by Jane Alexander, Managing Editor | Jun 19, 2022 | Lubrication Corner, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
information in this article relates to “mothballing” (i.e., storage protection or “hibernation”) of equipment that starts out clean. Chances are one gets away with implementing equipment preservation two or three weeks after the asset has been shut...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | Jun 6, 2022 | Asset Management, Lubrication Corner, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
Let’s start Part 2 of this article with a short recap of Part 1 (May 30, 2022, see link below). As discussed, industrial equipment can often sit idle at a new site for months while construction progress slows. On-site storage protection that’s needed for 3...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | May 30, 2022 | Asset Management, Lubrication Corner, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
The probability of equipment failure is relatively high following the commissioning of equipment, whether for initial operation or after completing rebuild activities. Machines often sit idle at a new industrial site for months while construction progress slows down....
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | May 22, 2022 | Asset Management, Lubrication Corner, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
Needless to say that there are significant differences between the storing of a home sewing machine and the preserving of a surplus commercial airliner. We remind readers that this article is focusing on the storage-preservation of machines found in modern industry....
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | May 15, 2022 | Asset Management, Lubrication Corner, The Bloch Files
It would be overly optimistic or even a bit naïve to assume that all lubrication-related design decisions made by the equipment manufacturer best serve the end-user’s long-term interests. Understandably, cost competitiveness will have been foremost on the...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | Apr 3, 2022 | Lubrication Corner, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
A reader at a refinery sought our advice and we answered. He wrote: “I am working to set up a lube program step here to begin sampling the lube oil we receive from our supplier upon receipt before deploying to field. My question is, from your experience, have...
by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | Feb 20, 2022 | Lubrication Corner, Newsletter Column, Plant Operations
Recently, while conducting an on-line lubrication-training workshop, I received a question that I had never before been asked. Seeming at first, to be self-explanatory, it highlighted an over-used analogy with no direct parallel in maintenance terms and no distinct...
by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | Feb 14, 2022 | Asset Management, Lubrication Corner
This conclusion of a three-part article on “cradle-to-cradle” (C2C) management of a site’s lubricants examines practices that help ensure those products are and remain the best they can be. And, more important, that they provide the highest levels of...
by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | Feb 6, 2022 | Asset Management, Lubrication Corner
Part 1 of this article regarding a cradle-to-cradle approach to lubricant management (Jan. 30, 2022, see link below) laid out a blueprint for understanding and documenting a site’s lubricant current state. This blueprint is used to build a crucial...
by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | Jan 30, 2022 | Asset Management, Lubrication Corner
Lubricants are often thought of as a machine’s lifeblood. If they are to protect machine investment and perform as designed, their needs and end-user requirements must be understood and met with diligence. Getting the most out of your lubricants calls for a...
