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B
y now, organizations that have
advanced reliability and maintenance
programs understand the intrinsic
value of lubricant cleanliness. Noria
and many others have published
extensively on this subject. e business case
is rock solid: the cost of preventing oil from
becoming dirty (exclusion and removal) is a
small fraction of what
machine repairs and
downtime will cost down the road. e sad
truth is that many asset owners
are under the
a false impression that their filters are doing a
good job and their oils are clean enough.
Just as it is true that not all lubricants
are alike, the same holds true for filters.
Filter manufacturing is a very competitive
and diverse industry from the standpoint of
cost, quality and performance. Owners of
large equipment fleets can spend well over $1
million per year on filters. Industrial plants
with extensive asset lists can face a similar
filtration spend. A single filter element used
on a large circulating oil system can cost more
than $1,000.
By Jim Fitch, CEO, Noria Corporation
COVER STORY
BY JIM FITCH
TAKING THE GUESSWORK
OUT OF FILTER SELECTION
TAKING THE GUESSWORK
OUT OF FILTER SELECTION
TAKING THE GUESSWORK
OUT OF FILTER SELECTION
TAKING THE GUESSWORK
OUT OF FILTER SELECTION
TAKING THE GUESSWORK
OUT OF FILTER SELECTION
TAKING THE GUESSWORK
OUT OF FILTER SELECTION
