Learning Sessions
the recurring lubricant purchase cost. You will also learn • How the reliability of equipment is directly affected by Online Particle Counters = Predictive lubrication personnel how they managed to spray 12 spray panels with just one Maintenance = Cost Savings centralized system, and it is operational for seven years • How to elevate the critical nature of the lubrication tasks and counting in the eyes of management Phil Keep, managing director, MP Filtri UK Ltd. The approach presented in this session revolves around Online particle monitors can analyze your systems 24/7, the fact that by elevating the status of lubrication person- initiating internal and external alarms should any levels of Putting the Simple Back into Viscosity nel through increased responsibility, ownership and contaminate or (in some cases) moisture levels change. recognition of their contributions, lubrication personnel will These alarms can initiate external functions from simply John Sander, vice president of technology, add more value to the reliability of equipment. putting a warning light on, controlling a traffic light seLubrication Engineers quence (red, amber and green), turning an offline filtration Simply stated, viscosity is defined as the resistance of a Kidney loop system on or even shutting down the system. fluid to flow. That doesn’t sound too difficult, does it? Protection is provided for your components and applicaUnfortunately, new temperature, speed and pressure New Standard Guide for Microscopic tions, thus eliminating and reducing high-cost breakdowns demands on lubricating fluids have changed over the years, Characterization of Particles from Inand unscheduled downtimes. resulting in more and more classifications being created to Service Lubricants (ASTM D7684-2011) describe lubricant viscosity. Some examples are SUS, cSt, If you are inquiring, “Can I afford contamination monicP, ISO 46, SAE 5W30, AGMA 5EP and 80W90. It’s enough Ray Garvey, engineer, Emerson Process Management toring products?”, the answer is, “Can you afford not to?” to make a person’s head start to spin. This presentation This session introduces a new ASTM Standard, D7684- The benefits of online particle counting include: will summarize some of the more commonly used viscosity standards, describe briefly the basics of the tests used 11, “Standard Guide for Microscopic Characterization of • Saving money on total cost of filtration, eliminating unscheduled filter changes to verify the fluid against the specification and eliminate Particles from In-Service Lubricants”, which suggests stansome of the confusion all of these standards may create dardized terminology to promote consistent reporting, • Constant system monitoring = predictive maintenance provides logical framework to document likely or possible for the end-user. = cost savings root causes, and supports inference associated machinery • Constant system monitoring = tracking system cleanhealth condition or severity based on available debris liness = cost savings analysis information. Microscopic characterization of parElevating the Status of Lubrication • Prolonging major component life due to predictive mainticles extracted from in-service lubricants is extensively Personnel and its Effect on Reliability tenance used today. Tom Hiatt, reliability engineer, Covance Inc., and Wayne Ferguson, former consulting engineer (recently retired), Eli Lilly This session will provide real-world examples of how elevating the status of lubrication personnel can improve the reliability of equipment and, as a result, can increase the bottom line and give a company an advantage over its competition. By giving individuals tasked with lubrication responsibilities, the proper tools, education and respect, they will seek out new and innovative ideas to assist in the journey toward reliability excellence.
Technicians extract particulate debris from an oil sample, display it on a flat surface, and inspect it using a microscope, looking for shapes, textures, colors and other characteristics associated with particular contaminant particles or wear particles typically found lubrication systems. These techniques may be used for extracting and displaying the debris: ferrography, membrane filter patch analysis, filter debris analysis, magnetic plug inspection. During this presentation, participants will learn how to apply this new ASTM Standard for achieving common The audience will learn examples of: form and terminology to facilitate broader use with better • How to get lubrication personnel involved in the main- understanding of microscopic wear particle analysis findtenance decision-making process ings. Participants will also understand how ASTM • How to get lubrication personnel to own and actively D7416-2010, ASTM D7670-2010 and ASTM D7690-2011 improve lubrication tasks recommend best practices for minilab patch analysis, • How to recognize the accomplishments of lubrication more-generic membrane patch analysis and analytical ferrography, respectively. personnel
• Save time: high-cost processes effectively monitored • Predictive control: low-cost, efficient method of system monitoring when system cleanliness levels are exceeded
The Pros and Cons of the Various Wear Analysis Methods Patrick Kilbane, North American sales manager, ALS Group – Tribology Division This session will cover the most basic particle analysis methods from spectrochemical analysis and particle counts to ferrous concentration instrumentation to analytical ferrography and other advanced testing. We will explore these methods and instrumentation to assess what they are measuring, any interferences, target applications for these methods, and how to use them effectively.
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