Why Start an Oil Analysis Program?
The most significant oil analysis benefit is financial, but there are many other benefits as well. If an oil analysis program can increase reliability even incrementally—i.e. eliminate a single hour of downtime—that can justify and pay for the program itself.
Aside from ROI, a lubrication monitoring program will pick up issues other condition monitoring technologies can’t. Oil analysis is excellent for detecting contamination and fluid degradation—the cause of most machinery problems. Ultrasound, thermography, and vibration analysis cannot detect contamination and degradation as well or at all. However, oil analysis does work in harmony with these and other technologies to support root cause analysis and failure mode effect analysis.
You may want to keep the oil in use longer due to downtime costs. To that end, oil analysis can be used to extend oil drains and optimize lubricant condition. It will also reduce both the number and severity of failures—two concerns that interest all maintenance personnel. In terms of reliability, leveraging oil analysis as a predictive tool will transition your business out of the reactive maintenance mode.
Eurofins TestOil’s KickStart PRO is a great way to ensure a program is set up (or realigned) to deliver all of the benefits of a well-run oil monitoring system. KickStart PRO consultants will conduct a series of on-site and virtual visits coupled with personalized training to ensure retention. For more information on KickStart PRO and working with Eurofins TestOil for oil analysis and reliability field services go to www.testoil.com. Contact: 216-251-2510; sales@testoil.com.
About Eurofins Testoil
With more than 30 years of experience in the oil analysis industry, Eurofins TestOil focuses exclusively on assisting industrial facilities with reducing maintenance costs and avoiding unexpected downtime through oil and fuel analysis program implementation. As industry experts in diagnosing oil-related issues in equipment such as turbines, hydraulics, gearboxes, pumps, compressors and diesel generators, Eurofins TestOil provides customers with same-day turnaround on routine oil analysis testing. For more information on partnering with Eurofins TestOil on oil analysis programs or training opportunities visit https://testoil.com. Contact: Michael Barrett 216-251-2510; sales@testoil.com.
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