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vcr ilc ycars, oil analysis icsiing las cvolvcd inio a major poriion ol
a plani or laciliiy rclialiliiy program. Ii also las lccomc a mainsiay
in ovcr-ilc-road (OTR) and consiruciion cquipmcni cnginc and sysicms
moniioring. Olicn ilc praciicc las lccn io pull samplcs, allx appropriaic
lalcls, scnd oll io a lal and waii lor ilc icsi rcsulis io comc lacl lrom ilc
lal via mail, lax, c-mail, cic. Dcpcnding on slipping mcilods and lalora-
iory disiancc, ilis proccss can ialc 5-10 lusincss days lrom ilc iimc ilc
samplc is slippcd.
Tlcrc arc a couplc ol opiions io sloricn ilc iimc dclay. Onc opiion in-
cludcs ovcrnigliing all samplcs io ilc laloraiory, wlicl rcduccs ilc iurn-
around iimc ai lcasi 1-2 days. Tlc oilcr opiion, wlicl is ilc locus ol Pari
III ol ilis lvc-pari scrics, is io lollow a lylrid approacl io oil analysis and
uiilizc onc ol ilc many on-siic oil icsiing opiions.
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Third of a ve-part series on oil analysis (January, April, July, August, December)
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driven electronic sensors.
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late, wear debris and lubricant
degradation all can be accurately
measured with simple, effective,
shop oor instruments.
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On-siic icsiing is noi lor cvcryonc. Wlilc ilcrc is poicn-
iial lor considcrallc cosi savings, ilcrc is also poicniial lor
considcrallc cosi incrcascs. A dciailcd cosi lcnclis analysis
slould lc pcrlormcd io dcicrminc ilc rcquircd lrcal-cvcn
samplc volumc, wlicl will dcicrminc wlai lcvcl ol on-siic
analysis is rigli lor your plani.
A siudy conducicd ly STLL-mcmlcr Ray Garvcy ol Lm-
crson Proccss Managcmcni slows ilc lollowing (see Figure
1) as ii rclaics io cosi jusiilcaiion lor on-siic oil analysis.
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Iigurcs 1 and 2 comparc ilc cosis, savings and cxpccicd
ROI ol on-siic minilal oil analysis wiil oll-siic lal oil analy-
sis. Tlc assumpiions lclind ilcsc claris arc:
1. Lalor cosi = $30/lr.
2. On-siic lxcd cosi = $+0,000 ovcr ilrcc ycars.
3. Oll-siic analysis = $1S io $32 dcpcnding on numlcr ol
samplcs.
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plani wiil lull oil analysis.
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On-siic oil samplc icsiing rangcs lromsimplc, siand-alonc
manual viscosiiy icsis io liglly soplisiicaicd, commcrcial-
gradc laloraiory insirumcnis ai plani laciliiics.
Tlis ariiclc:
Lools ai lcy lulricani pcrlormancc criicria io mca-
surc, including viscosiiy, coniaminanis, moisiurc, sili,
solids and wcar dclris, oil clcmisiry, oxidaiion rcsis-
iancc, sludging and rcsiduc lormaiion and clcmical
inicgriiy.
Considcrs a muliiparamcicr insirumcni approacl.
Providcs a gcncral dircciion in sclcciing lciwccn on-
siic and oll-siic approaclcs.
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Viscosiiy is ilc mosi imporiani propcriy ol a lulricani, so
ii malcs scnsc ilai somc lcvcl ol on-siic viscosiiy icsiing lc
madc availallc, il lor no oilcr rcason ilan conlrming in-
coming lulricanis. Tlc visgagc is an idcal opiion lor simply
pcrlorming viscosiiy icsiing. Wiil ilis viscosiiy comparaior,
ilc samplc viscosiiy is comparcd wiil ilai ol an oil wiil a
lnown viscosiiy. An cxpcricnccd uscr can aclicvc a ncar 95`
accuracy raiing wiil ilis insirumcni. Tlc viscosiiy rcading
is madc ai room icmpcraiurc io producc, wiiloui calcula-
iions, ccniisiolcs ai +0 C or sayloli univcrsal scconds (SUS)
ai 100 I.
Tlcrc arc muliiplc clccironic viscomcicrs availallc, rang-
ing in pricc lrom a couplc ilousand io scvcral ilousand dol-
lars ilai dclivcr quaniiiaiivc rcsulis. All ol ilcsc insirumcnis'
purposc is io rcvcal io ilc mcasurcmcni icclnician wlcilcr
ilc viscosiiy is wiilin 10` (lrsi alarm) or 20` (sccond
alarm) ol iis siariing poini.
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Unloriunaicly, waicr is a dcliliiaiing coniaminani ilai is
prcscni in many produciion cnvironmcnis. Waicr cnicrs sys-
icms lrom many dillcrcni sourccs, including:
Opcraior wasldown aciiviiics
Rain, snow, runoll
Higl aimosplcric lumidiiy/supcrsaiuraicd produc-
iion arcas
Long-icrm sump condcnsaic luildup
Irom lulricani siorcs, paclaging coniaincrs, produci
landling mcilods.
On-site oil sample testing ranges from simple, stand-alone
manual viscosity tests to highly sophisticated, commercial-grade
laboratory instrumentation at plant facilities.
Figure 1 | Typical expected annual return-on-investment (ROI) for
on-site or off-site lubricant analysis.
Figure 2 | Typical cost per sample for on-site or off-site industrial
oil analysis.
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1. Garvcy, R., Casc Hisiorics and Cosi Savings Using In-Slop Oil Analysis,` CSI In-
dusiry Rcpori.
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Ii is imporiani io idcniily cvcn small amounis ol waicr
during ongoing produciion aciiviiics. Tlc lcasi cxpcnsivc
and mosi casily conducicd icsi is callcd ilc cracllc or loi
plaic icsi. Tlc cracllc icsi, wlilc somcwlai quaniilallc, is a
go/no go icsi lor indusirial lulricanis. To pcrlorm ilc cracllc
icsi, ilc analysi sclccis a wcll-vcniilaicd arca and prcparcs a
vcry loi surlacc. A laloraiory loi plaic lcaicd io 300 I-plus,
or a small mcial pan (slillci) ovcr a sicrno or gas lurncr (or
in a pincl, a spoon and a liglicr) will worl. Ncxi, ilc icclni-
cian placcs onc or iwo droplcis ol uscd oil onio ilc surlacc.
Lxcrcising carc io avoid inlaling vapors, ilc icclnician lools
lor lulllc lormaiion and lisicns lor craclling lrom ilc oil.
Any sign ol lulllcs is a sirong indicaior ol waicr coniamina-
iion. Il ilcrc arc largc lulllcs accompanicd ly a craclling
sound, similar io lacon on a lrying pan, ilcrc could lc 1,000
ppm-plus ol waicr coniaminaiion in ilc samplc.
Il waicr is idcniilcd in ilc samplc ilrougl an on-siic
cracllc icsi, dillcrcni lcvcls ol mainicnancc aciion slould lc
considcrcd dcpcnding on ilc lcvcl ol waicr lound and ilc
scnsiiiviiy ol ilc maclinc componcnis io waicr coniamina-
iion, siariing wiil conlrming ilc prcscncc and conccnira-
iion ol moisiurc. Asccond samplc is collccicd and dispaiclcd
lor lal analysis lor long-icrm ircnding purposcs. Tlc sump
slould lc ciilcr draincd and luslcd (lor small sump sizcs)
or dclydraicd wiil onc ol scvcral availallc iypcs ol mois-
iurc-rcmoval sysicms. Tlcrc is no advaniagc io waiiing lor
samplc rcsulis io rciurn io ialc aciion. Ior samplcs wlcrc
ilc waicr coniaminaiion appcars io lc in qucsiion, or vcry
low, ilc icclnician slould draw a ncw samplc lor dispaicl io
quaniily ilc waicr conccniraiion. In marginal coniaminaiion
sccnarios, lal analysis can lclp dcicrminc ilc mosi appropri-
aic aciion.
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Tlc paicl icsi can providc a soplisiicaicd vicw inio a couplc
ol imporiani aspccis ol solid coniaminaiion in ilc sump.
Wlcn ilis icsi is pcrlormcd in a commcrcial lal cnviron-
mcni, a liglly slillcd and cxpcricnccd analysi rcvicws ilc
paicl pariiclcs undcr a microscopc and rcndcrs a vcrdici lor
ciilcr wcar dclris origin or siaius ol pariiculaic conccnira-
iion. Using maicrials lrom a lii, lilc ilc onc slown in Iigurc
3, ilc paicl icsi pcrlormcd on ilc plani siic providcs ilc
samc lunciion.
In ilis icsi, a 100-ml samplc ol oil is drawn ilrougl a
prcdcicrmincd-sizcd llicr paicl (iypically 0.S io 1 micron
mcdia) and ilcn waslcd wiil prcllicrcd mincral spiriis and
sci on a clcan, low-drali surlacc io dry. Tlc paicl, as slown
in Iigurc +, is ilcn vicwcd undcr a microscopc, and ilc cap-
iurcd pariiclcs, pariicularly ilc idcniilallc mcials, arc ol-
scrvcd lor idcniilcaiion. Il ilc mcials conccniraiion is vcry
low lui noiiccallc, and ilc analysi wanis io scc morc lor ilc
salc ol accuracy, ilc icsi may lc rcpcaicd wiil a liicr or morc
ol oil ilrougl ilc paicl in ordcr io capiurc a grcaicr cross-
scciion ol mcials.
A commcrcial laloraiory will usc a mciallurgical micro-
scopc capallc ol various ligliing mcilods and magnilcaiion
io 1,000 iimcs or morc. Tlc cosi ol ilcsc iypcs ol micro-
scopcs can cxcccd $15,000. Ior on-siic purposcs, a micro-
scopc capallc ol simply supplying a ligli sourcc lor adcquaic
pariiclc idcniilcaiion ai 200 iimcs magnilcaiion would lc
appropriaic. Lvcn ai ilis lcvcl, ilc uscr would lc allc io
It is important to identify even small amounts of water
during ongoing production activities.
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Figure 3 | Prepackaged patch kit for ferrous and contaminant
monitoring.
Figure 4 | Typical patch result viewed through a microscope.
idcniily condiiions ilai would warrani addiiional icsiing.
Ncxi, lor luid clcanlincss mcasurcmcni, ilc paicl is
placcd lcsidc a color siandard and comparcd io lnown lucs
ol gray or lrown in ordcr io oliain a gradc. Tlc gradc lis
wiilin onc or iwo ISO codcs, and ilc clcancr ilc oil ilc morc
dcpcndallc ilc csiimaic. Lxpcricncc suggcsis ilai maclinc
opcraiors can, lor a lcw ccnis, conduci clcanlincss icsiing on
ilc siic loor and gci insiani rcsulis ilai will cnallc ilcm io
accuraicly gucss ilc ISO gradc (noi pariiculaic disiriluiion)
and, morc imporiani, givc ilcm vcry spccilc dircciion lor
aciion.
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Tlis approacl was dcvclopcd in ilc 1970s and las
lccn widcly uscd io dclivcr accuraic, immcdiaic inpui lor
luid mainicnancc dccisions.
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Tlcrc arc muliiplc insirumcnis wiil wlicl io moniior oil
lcalil. Somc providc only pass/lail lcvcl idcniilcaiion wlilc
oilcrs providc dciailcd inpui inio ilc naiurc ol olscrvcd
clangcs. Pass/lail lcvcl analysis may lc adcquaic lor low-
criiicaliiy, low-sump volumc maclincs. Siraicgically onc
could arguc ilai ilcrc isn'i mucl rcason io pcrlorm condi-
iion moniioring on maclincs ol ilis naiurc slori ol avoid-
ing an oil clangc. Olicn sumps in ilis caicgory will lcncli
lrom ilc clangc as mucl lor coniaminaiion conirol as oil
lcalil improvcmcni. Assuming ilai ilc low-criiicaliiy sump
slould rcccivc ilis ircaimcni anyway, ilcrc is rcason io lo-
cus grcaicr aiicniion on ilc criiical sump, lor wlicl wc will
sccl a grcaicr dciail ol inlormaiion and lnowlcdgc aloui ilc
maclinc's opcraiing siaic.
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siands lor Rouiinc Usclul Lilc Lvaluaiion Rouiinc ly Lincar
Swccp Voliammciry (LSV). Ii is dcscrilcd ly ASTM 6971 as
a mcans io mcasurc ilc rcmaining usclul aniioxidanis in lu-
lricanis.
Uiilizing voliammciric icclniqucs, ilc RULLR, as slown
in Iigurc 5, quaniiiaiivcly analyzcs ilc rclaiivc conccnira-
iions ol aniioxidanis in
ncw and uscd oils in ordcr
io moniior ilc dcplciion
raics ol ilc aniioxidani
proicciion paclagc in ilc
oil and, conscqucnily, ilc
lulricanis' rcmaining viial-
iiy. Tlc RULLR can lc uscd
proaciivcly io dcicrminc
propcr oil clangc inicrvals
or cxicnd inicrvals ilrougl
iimcly swccicning ol ilc
luid io rcplcnisl aniioxi-
dani lcvcls.
Addiiionally, ilc RULLR
can lc uscd io quaniily an-
iioxidani lcvcls ol incoming
and siorcd oil supplics and
io dcicci alnormal opcrai-
ing condiiions, prior io cquipmcni lailurc signalcd ly alrupi
aniioxidani dcplciion raics.
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insolullc coniaminanis and dispcrsivc aliliiy. Tlc icsi is pcr-
lormcd ly applying a prcparcd drop ol uscd oil onio ilc ccn-
icr ol a pcrmcallc papcr circlc. Tlc icsi is iimcd io allow ii io
dispcrsc and sci. Tlc dcvclopmcni and naiurc ol ilc rcsuli-
ing lalos, or rings, is ilcn cvaluaicd lor ioial coniaminanis
and lulricani dispcrsivc cllcciivcncss. In Pari II wc discusscd
ilc icsi in grcaicr dciail dcaling wiil scnsory inspcciions.
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rcalm ol inlrarcd (IR) analysis lavc cxpandcd ilc rolc ol IR
lor on-siic icsi cquipmcni. Tlcrc arc scvcral indicaiors ol IR
analysis ilai slould lc considcrcd, including:
Acid numlcr
lasc numlcr
Oxidaiion
Niiraiion
Sullaiion
Addiiivc dcplciion
Incorrcci lulricani
Waicr
Gylcol
Sooi.
Lacl ol ilcsc propcriics is imporiani io a comprclcnsivc
rclialiliiy program or wlcn ilc oljcciivc is only io opiimizc
lulricani clangc inicrvals. Tlc IluidScan insirumcni dcvcl-
opcd ly Spcciro, Inc., as
slown in Iigurc 6, ol-
lcrs ilis capaliliiy. Tlis
insirumcni uscs a com-
parison lciwccn ilc in-
scrvicc and a lasclinc ol
ilc oil ilai is siorcd in
ilc insirumcni. Tlc in-
sirumcni idcniilcs dil-
lcrcnccs and providcs
spccilc inpui as io ilc
naiurc ol ilc lulricani
clangc and/or lailurc
wiilin scconds.
Wiil ilc insiru-
mcnis noicd alovc, ilc
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Figure 5 | The RULER instrument
for antioxidant measurement
(Courtesy of Fluitec).
3. Milliporc Tcsi Paicl Kii: www.milliporc.com/caialoguc/modulc/C233. Milliporc
Paicl Kii XX650+730.
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Figure 6 | The FluidScan Handheld IR
Analyzer (Courtesy of Spectro, Inc.)
Multiple instruments can monitor
oil health. Some provide only pass/
fail level identication while others
provide detailed input.
rclialiliiy managcr can malc dccisions rcgarding ilc siaic ol
lulricani lcalil and cllcciivcncss covcring a lroad array ol
conccrns. Tlc lcy lcnclis io asscmlling insirumcnis lrom
muliiplc vcndors arc iiming and sclcciiviiy. A programmaiic
approacl can lc slowly asscmllcd, and pariicular nccds can
lc addrcsscd ly individual insirumcni sircngil. Tlc aggrc-
gaic cosi ol asscmlling ilc cniirc sci ol insirumcnis lilcly
will lc liglcr in ilc long run ilan ilc cosi ol purclasing an
insirumcni suiic.
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All ilc icsis mcniioncd so lar will yicld vcry good rcsulis
oncc cxpcricncc and conldcncc is gaincd. Tlcrc arc also
comprclcnsivc sysicms ilai arc availallc, allcii ai a liglcr
iniiial purclasc cosi. Tlcsc includc ilc all-in-onc, minilal
or lal-in-a-lox iypc ol analyzcrs. Tlc signilcancc ol ilcsc is
ilai ilcy mcasurc scvcral paramcicrs ol a lulricani allowing
lor lurilcr dcpil in analysis, lcginning wiil Samplc Onc.
Tlc CSI 5200 Minilal, as slown in Iigurc 7, is a dcsliop-
sizcd insirumcni ilai las ilc aliliiy io mcasurc scvcral lulri-
cani paramcicrs, including:
Dclcciric consiani
Clcmical indcx valuc
Icrrous indcx valuc
ISO clcanlincss codc
Calculaicd lincmaiic viscosiiy dcrivcd lrom alsoluic
viscosiiy ai room icmpcraiurc
Micropaicl prcparaiion lor wcar dclris analysis
ilrougl microscopy (microscopc rcquircd).
Tlc 5200 is iuncd ioward ilc nccds ol roiaiing maclin-
cry owncrs, wlcrc ilc lundamcnial lailurc modcs lor lulri-
caicd componcnis arc prcdominanily iwo- and ilrcc-lody
alrasivc wcar.
Tlc On-siic Analyzcr, as slown in Iigurc S, is a largc
dcsliop-sizcd insirumcni ilai also mcasurcs a widc array ol
paramcicrs. Ii coniains componcnis wiil ilc aliliiy io idcn-
iily ilc prcscncc ol 20 mcials and mcasurc plysical propcr-
iics sucl as glycol, TlN, sooi (dicscl cngincs only), lucl dilu-
iion, waicr, niiraiion and oxidaiion. Addiiionally, ilc luild-in
dual icmpcraiurc mcasurcs viscosiiy ai +0 C and 100 C. Ii
also las an inicgraicd pariiclc counicr. Oncc ilc analysis is
complcicd, ilc insirumcni providcs a diagnosiic rcpori ilai
includcs suggcsicd prcvcniaiivc mainicnancc sicps lascd on
inicrnal lisiorically dcrivcd inlormaiion. Tlc on-siic analy-
sis is iuncd ioward ilc nccds ol lcci owncrs, wlcrc ilc local
poini is cnginc oil analysis, and ilc lailurc modcs rclcci a
ligl incidcncc ol corrosivc and clcmical wcar.
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As is ilc casc wiil mosi condiiion-asscssmcni purclasc dcci-
sions, ilis cloicc is a maiicr ol valuc coniriluiion io ilc pro-
duciion cyclc. Tlc valuc, in ilis insiancc, is iimc rcquircd io
malc accuraic dccisions io suppori ilc rclialiliiy plan. Tlc
lcy consiraini is ilc poicniial lor raic ol lulricani clangc.
Dccision iiming lccomcs morc signilcani as ilc produciion
cnvironmcni aggrcssivcncss incrcascs.
Clcan cnvironmcnis, sucl as ilai lound in clccironics
manulaciuring and asscmlly siics, arc mucl lcss pronc io
dcgradc lulricani condiiion ilan larsl cnvironmcnis. Harsl
dry cnvironmcnis dcgradc lulricanis morc slowly ilan larsl
wci or larsl clcmical-ladcn cnvironmcnis. Ccmcni manu-
laciuring opcraiions arc loi and pariicularly lcavy ladcn
wiil liglly alrasivc solid pariiclcs, and ilc raic ol clangc
lor ilc lulricani in ilc maclinc cnvironmcni is ligl. Tlc
raic ol pariiculaic lcvcl clangc is cxircmcly ligl.
Il a ccmcni manulaciurcr inicnds io mainiain sirici con-
irol on coniaminani lcvcls in ilc sumps, ilcn on-siic pariiclc
couniing would lc appropriaic vs. lal-lascd rcsulis. Tlc cosi
pcr pariiclc couni and ilc iimc valuc lor rcndcring a dccision
is low. On ilc oilcr land, ilc poicniial lor lulricani viscos-
iiy clangc is slow. Mainicnancc ol propcr viscosiiy is also
csscniial, lui sincc ilc risl ol signilcani clangc in viscosiiy
is low, ilc siic can allord io allow lor morc iimc lciwccn vis-
cosiiy icsis and morc iimc io rcccivc ilc icsi rcsulis.
Iood proccssing planis lavc lowlard-pariiculaic loads lui
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Figure 7 | The CSI Lubricant Analysis Minilab (Courtesy of Emerson
Process Management)
Figure 8 | On-site Oil Analyzer (Courtesy of On-Site Analysis, Inc.)
olicn lavc cxircmcly aggravaiing waicr and clcmical coniam-
inaiion condiiions. Siics ilai cxcrcisc daily wasldown aciions
wiil ligl-prcssurc loi waicr and causiic icnd io rouiincly in-
jcci wasl clcmicals inio sumps. Sincc ilc wasl clcmicals arc
dcsigncd io lrcal ilc lulricani, ilc poicniial lor ilc raic ol
clangc is cxircmcly ligl, wlicl malcs inlormaiion pcriain-
ing io lulricani clcmical dcgradaiion liglly usclul. In ilcsc
insianccs, ilc valuc ol on-siic scrccning is ligl and allows lor
sumps io lc managcd in a iimcly manncr.
Manulaciurcrs slould considcr on-siic scrccns and oll-
siic iriggcr-lascd lal analysis lor ilc lollowing condiiions:
Tlc siic cxpccis io conduci morc ilan 300 samplcs
pcr monil on an ongoing lasis.
Tlc siic cxcrciscs daily io wcclly wasldown aciiviiics
ol criiical produciion irains.
Tlc raic ol clangc lrom lcai, waicr or clcmical dcg-
radaiion is ligl lor criiical maclincs.
Spccilc produciion maclincs lavc cxcccdingly iigli
alarm limiis lor paramcicrs suljcci io rapid clangc
(moisiurc, solid coniaminani, clcmical coniamina-
iion).
Cosi-cllcciivc and iimcly lal rcsponsc is noi availallc
(sucl as in dcvcloping indusirial naiions).
PRJJ>OV
On-siic lulricani analysis is a viallc opiion lor many plani
cnvironmcnis. Lvaluaiion ol ilc cconomic poicniial and
iimclincss lor maling rclialiliiy improvcmcni dccisions
slould lc allordcd a good dcal ol considcraiion lclorc mov-
ing lorward wiil ilis siraicgy.
Tlcrc arc muliiplc individual insirumcnis ilai arc usclul
io providing discrcic picccs ol inlormaiion. Tlcrc arc also
insirumcni suiics ilai providc ilc mcans lor scvcral mca-
surcmcnis, including inicgraiing rcsulis inio a rcpori. Timc
slould lc allowcd lor loil insirumcni and iopical iraining
as pari ol ilc dccision.
Produciion proccsscs ilai producc liglly aggrcssivc cn-
vironmcnis will dcrivc addcd lcncli lrom loil qualiiy and
iimclincss ol rcndcrcd inlormaiion lor sump managcmcni.
Mike Johnson, CLS, CMRP, MLT, is the
principal consultant for Advanced Machine
Reliability Resources, in Franklin, Tenn.
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is the machine lubricant subject matter expert
at Allied Reliability, Inc., in Indianapolis, Ind.
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