Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation
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4 | November - December 2020 | www . machinerylubrication.com e life cycle stages are shown as angular wedges on the Ascend chart: • Lubricant selection (S) • Lubricant reception and storage (R) • Lubricant handling and application (H) • Contamination control and lubricant reconditioning (C) • Condition monitoring, lubricant analysis and troubleshooting (A) • Energ y conservation, health and the environment (E) Factors and Management Levels In the Ascend methodology™, lubrication activities across the lifecycle of the lubrication process are divided into 40 Factors (see Table 1. Ascend Factors). Each of these factors is interrelated to one or more of the 12 areas of the lubrication plan as specified in clause 5.0 of the standard ICML 55.1 Asset Management Requirements for the Optimized Lubrication of Mechanical Physical Assets. However, it should be noted that these 40 factors do not all share the same weight in design and implementation of the lubrication strategy. erefore, to emphasize and clarify these differ- ences, the factors are arranged into three levels (See Figure 1): • Platform (P) • Management and Training (M) • Performance Indicators (K) Platform factors are considered the founda- tion of the program and are aimed at controlling COVER STORY Energy Conservation, Health & The Environment (E) E1P Energy Conservation, Health & Environmental Impact E2P Storage & Disposal of Used Oil & Materials E3M Leakage Management E4M Energy Conservation, Health & Environmental Training E5K Energy Conservation, Health & Environmental KPIs Condition Monitoring, Lubricant Analysis & Troubleshooting (A) A1P Machinery Selection for Condition Monitoring & Lubricant Analysis Program A2P Lubricant Analysis Test Slate—Periodic & Online A3P Lubricant Analysis Data Source Selection—Onsite Lab, Offsite Lab & Online Sensors A4P Sampling Tools & Methods A5M Selection & Integration of Inspection & Condition Monitoring Tasks A6M Lubricant Analysis Data Limits Selection & Interpretation A7M Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis A8M Condition Monitoring, Lubricant Analysis & Troubleshooting Training A9K Condition Monitoring, Lubricant Analy- sis & Troubleshooting KPIs Contamination Control & Lubricant Reconditioning (C) C1P Contaminant Exclusion C2P Contaminant Removal & Lubricant Reconditioning C3M Contamination Control Objectives C4M Contamination Control & Lubricant Reconditioning Training C5K Contamination Control & Lubricant Reconditioning KPIs Lifecycle Stage 6 Lifecycle Stage 5 Lifecycle Stage 4 Lubricant Selection (S) S1P Lubricant Selection Process S2P Lubricant Supplier Selection S3P Lubricant Identification System S4M Consolidation & Optimization S5M Lubricant Selection Training S6K Lubricant Selection KPIs Lubricant Reception & Storage (R) R1P Quality Control Process R2P Lubricant Storage & Lube Room R3P Lubrication Safety Practices R4M Inventory Management R5M Reception & Storage Training R6K Reception & Storage KPIs Lubricant Handling & Application (H) H1P Lubricant Application Tasks H2P Machinery Configuration H3P Lubricant Handling & Application Devices H4M Lubrication Program Management H5M Lubrication Routes H6M Machinery Inspection Tools & Practices H7M Goals & Rewards System H8M Lubricant Handling & Application Training H9K Lubricant Handling & Application KPIs Lifecycle Stage 1 Lifecycle Stage 2 Lifecycle Stage 3 Figure 1 Three levels of Ascend™ Figure 2. 40 Ascend™ Factors risks, ensuring performance and sustaining the program over a long span of time. ese factors are tactical and as such need to be implemented first. Management and Training factors are activities that enable the needed resources, provide planning and scheduling and deliver condition monitoring of lubricants and machines. At this level, staff education and skills development activities are included. ese are the day-to-day lubrication activities that are supported by all platform factors.