Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation
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www.machinerylubrication.com | November - December 2022 | 25 ML ML ML and into a container to fill a machine. If it is going straight from the oil drum to the machine, then make sure to utilize a filter cart to clean that oil before it enters the machine, which brings me to my next uncommon ingression source: improper lubricant handling practices. Lubrication Handling Practices As a traveling consultant, I visit just about every type of manufac- turing industry across the board, from food to fuel, roofing to flooring and everything in between. If I had to make a blanket statement about something every plant could do to improve its contamination prevention practices, my advice would be to improve your handling practices. e most common factor we see that leads to contaminant ingression is mishandling lubricants as they are being put into service. By this, I mean utilizing reusable funnels, dirty top-up containers, dirty fill nozzles System with Typical Hydraulic Filtration 20/18/16 New Oil from Barrel 22/20/18 System with β3 >200 Filtration 14/13/11 New System with Built-in Con- taminants 23/22/20 in bulk storage, dirty lube rooms, galvanized top-up containers, non-dedicated equipment and having no dryness or cleanliness targets (this list doesn't end here, I could quite literally go on all day long). Utilize the ISO 4406 Standard and set some cleanliness targets for each lubricant, especially the oils that go into critical equipment. My point is, from the time your facility receives that new lubricant until that lubricant gets put into service, the process of handling that lubricant should be as squeaky clean as you can possibly make it. I mean, truly take ownership of your lubricants for maximum machinery reliability and machine life extension. Be a stickler about the process so that, come game day, your lubricant performs as opti- mally as possible. ML About the Author Paul Farless is an industrial service technician for Noria Corpo- ration. He holds a Machine Lubricant Analyst (MLA) Level II certification through the International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML). His duties include collecting data and preparing reports for the engineering team. Prior to joining Noria, Paul worked as an automotive maintenance technician for an auto-repair service company. He also served four years in the U.S. Navy as a gunner's mate third-class petty officer where he was responsible for the troubleshooting and maintenance of electromechanical and hydraulic systems. A detail-oriented team player, Paul works well in fast-paced environments and uses his military background to excel and maximize efficiency. Contact Paul at pfarless@noria.com.