grease gun that accurately measures the
amount of grease dispensed. I brought the
idea back to management and the site lubri-
cation team. Both thought it was a good
idea to try, so we purchased one and have
been using it to make sure the correct
amount of grease is put into the bearing. It is
working very well.
Q: How does your company view
machinery lubrication in terms of
importance and overall business
strategy?
A: It is viewed as being very important. We
all have the different programs like vibration
analysis, IR, oil analysis and failure analysis.
We take oil samples, see the analysis results
and have been involved with determining
what caused the issues.
Q: What do you see as some of the
more important trends taking
place in the lubrication and oil
analysis field?
A: As we learn more, we pay attention to
things we used to ignore. We are taking
more oil samples now, knowing new things
to test for and using oil analysis as a tool.
There appears to be a closer eye kept on
contamination and the adverse effects it
can have on equipment.
Q: What has made your company
decide to put more emphasis on
machinery lubrication?
A: From what I have seen, I would say the
unexpected failure of bearings and the
desire to keep equipment running. We keep
a closer watch on a wider range of areas,
have added personnel to give me more time
to grease and use new methods like the IR
scans in conjunction with lubrication to
identify problems.
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