Sustainability through

Lubrication Best Practices

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Lubrication and Total Costs
• Rule of thumb: Lubricants represent between 1 and 3% of maintenance budget.
However, impact of improper lubrication on bottom line can be massive.
• There are many disadvantages of inefficient lubricants, all of which are directly
correlated with increased maintenance
labor costs. A few of these are:
– Short drain intervals or frequent oil changes
– Unplanned stoppages and downtime
– Premature part wear and equipment breakdown
– Loss of productivity
• Lubrication is an essential element of TCO
AND a major part of maintenance operations.

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Lubricant’s Role

Reduce friction
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Less energy
consumed

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Energy Savings
• Fuel burned (fuel economy)
• Production output
• Heat dissipated
• Electrical consumption

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Resource Conservation

Extended Drains Fuel Economy Energy Savings

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Extended Drains
• Formulation can affect lifespan
in application
– Allow wear
• Can’t continue to protect equipment
– Low oxidation resistance
• Won’t last as long
• Varnishes
– Foam resistance
– Water separation

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How To Do Extended
Drain Intervals
• Choose high-performance lubricant
• Keep it clean and dry
• Perform oil analysis
– Engine oils
• Sampling: In service or at oil change
• Don’t extend filter changes
– Industrial oils
• Sampling: usually in-service application dependent
• Purify: desiccate, filter, dehydrate, change (bleed and feed)

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Maintenance Strategy
• Five Rs of Lubrication
1. The right product
2. The right place
3. The right amount
4. The right time
5. The right attitude.
• Improved fluid cleanliness equals
reduced downtime, more reliable
equipment, longer fluid life, fewer
maintenance hours, and reduces costly
component replacement or repair expenses.

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Lubricant Reliability
• Even the best lubricant can’t
overcome poor maintenance.
– Contamination
– Poor equipment alignment
– Under lubrication
– Over lubrication
– Lubricant mixing
– Improper selection

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Automating Lubrication Tasks
• Reduce Wear
– Right amount every time
• Increase Efficiency
– Reduced Friction
– Technician time avoided
• Increase Reliability
• PM Optimization
• Protect Personnel
• Save Money
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OPEN GEAR
LUBRICATION

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Open Gear Lubrication
• More than 50% reduction on
lubricant volume consumption
was achieved.
• Spray interval of 4 minutes with
previous lubricant is now up to
18 minutes with Pyroshield.
• 5% reduction on kWh/t
consumption was achieved.

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Open Gear Lubrication

• Reduced lubricant consumption

by 90% – from 30 barrels to
three barrels per year
– Significantly reduced cleanup
and disposal requirements
– Completely eliminated gear noise
while keeping gear temperatures low

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Impact of Carbon Footprint

• Amperage reduction on
equipment
• Reduced waste oil
• Reduced drum disposal
• Minimized transportation
of goods

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World Class Lubrication Program Impact

á Increased Equipment Life & Reliability

â Reduced Maintenance Costs

â Reduced Exposure to Safety Risk
â Reduced Carbon Footprint

á INCREASED PROFITABILITY
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 Preston Rubottom, CLS
Director of Lubrication Reliability Solutions
Certified Lubrication Specialist (STLE)
P.Rubottom@LE-INC.com
800-537-7683 (office) | 6822 (extension)
316-213-1112 (mobile)

www.LELubricants.com

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