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Some lubrication myths can impact your equipment performance, today with this article, let’s understand and bust them: A. Lubricating industrial equipment is easy. This a complete myth, whereas the actual fact is lubricating is highly detailed and complex. Some of the important decisions that one needs to make are: 1. Selection of proper oil & Grease for a machine. 2. Right place, right frequency, and right volume of lubricant to be applied. 3. Proper flushing of lubricant tanks to ensure contamination-free lubricating lines. 4. Also applying grease is also an art; too much or too little of it can damage or blow seals. B. Minimal consequences and benefits are associated with routinely lubricating industrial equipment. This is also another myth, whereas it has been seen that most events of downtime occur due to inadequate lubrication or due to the use of the wrong lubricant. Though lubricants cost about 1-3% of our total maintenance budget, improper or wrong lubrication can lead to

  In our previous segments, we have discussed several aspects of Lubricant contamination and ways to prevent or treat that contamination. But, as we all know, for every company, the maintenance budget is limited, so focusing on all the factors is impossible. In such cases, The Pareto Principle comes handy. The Pareto Principle (also known as the 80/20 rule ) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. In terms of maintenance, it can be reflected upon as 20% of Machines cause 80% of the Downtime. A few key causes that constitute this 20% are: 1. Particle Contamination 2. Moisture Contamination 3. Wrong/Degraded Lubricant 4. Misalignment 5. Imbalance 6. High Temperature We at Minimac study your maintenance needs and provide the highest quality & service quality solutions. Call +91 7030901266 for Mechanical Maintenance & Oil Check .

  It is observed across the spectrum that whenever we see issues/symptoms like: 1. Oxidized oil 2. Destructive pitting 3. Excessive vibration 4. Abrasive wear 5. Cavitation 6. Machinery abnormal noise 7. Wear debris generation 8. High running temperature We usually believe in Repairing, Replacing, Rebuilding, and Removing the affected component. However, it only subsides the symptoms temporarily. This approach is called the 4-R approach, and it weeds out the issue from the surface and not at the root level, and hence the problem reoccurs. Call +91 7030901266 for Mechanical Maintenance & Oil Check . However, we should aim to study these symptoms and work on the root causes. Some of the very frequent root causes that cause the above-mentioned symptoms are: 1. Misalignment 2. Wrong oil usage 3. Moisture 4. Machinery part imbalance 5. Particle contamination 6. Air contamination Hence, we should aim at 5I approach i.e. It’s clean, It’s Cool, It’s dry, It’s aligned and balanced, and It