Minimac Systems Pvt. Ltd.

1) Visual Inspection of Oil in a Sample Bottle:- – Colour: wrong or mixed oil, photo-catalytic reaction, oxidation and thermal degradation, soot, chemical contamination – Emulsions and Cloudiness: haze to buttermilk, cuff, stable or unstable, additive floc, salt, air, glycol. – Free Water: colour, speed of separation, level – Sediments – colour: amber, black, translucent, settling rate, density and particle size, laser through the bottle. 2) Using Oil Colour as a Field Test:- – You can check the colour of the oil sample with the help of an oil change colour gauge by using glass or PET plastic bottles. – Without a gauge, you can compare the sample with a new oil sample and observe the colour, if you find that colour of the oil is milky or dark, then check the contamination & moisture in oil with the help of an Oil testing kit. 3) Moisture Detection by Vision:- – Visual inspection – Transparent container – Use comparators and good lighting, laser poi...

I nventory management & identification plays a vital role in the machinery and plant maintenance. Proper identification tags should be used to segregate the oils with respect to their shell life, usage location. Product labeling can be used to identify the following: 1.  Purchase & Delivery Date : Label should mention the date of the purchase & delivery date of lubricants. 2.  Product Name : It should also mention product name, brand, manufacturer 3.  Quantity : It should also mention the quantity. 4.  Storage Location:  It should also mention the storage location of the lubricants. The products should be used in the same sequence as they are brought into inventory. (1)  FIFO : First in first out- lubricants should be taken into usage according to the date they are brought into the storage house. We can enhance the life of plant and machinery through proper maintenance, storage, marking of lubricants. Also rea...

Product storage is an important criterion for any segment of products. It plays a vital role in the longevity of the products, every product in any form has a certain life period and this life period forms the baseline of the product. Coming to the lubricating oil industry, product life period plays an important role in the smooth running of the machinery and the plant. As these oils play a very important role in the day to day functioning of critical machinery, so if not maintained properly these can lead to the breakdown of machinery thereby leading to a shutdown of the plant which leads to the incurrence of huge loss. Therefore it is very important that these oils should be used well in advance before their life period expires. We can hereby pen down certain prerequisite conditions for storage of lubricants: 1.  Pre usage Inspection : It is mandatory to verify their performance properties & conditions with oil analysis for the oils that have been kept for ...

Topping up lubricant is a routine practice in most of the industries. We generally use oil cans and top-up containers for the same. Often we do not put a lot of thought towards the cleanliness of these containers and hence introduce a lot of particle contaminants into the system doing more bad than good to the machine. Here, are the best 5 practices for oil-can and top-up containers. 1.  Keep your containers sealed:  We should always use containers that can be sealed airtight. Always reseal the containers between uses. 2.  Remove galvanised containers:  We should not use Galvanised containers as they act as dirt magnets. 3.  Dedicate & Label your containers:  We should dedicate containers to a class of “mixable lubricants” only and label them to avoid mixing of incompatible lubricants while topping up. 4.  Use designated lockers:  Don’t use top-up containers to store oil next to machines. Instead, place containers in a nearby lock...

Maintaining the cleanliness level of the lubricants is important, however, selecting the right lubricant is a start towards a journey to have minimum downtime due to lubrication issues. Effective lubrication selection must strike a balance between quality, application, and affordability. In order to achieve and maintain this balance, it is essential to have some guidelines for purchase & use of lubricants, and the same are mentioned below : 1.  Scope of Application : This defines the usage purpose of oil, it also defines application within a facility. This step ensures that the lubricant doesn’t underperform. 2.  Physical & Chemical Properties : This is an important thing to understand as it outlines the testing parameters and expected results. 3.  Performance Properties : This refers to properties like demulsibility, dropping point, pour point. An important choice of these properties is required to ensure maximum and seamless perf...