the right way to do things from the training with Noria," Matt said. "Where I came from before Blue Buffalo, Our lube guys and the program we have here truly are a competitive advantage for us." " Scan to watch Scan this QR code with your smartphone to watch the video we produced about Blue Buffalo Richmond's journey to lubrication program excellence. Blue Buffalo Lube Guys Matt Felix and Kevin Keith. ML