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Machinery Lubrication November-December 2021

Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation

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4 | November - December 2021 | www . machinerylubrication.com M aintenance and Reliabilit y AS I SEE IT Jim Fitch | Noria Corporation The Power of 10X One might think that if you make a 10-times im- provement, you should expect a 10-times gain." Cleaner…Dryer…Cooler…Better Aligned…More Training Have you ever considered how we might be rewarded if we improved something by 10 times? For instance, what if we were 10 times richer; would we be 10 times happier? How about if we were 10 times smarter; would we be 10 times more successful? What if we worked 10 times harder? How might it apply to being more physically fit, taking initiatives, having more drive, being kind and more empathetic, having more friends/ connections, etc.? One might think that if you make a 10-times improvement, you should expect a 10-times gain. In such cases, your gain or benefit would be incremental or proportional. In maintenance, we have control over many factors that can lead to gain. We've all heard of the gains that are the most important to us: better quality, lower production costs, lower repair costs, higher asset utilization, improved safety; the list goes on. Invariably, we are looking for factors within our realm of control, factors that we can affect with relative ease and sustainability. We have so many options at our disposal. What do we choose, and what do we push aside? Understandably, if we are going to change something, we'd want the biggest bang for our buck. To that end, I have prepared a list of options to consider where we have good data and/or experience to rely on. Let's get started. "

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