Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation
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56 Machinery Lubrication Annual Edition | www . machinerylubrication.com "Proactive maintenance certainly doesn't foster the belief that failure is normal or can be expected." Using the ASCEND™ Chart as Your Roadmap to Proactive Maintenance Giving a broken machine a f resh new lease on life is the calling of trou - bleshooters and mechanics. The maintenance field attracts people who are driven by such native desires, not unlike nurses and doctors. Some people like fixing things. I'm one of those people. Yet today's reliability-conscious world is changing the maintenance persona, taking it in a direction away from the macho image of the past. It's no longer desirable to yearn for the meltdown or the perfect storm. Fading too is the sense of pride that came with going into battle, wrench in hand, to test the limits of one's mechanical prowess. Perhaps a sad reality to some, but reality nonetheless. At the root of this is the basal need to aspire to reliability. is includes buying machines that are designed and manufactured for long, sustainable life. No lifecycle weak links. Next comes precision installa- tion and precision maintenance. is covers wide-ranging subjects such as consistency, accuracy, fit and tolerance, alignment, balance, lubri- cation excellence and the correct use of fasteners. In contrast, reactive mainte- nance responds to any stage of machine failure along the P-F interval (incipient, impending,or precipitous). Of course, early detection (long P-F intervals) is the most desirable and is the mantra of predictive maintenance. But why wait for the onset of failure? It's like waiting for the onset of heart disease or cancer. ere may be a cure, but, in many cases, the harm is already done, or First Seen in Machinery Lubrication, December 2023 ASCEND™ Jim Fitch | Noria Corporation A N N U A L E D I T I O N