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Machinery Lubrication January - February 2019

Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation

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ML www . machinerylubrication.com | January - February 2019 | 45 team to upper management, as well as identify issues and opportunities to all levels of plant personnel. T he lubric ation cha mpion is probably t he single most important member of the team. is individual is the owner of the lubrication program. He or she should be responsible for making certain there is active participation among team members, documen- tation is recorded, training is being delivered, upper management is kept informed, and the program is moving in the right direction. e lubrication champion should also drive the majority of meetings and be involved with the program on a microscopic level. e final team members are the cross-departmental lubrication team. ese individuals should be the ones who perform the lubrication tasks within each department. ey are responsible for completing actions in the field and delivering feedback to the lubrication champion. is team should also be included in the program's developmental side. Because much of the plant sees these individuals carrying out lubrication tasks on a daily basis, they can provide a visual representation of the cultural change in the program. Status Evaluation is evaluation should consider where the program has been in the past, what its current status is and what the goals are for the future. Before working toward the goals, review how the plant has been successful in the past and what the shortcomings have been in defining a cultural change in other areas. is helps to identify where addi- tional support is needed and where it will not be necessary to "reinvent the wheel." Each plant must contend with a varying degree of established or sustained culture. Some start at the ground level with non-interactive departments where there is a "silo" effect in which communication is extremely lacking. Other sites have a reactive-only mindset, which makes driving a proactive reliability culture a great struggle. Another issue is coping with the "heroes versus zeros" effect. Over time, plants can become dependent on certain individuals for specific tasks without document-driven results. A hero-type mindset is then created. is mentality is cause for concern, as it not only puts a strain on the company but can also have negative cultural effects within the department. Let Noria help you solve tough lubrication problems and discover the root cause of equipment and lubrication failures. For more information visit noria.com noria.com

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