SKF Maintenance and Lubrication Products
SKF Maintenance and Lubrication Products
SKF Maintenance and Lubrication Products
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<strong>Lubrication</strong><br />
Poor lubrication accounts for more than 36% of premature<br />
bearing failures<br />
Include contamination, <strong>and</strong> this number rises to well above 50%. The importance of<br />
proper lubrication <strong>and</strong> cleanliness is self-evident in the determination of bearing life.<br />
Benefits of<br />
proper lubrication<br />
Increase<br />
• Productivity<br />
• Reliability<br />
• Availability <strong>and</strong> durability<br />
• Machine uptime<br />
• Service intervals<br />
• Safety<br />
• Health<br />
• Sustainability<br />
Reduce<br />
• Energy consumption due to friction<br />
• Heat generation due to friction<br />
• Wear due to friction<br />
• Noise due to friction<br />
• Downtime<br />
• Operating expenses<br />
• Product contamination<br />
• <strong>Maintenance</strong> <strong>and</strong> repair costs<br />
• Lubricant consumption<br />
• Corrosion<br />
The <strong>SKF</strong> approach<br />
The Asset Management (AM) concept has become stronger in recent years. Leading<br />
companies are adopting it, striving to maximise availability, efficiency, <strong>and</strong> improving<br />
the quality of their assets while minimising costs. <strong>Lubrication</strong> is a key element in<br />
maintenance management, <strong>and</strong> is thus a key aspect of the total AM concept.<br />
Success factors<br />
Process<br />
Culture<br />
SUCCESS<br />
Technology<br />
Three factors influence the success of the AM process:<br />
Culture: Organisational culture <strong>and</strong> commitment by management<br />
to ensure, proper training, human resources, etc.<br />
Process: A constant review <strong>and</strong> improvement of all required<br />
processes like asset registration, key performance<br />
indicators, updates, etc.<br />
Technology: Willingness to invest in new relevant technology is a key<br />
to success. The willingness of the workforce to use it is<br />
just as important.<br />
To assist organisations through this complex process, <strong>SKF</strong> has developed<br />
the asset efficiency optimization (AEO) process. This management<br />
process has been designed to help achieve maximum efficiency <strong>and</strong><br />
effectiveness in activities focussing on the productivity <strong>and</strong> business<br />
goals set for the facility. These goals include production, environmental<br />
<strong>and</strong> safety objectives. The process is comprised of four key elements:<br />
maintenance strategy, work identification, work control <strong>and</strong> work<br />
execution. Additional information about asset management is available<br />
online at www.aptitudeexchange.com.<br />
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