Lubrication Best Practices - Allan Riesntra, Ken Mitchell, Paul Llewellyn & Rich Wurzbach

Course Description

Machinery lubrication remains the single biggest factor in affecting and prolonging asset reliability. Getting it right contributes to a long, trouble-free service life. But get it wrong, as so many do, and expect unplanned breakdowns, reactive firefighting, drained resources, and a culture of unreliability.

There was a time not too long ago, when machinery lubrication was a job performed by experts; By a person – or a team of people – who understood every asset’s complexity, and the effects lubrication had for each machine. The “Lube Technician” was arguably the most important contributor to reliability.

Lube techs, with their finger on the pulse of the plant, administered the oily “life blood” which flowed through its veins. They understood what happened when this task was performed poorly. They knew that without control and discipline the chance to imbue precision results was scant. To get the most life possible from a machine they knew they had to “Grease Bearings Right”

Course Goals

• How to obtain a representative grease sample
• Setting a grease analysis test slate and monitoring schedule
• Establishing a Lube Optimization Plan using ultrasound and grease analysis

Maintenance - Must Win Battles - Course Modules

1. Prescribing Bearing Lubrication Based on Friction, not Fiction

   Module Type: video | Duration: 38 minutes | Module ID: BTE-LBP-01

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   There was a time not too long ago, when machinery lubrication was a job performed by experts; By a person – or a team of people – who understood every asset’s complexity, and the effects lubrication had for each machine. The “Lube Technician” was arguably the most important contributor to reliability. Lube techs, with their finger on the pulse of the plant, administered the oily “life blood” which flowed through its veins. They understood what happened when this task was performed poorly. They knew that without control and discipline the chance to imbue precision results was scant. To get the most life possible from a machine they knew they had to “Grease Bearings Right”

2. It’s Not the Destination... It’s the Journey

   Module Type: video | Duration: 32 minutes | Module ID: BTE-LBP-02

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   Let’s take a look at the journey of a drum of so called clean new oil as it arrives on the loading dock at your facility. The definition of insanity is to do what you have always done and expect a different result. This module will give you some guidance into lubrication best practices in an effort to increase asset reliability and improve production.

3. Grease Analysis as a Tool to Optimize Lubricant & Machine Life

   Module Type: video | Duration: 45 minutes | Module ID: BTE-LBP-03

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   This module will outline the value and information that can be provided from properly taken grease samples. Sampling techniques and tools outlined in ASTM D7718 method for inservice grease sampling will be shared. Grease testing techniques possible with small grease sample volumes will be introduced along with strategies for predicting grease life based on operating conditions and lubricant properties. Complementing an ultrasound-based monitoring strategy with periodic grease sampling will be discussed as a path to optimizing lubricant performance and extending machine life.

4. Lubrication Excellence & LUBExpert System Overview

   Module Type: video | Duration: 1 hour and 9 minutes | Module ID: BTE-LBP-04

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   LUBExpert System Overview

Course Takeaways - Lubrication Best Practices - Allan Riesntra, Ken Mitchell, Paul Llewellyn & Rich Wurzbach

• How to obtain a representative grease sample

• Setting a grease analysis test slate and monitoring schedule

• Establishing a Lube Optimization Plan using ultrasound and grease analysis

Who Should Take This Training?

• Maintenance Engineers and Managers

• Reliability Engineers and Managers

• Maintenance Planners

• Production Supervisors

• Maintenance Technicians

• PdM Technicians

• Engineering Managers

About SDT Ultrasound

SDT provides ultrasound solutions that help our customers gain a better understanding about the health of their factory. We help them predict failures, control energy costs, and improve product quality while contributing to the overall reliability of their assets.

https://sdtultrasound.com