Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation
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Custom Classification of Wear Particles Using Image Analysis Peter Bouza, Vision Analytical Inc. Classification of wear particles smaller than 20 microns can be difficult. Traditional ferrography tends to classify specific wear particles based on one or two basic parameters. Given the broad spectrum of materials being used for machinery, wear particles of all shapes are presented, resulting in the need for customizable classification. This session will describe a technique that is able to perform classification of wear particles down to 3 microns and that can be customized for different wear particles. Sample results of wear particles in lubricating oil will be shown along with how to set classification parameters for specific wear particles. Choosing a High-performance Grease for Industrial Applications Anoop Kumar, Royal Mfg. Co. The requirements for lubricating greases are greatly influenced by the type of application and governed by separate specifications. There are many different lubrication requirements and demands placed on greases such as operating temperatures, speeds, loads and environmental contaminants. Modern grease's ability to meet these demands generally depends on a few key characteristics. This presentation will discuss the latest trends in lubricating greases, what is meant by "high-performance" and "long-life" greases, and the types of greases that are suitable for specific applications. MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT Creating a World-class Organization Christopher Ahoy, Performance Management Consulting What is world class? Why is it important to become a world-class organization? How can you achieve world-class status? How do you raise the bar in an organization to create high-level performance? This session will answer these questions as well as detail the benefits an organization can realize through lean and Six Sigma methodologies. Attendees will learn how implementing these processes will remove waste and why zero variance is important in developing products and services. The Petrochemical Processing Instrumentation Crisis Jason Deane, WIKA Instrumentation As early alarm devices, gauges are highly important in detecting hazardous situations before they erupt. Failure or misapplication inhibits danger detection and turns the gauges into ticking time bombs, making accident prevention difficult. Due to decades of replacement with electronic sensors, most processing plants have lost knowledge on properly applying and maintaining mechanical gauges, leading to a dangerous situation where the readings have become unreliable. This presentation will explain the direct impact failing gauges have on productivity and safety, how and why mechanical gauges fail, dangers of inexperienced technicians conducting instrumentation maintenance, and the role of gauges in disaster prevention. Steps to Audit and Benchmark Your Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Culture Jeff Shiver, People and Processes Inc. All too often organizations staff the maintenance planning and scheduling role without providing expectations. They also typically fail to train the rest of the organization on these roles and the required interaction for success. Remember, planning is about eliminating avoidable delays and driving craft efficiencies, while scheduling is all about setting an expectation of activities to be completed in the next schedule period. Both work together to drive equipment reliability. How effective is your organization in achieving these concepts? This presentation will describe an in-depth process to benchmark the maintenance planning and scheduling function within your organization. A New Look at Criticality Analysis for Lubrication-enabled Machine Reliability Jeremy Wright, Noria Corporation How critical is your machine's reliability? What would be the consequences if it failed suddenly and catastrophically? Criticality is the logical starting point for all reliability initiatives. Once you understand machine criticality and a machine's risk profile, you can work smarter to customize improvements. This presentation will discuss the basics of lubrication-enabled machine reliability, the optimum reference state, the reliability-risk connection, associated calculations and how to de-risk a plant. PM Optimization: An EAM Best-practice Overview Mike Greenholtz, GenesisSolutions Following asset criticality ranking, a preventive maintenance optimization (PMO) effort is the next step in achieving world-class reliability standards for a successful enterprise asset management program. The purpose of PMO is to refine maintenance tasks and frequencies in supporting a particular physical asset. In simple terms, PMO is performing the right work at the right frequency in the right way. Although there are a number of benefits of PMO, increasing your mean time between failures is one that will have a tremendous impact on the entire operation. This presentation will provide an overview of the PMO process, the expected outcome and the advantages of a successfully executed PM optimization effort. The Importance of Precision Machine Alignment Steve Lochard, LUDECA Inc. Precision machine alignment can benefit an organization in four areas: energy savings, machine life, product quality and maintenance savings — all of which are essential toward achieving plant reliability and efficiency. This session will discuss the fundamentals of alignment as well as machine installation, soft foot conditions and developing true alignment targets. Learn how precision machinery alignment resolves premature failure and provides an important ingredient in reliability efforts for rotating equipment. Solutions for Baby Boomer Retirement and the New Workforce Bruce Wesner, Life Cycle Engineering Concerned about your operation and the impending wave of Baby Boomer retirees? Troubled by the millennial generation and their perspective on tenure and job shifting? You're not alone. Your workforce is changing, and your ability to meet production and profit targets will be taxed as employees- for-life transition to employees with differing perspectives on tenure. A reliance on tribal knowledge and informal work practices will no longer suffice. This presentation will help managers address solutions to standardize operating procedures and maintenance processes. It will also include change management strategies for transferring knowledge and data in order to create an operating culture better designed to thrive during higher turnover. Minimize Downtime and Improve Safety by Preparing for Incidental Spills Karen Hamel, New Pig Incidental spills cause unplanned and unexpected downtime that alters production schedules and can lead to unsafe working conditions. Recognizing problem areas, training employees and stocking absorbents in key spill-prone areas will enable employees to respond to spills quickly, safely and effectively. In addition to offering good housekeeping practices that take less than five minutes a day, this presentation will explain the difference between incidental and emergency spills, why planning for incidental spill response is just as important as planning for worst-case spills, and how to train employees to respond to incidental spills safely and efficiently.