Up Time Magazine- August/September 2008

Leaders in Lubricants Did You Know . . . . Lubrication Engineers, Inc. is the Reliability Focused Enhanced Lubricants™ Supplier? LE Enhanced Lubricants™ are engineered to provide exceptional equipment protection and a high return on investment (ROI) to your bottomline. Whether your equipment application requires mineral oil or synthetic based lubricants, LE has the know how to recommend the best LE Enhanced Lubricants™ to meet the need. LE Enhanced Lubricants™– Essential for critical applications where reliability is a must! The initial assessment or evaluation must clearly identify and quantify the strengths and weaknesses of those portions of the corporation or plant that affect reliability and, through reliability, performance. With that said, how much of the corporation or plant should be evaluated? To answer that question, one must look at the historical data that quantifies the contribution of various plant functions to reliability. Based on these data, the evaluation or assessment should include: • Management: The total contribution of the corporate/plan management to reliability is difficult to quantify, but at least 11% can be exclusively attributed to this function. The overall corporate or plant culture created by the management function is a primary contributor to the deficiencies listed in the following functional groups. • Finance: Performance improvement starts with a clear understanding of where and on what you are spending the plant’s operating capital. The assessment must dive deeply into historical and current costs and cost-accounting records. This is not an easy analysis, but cannot be glossed over – due diligence is essential. While using a synthetic hydrocarbon gear oil, Lafarge N.A. Cement Plant was experiencing high operating temperatures of 180°-205°F on their separator gearbox. After switching to LE 1605 DUOLEC™ Vari-Purpose Gear Lubricant, operating temperatures dropped to 169°-178°F. “I am a bit surprised, but very pleased to see such a temperature drop.” –Derek McIntyre Maintenance Inspector Lafarge North America Calera, Alabama • Sales – The sales department is directly responsible for 15% of reliability problems and is truly the “tail that wags the dog.” When the sales function consistently loads the plant with standard products, with optimum lot size, delivery commitments and price, the plant can achieve and sustain reliability. If not, every plant function, beginning with production planning and scheduling, are forced to be reactive. • Production – The composite contribution of the production function is 23% of reliability issues. This is a combination of deficiencies in the planning and scheduling function, production execution and work-in-process materials handling. • Procurement – Procurement, or purchasing, contributes 12% of the reliability issues that most plants face. These issues are predominately the result of parts and materials substitutions that directly reduce the useful life and reliability of critical plant assets. • Engineering – The 22% of reliability issues that is allocated to engineering does not include initial or new capital equipment design. It is limited to undocumented modifications or changes to existing assets. • Maintenance – As stated earlier, maintenance contributes 17% to reliability problems that result from a failure to provide a minimum level of sustaining maintenance. • Human Resources – This function is responsible for the human resource that is essential to Reliability Excellence. In addition to hiring a qualified workforce, human resources is responsible for workforce training and, to a degree, morale. • Labor Relations – Even in non-union plants, the assessment must develop a clear understanding of the work culture as defined by the labor agreement, established company policies LE Products are Manufactured Under an ISO 9001:2000 Certiﬁed Quality System 300 Bailey Ave. • Fort Worth, TX 76107 • 800-537-7683 • www.le-inc.com 54 august/september 2008 http://www.le-inc.com http://www.le-inc.com http://www.le-inc.com

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