Minimac Systems Pvt. Ltd.

 The secret recipe of the growth story at Minimac Syste ms has been its capability to drive technological advancement in the field of contamination control for lubrication reliability. Research and development on technology and products have always been the key reason to keep the Minimac products a step ahead of its competitors in the market. Technological development has been one of the core competencies which Minimac possesses, thereby ensuring a definite competitive advantage. Contaminations in lubricants are of various types and characteristics depending on the lubricant, equipment application, ambient conditions, age of equipment, etc. In order to control, separate or eliminate the contamination, there are multiple techniques. Each technique has pros and cons and hence there is no single technology that can be considered universally better than others. ​ Minimac Systems over the years has become equipped with almost all the technologies which are required for c...

  Customer: IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Limited, is a 1200 MW (2 x 600 MW) Thermal Power Project at Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. This case shot is about the awareness of their team towards Lubrication Reliability and robust reconditioning procedures to maintain the parameter of EH Oil within the limit to avoid breakdown of the plant and generation loss. Concern Analysed: Rapid increase in the Total Acid Number (TAN) which could degrade the EH oil and led to possibilities of failure of Servo valve, hunting, power generation loss, unplanned shutdown, etc. Proactive Measures Taken: • Oil Analysis was done to check the properties of EH oil like Moisture, NAS value, Total Acid Number. • External reconditioning System “ MLC LVDH TRIX-20 ” was installed at the site along with the deployment of Service Engineers till the desired target was achieved. Below graph shows the trend analysis of tracked values during the recondition of EH Oil at Unit #2: Solutions Imp...

  Customer: Coastal Energen Pvt. Ltd. (ENERGEN), the power generating flagship company of the coal and oil group, is a 1200 MW coal-fired thermal power plant in the district of Tuticorin in the State of Tamil Nadu, India. Symptom Observation: • The power plant was observing a loss in the production of electricity generation • The operation & maintenance team has identified that the turbine governing command is not functioning properly and is tripping frequently on a regular interval • On further investigation it was found that the servo valve (Moog valve) has failed and showing hunting or sluggish behavior. Problem Identification: Failure of the Moog valve was the main reason for the trip of the turbine and ultimately the reason for the breakdown in the power plant. Poor Oil Analysis Program: an oil analysis is supposed to be done monthly for Particle count & TAN (weekly if the trend is negative) and weekly test for water content but the customer has unde...

  Customer Overview: CLP India, Jhajjar Power Plant is a 1,320 MW (2 x 660 MW) one of India's first and largest supercritical coal-fired power plants in the private sector located in Haryana, India. This case shot shows their proactiveness and team’s awareness towards Lubrication Reliability to avoid the breakdown of the Power Plant. Concern Analyzed: Degradation of EH oil properties at both the units at their plant. The installed regeneration system for each EHGC tank of unit #1 and unit #2 was failing to control neutralization number (TAN value) and showing a rapid increase in the same. The company was aware of the consequences due to an increase in the TAN values like possibilities of failure of Servo valve, hunting, power generation loss, unplanned shutdown, etc. Proactive Measures Taken: Oil Analysis was done to check the properties of EH oil i.e. Moisture, NAS value, Total Acid Number. Minimac’s System MLC LVDH Trix-20 was installed at CLP India’s site along...