BEFORE
BEFORE
Before improving its lubrication program, Peabody Energy's North Antelope Rochelle Mine stored drums outside and
dispensed oil without caps.
AFTER
AFTER
A centrally located, environmentally controlled lube
storage building was constructed specifically for plant
lubrication products.
A new fluid storage and dispensing system was
purchased, with each oil type designated a specific color.
Sask Power
Sask Power's Poplar River Power Station (PRPS)
in Saskatchewan, Canada, recently launched a
project to improve its ability to deliver clean oil to
all of its equipment. With the support of management as well as the plant manager, the process began with 30
years of grease and oil being cleaned off the floor. The floor and
walls were then painted. Next, lubricant transfer containers and
70-gallon totes were purchased, along with breathers, filter carts
and a pressure washer to clean the equipment.
Now oil is filtered within the barrel seven to 10 times, then
filtered and pumped into the color-coded totes. It is also understood that oilers do not go home at the end of the day until the
floors are washed and everything is as clean and orderly as it was
in the morning.
The plant is continuing to add breathers and color-code its
equipment. Gearboxes are also being flushed and washed out as
time permits. The goal is to reduce the number of oils while delivering clean oil to clean equipment with proper seals and
breathers. With the help of the oilers, operators, mechanics and
all the staff at PRPS, the plant is achieving the success for which
it had hoped.
BEFORE
Poplar River Power Station's lube room was nothing
to be proud of prior to its project to deliver clean oil
to equipment.
AFTER
The new lube room features a clean and painted
floor, color-coded totes, breathers, filter carts and a
pressure washer.
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