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Machinery Lubrication Jan Feb 2016

Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation

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Most problems have an immediate phase (or crisis) and must be addressed now. However, managers who want to move to the leadership objectives will try to prevent or minimize a recurrence. While supervisors and management are concerned with doing things right, leader- ship concerns itself with doing the right things. Remember, setting objectives determines the problems you will encounter. Setting the right objectives will minimize those problems. In the typical plant, supervisors and management trump leadership. Preventing Maintenance Problems Your prevention efforts must be compre- hensive and cover all areas from which problems may arise, such as personnel, main- tenance practices, hardware and systems. These categories are most useful when solving cause/effect problems. However, they may also be used to keep a manager focused on all aspects of maintenance. Cause-and-Effect Methods Two important techniques for estab- lishing a problem's true cause are the Ishikawa diagram and the Kepner-Tregoe method. These techniques are especially useful with cause/effect problems that defy solution. The Ishikawa diagram helps you focus on the different aspects of a problem so the listed causes will not be concentrated in one or two areas. For instance, most problems can be broken down into four areas: personnel, maintenance practices, hardware and systems. Some problems may be divisible into more than four, but with some imagination, most should yield at least these four. These categories force you to look at a situation from multiple perspectives to generate possible causes. Some refer to these diagrams as fish- bone diagrams or cause-and-effect (C-E) diagrams. They encourage you to list as many causes as possible. To do this, you must withhold judgment until the listing is complete to assure no one jumps to conclusions. By contrast, the Kepner-Tregoe method relies on describing what the problem is, what it is not, where it occurs and where it does not. In effect, you are building a fence around the problem to keep important information inside (and under review) while keeping out extraneous information. Your main thrust is to identify what has changed. The true cause will account for all effects. If one effect could not be caused by the selected cause, that cause must be discarded. A New Mindset Prevention requires maintenance manage- ment to develop a new mindset and make a conscious decision to move away from fighting fires. By understanding the four basic types of problems, the different levels of prob- lem-solving and the three categories of objectives, you will be better prepared to achieve this new mindset. ML Summit Syngear Series and Syngear FG Series synthetic lubricants provide for a wide range of gear and bearing applications. These lubricants have excellent oxidaon and thermal stability, which significantly reduces thermal degradaon and deposit formaon when compared to convenonal lubricants. Synthetic lubricants offer extended drain intervals while providing increased wear protection, longer life, le ss downtime, and higher productivity. Summit Syngear FG Series gear oils are NSF H1 registered, ISO 21469 certified, Kosher, Halal and CFIA approved. They are available in a variety of viscosity grades. Call Summit today for more information . Free Technical Support & Used Oil Analysis SynGear Synthetic Gear Oils Summit www.klsummit.com 800.749.5823 Syngear Gear Oils_Layout 1 1/13/2016 1:26 PM Page 1

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