Did you know that the lubricants a company chooses can have a significant impact on high-visibility and high-value line items such as energy, labor and equipment costs? Identifying the true cost of your lubricant program is the first step in optimizing your plan to positively impact your bottom line. When analyzing your current lubrication program, consider how much lubricant you’re using, how often you relubricate and how much time that relubrication takes. Read the
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Did you know that the lubricants a company chooses can have a significant impact on high-visibility and high-value line items such as energy, labor and equipment costs? Identifying the true cost of your lubricant program is the first step in optimizing your plan to positively impact your bottom line. When analyzing your current lubrication program, consider how much lubricant you’re using, how often you relubricate and how much time that relubrication takes. Read the
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As manufacturers continue to push the limits of machine performance to increase productivity and reduce downtime for greater customer satisfaction, suppliers are called upon to offer increasingly creative solutions. Interestingly, one of the most effective ways to achieve these performance levels is also one of the simplest and most frequently overlooked: proper lubrication.
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Tribology plays a major role in lubricant selection. Proper selection of a lubricant for a given application depends on a thorough analysis of the system's tribological parameters. Tribology - the study of friction, lubrication, and wear - is influenced by the application's speed, temperature, load, the type of motion, and the operating environment. Have you ever wondered how the word "Tribology" came about?
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Reprinted with permission from the March 2006 issue of Tribology & Lubrication Technology, the official monthly magazine of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, an international professional society headquartered in Park Ridge, Ill.
Program Provides Customers with Lubricant Support
Klüber Lubrication, a worldwide manufacturer of specialty lubricants, offers a unique lubrication service for its customers called Klüber Lubrication Asset Support Service (KLASS). KLASS enables customers to manage and maintain an effective lubrication program, resulting in significant improvements to business performance.
KLASS is an integrated program that provides lubricants, service and support from one source – Klüber Lubrication. KLASS can help deliver measurable energy savings, increase plant efficiencies, reduce operating costs and support existing continuous improvement initiatives. The program is customized to the needs of the customer and is designed around 6 key elements:
- Comprehensive range of H1 food-grade lubricants for increased product safety
- On-site lubrication and energy audits to determine lubricant consolidation and energy saving opportunities
- Label management system designed to identify all lube points and reduce the risk of lubricant contamination
- Lubricant and component analysis to ensure optimized lubrication service procedures
- Lubrication training workshops, presented on-site, for management and maintenance personnel
- Routine on-site visits to review program and update as necessary
KLASS helps Klüber’s customers in the food and beverage industry maximize their overall equipment effectiveness. Benefits for the customers who take advantage of KLASS include reduced downtime, extended re-lube intervals, reduced energy expenditure and increased all-around efficiency.
For more information about the KLASS program from Klüber, visit the company’s Web site at
www.kluber.com or call 1.800.447.2238.
Contact:
Kimberly Eldridge,
North American Market Manager – Food and Beverage Industries
KLUBER LUBRICATION NORTH AMERICA L.P.
32 Industrial Drive, Londonderry, NH 03053
Phone: (800) 447-2238 (ext. 128) Fax: (603) 647-4106
E-mail:
Kimberly.Eldridge@us.kluber.com Web:
www.kluber.com
The value placed on lubricants and related services offered today can
be difficult to quantify. When choosing the right lubricant for an
application, a variety of factors must be considered: lubricant failure
costs, downtime, personnel time, lost product, increased productivity,
reduced consumption, reliable operation, and greater re-lubrication
intervals – just to name a few. In short, it is important to balance
intelligent lubrication with cost-effective solutions. To read more
about “The value of lubricants and lubrication”, please
click here.
The attached article is reprinted with permission from the January 2006
issue of Tribology & Lubrication Technology, the official monthly
magazine of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, an
international professional society headquartered in Park Ridge, Ill.
