Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation
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www . machinerylubrication.com | November - December 2018 | 47 Global Training Calendar ICML certification testing is available for most of the courses listed. Visit www.lubecouncil.org for certification information and test dates. For updated dates and locations visit Noria.com/train November MACHINERY LUBRICATION LEVEL I Montevideo, • Uruguay November 20 – 23, 2018 OIL ANALYSIS LEVEL III Eibar, Spain • November 20 – 22, 2018 MACHINERY LUBRICATION LEVEL I Firenze, Italy • November 21 – 23, 2018 MACHINERY LUBRICATION LEVEL I Tianjin, China • November 21 – 23, 2018 OIL ANALYSIS ADVANCED MLA III Mumbai, India • November 22 – 24, 2018 MACHINERY LUBRICATION LEVEL III Woodmead, South Africa • November 26 – 30, 2018 ESSENTIALS OF MACHINERY LUBRICATION MLT I Dhaka, Bangladesh • November 26 – 28, 2018 HOW TO INTERPRET AN OIL ANALYSIS REPORT WORKSHOP Bogota, Colombia • November 28 – 29, 2018 ESSENTIALS OF MACHINERY LUBRICATION MLT I Kolkata, India • November 29 – 1, 2018 December OIL ANALYSIS LEVEL II Cairo, Egypt • December 2 – 6, 2018 HOW TO INTERPRET AN OIL ANALYSIS REPORT WORKSHOP Santiago, Chile • December 4 – 5, 2018 OIL ANALYSIS LEVEL II Bangkok, Thailand • December 11 – 21, 2018 MACHINERY LUBRICATION LEVEL I Guangzhou, China • December 22 – 24, 2018 ML Lubrication Manual e Jacobs team collected and documented all starting data from relevant KSC shops and made modifi cations as they validated new procedures, drew new schematics and established lubrication codes. After managing this information briefl y in standard offi ce documents and spreadsheets, Jacobs compiled all of the information into a single controlled document with formalized revision procedures. is lubrication manual has undergone three revisions since 2015 and is readily available on the company's intranet. Management Support Jacobs' management presented the oil pharmacy's benefi ts to system engineer groups in monthly meetings as well as while visiting shops and joining team meetings as the program matured. ICML Certifi cations Because the team did not utilize outside consultants, they knew eventually training and certifi cation would be required to take the oil pharmacy to the next level of optimization and move beyond the low-hanging fruit. e M&R Group's implementation plan had always included the procurement of training and certifi cation. By 2016, six personnel had achieved MLT I certifi - cation. Several practitioners followed up in 2017 with MLA I certifi cation. In 2018, six TOSC team members earned MLA II certifi cation. ICML certification ensured that team members could expand their knowledge and continue improvements in new ways. Certifi ed personnel also perform on-the-job training for system engineers and technicians outside the M&R Group. " e education provided us with the knowl- edge and the tools to expand the program, and provides additional credibility with the system engineers and our NASA customer," Hollis noted. MLT I certifi cation is now a prerequisite for all new hires, while MLA I certifi cation is required for anyone regularly involved with oil analysis. Routine training for certifi cation upgrades is also budgeted yearly. The CBM Solution The procedural changes implemented through the oil pharmacy have enabled the M&R Group to switch from a time-based maintenance schedule to a proactive CBM schedule. is conversion has signifi cantly optimized the TOSC maintenance program. Additional achievements of the oil phar- macy have been noted, including fewer oil brands in use, less oil in storage, lower main- tenance and disposal costs, greater confi dence among system engineers that proper lubricants are in use, and more precise and accurate monitoring of machine health. ere are also fewer spill prevention, control and counter- measure (SPCC) sites, as well as a stronger brain trust with multiple ICML-certified practitioners. Finally, the oil pharmacy has made it possible for analytical fi ndings to be used in data-driven, cost-cutting decisions on the planning and scheduling of maintenance work orders. All of these achievements indicate that management's anticipation of streamlining machine effi ciency, control and reliability was well-placed. "Oil analysis has provided the largest return on investment and therefore has become the example of the reliability culture at Kennedy Space Center on TOSC," Hollis added. ML