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Selecting Machines for Oil Analysis
Scott Golomb, Mech. Maint. Tech., Northampton
Gen. Co.
The first step would be is collecting valid information of all
the oil lubricated equipment in the plant,
1. Types of equipment. (pumps, motors, fans, etc.)
2. Types of lubricant used.
3. Environment the equipment is in.
4. Breakdown of plant critical equipment, (which equipment is
solo and which systems have back-ups.)
5. Number of employees with lube experience of plant equipment.
(interview for history of equipment)
Breaking down the first five steps and getting familiar with
the plant and its machinery is a very important, Knowing whom
to talk to for information on past history on what equipment has
the worst track record for failure, Drawing samples from that
equipment to get the ball rolling.
Second would be to go to the worst environmental areas with only
primary equipment and collect those sampled. This type of pattern
would continue till all the plant equipment was sampled for review.
The samples would be tested for basic wear metals, particle counts
and viscosity, other types of sampling would be done depending
on the types of equipment and there background.
After reviewing all the data from the first set of oil samples
collected, it could be determined which equipment would be sampled
more frequently than others. This is not a process to take lightly
or expect an answer quickly, To get a program like this, with
so many pieces of equipment off to a successful start time and
patience will be the key.
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