32%
of lubrication professionals believe
management support is the most important
factor for continuous improvement of a
lubrication program, according to a recent
survey at machinerylubrication.com
filtration program? Have you set cleanliness
targets? Are you sampling your lubricants to
determine the water amount and removing
any water as soon as possible? Are you
performing laser alignments on your equipment before returning them back to
production? Are you balancing your equipment? If you cannot effectively track any
significant progress in these areas, then the
window of opportunity may be closing on you.
Leaders must continuously provide their
team with the necessary tools and support to
improve their program, while those who are
performing the tasks must use what they
have learned to effectively increase equipment reliability.
Has the window closed on your program?
Have you maximized your staff's education
and enthusiasm? Lubrication excellence can
be achieved when your team collectively
contributes and applies the knowledge that
has been obtained.
About the Author
Pete Oviedo Jr. is a senior technical consultant
with Noria Corporation, focusing on machinery
lubrication and training. He has more than 20 years
of experience with machinery and rotating equipment, as well as an understanding of laser alignment,
balancing rotating equipment, thermography,
magnetic particle and ultrasonic flaw detectors.
Need help with your lubrication program? Contact
Pete at poviedo@noria.com.
www.machinerylubrication.com
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