THE 10 MOST COMMON AND COSTLY MISTAKES IN LUBRICATION

1. To suppose that the new lubricants come clean: The new lubricants they contain solid
particles that damage the components of his machine. During the process of production of
the lubricants, these they are contaminating for effect of the process and the containers in
those who are packed.
2. To store the lubricants in opened spaces: The pollutants the environment joins to the
lubricants though these are in his original and sealed containers. The dampness and the
particles can enter for the air exchange that happens on having changed the
temperatures.
3. To use containers opened for the managing and application of lubricants: To improvise
with basins, containers re-used as bottles of soda and plastic containers to transport the
lubricants, these opened containers attract the particles and dampness of the
environment, it is common that these containers are used for a variety of types of
lubricants and viscosities, causing the crossed pollution of these lubricants.
4. Any person can be a slinger: To assign the tasks of lubrication to apprentices also it is in
the habit of being common in the industry. It is supposed erroneously that anyone can use
a pistol of lubricating or refilling of oil a machine. This practice is the one that more cost
has in the companies.
5. To suppose that a technician in lubrication must turn into mechanic since it learned to
lubricate: To think that a person must "promote" of technician in lubrication mechanic. It
is erroneous, to take advantage of the knowledge and the experience of the technical
personnel in lubrication removes us from the risk of having always novices doing the tasks
of lubrication.

6. To entrust that the filters with which the new machines come equipped are adapted to
any operational context: Many machines have been designed for generic environments
that do not correspond to the reality of operation of the equipment, to optimize it is the
key and for it it is needed to establish a control of pollution and removal of particles to
obtain the aims of cleanliness in terms of the code of solid pollution that measures up by
means of the ISO standard 4406.
7. To trust that the filters of breathing with which the machines come equipped are
adapted to any operational context: Many respirators are alone pipes with " neck of
goose ", others are meshing of wire and in some cases filters of low performance that
allow the step of particles of the environment and dampness that destroy the surfaces of
the machine.
8. To allow that the technical personnel about lubrication should decide the way of
effecting the: When the methods of lubrication are variable depending on the person who
executes them, the results are unpredictable. The procedure of lubrication of each one of
the tasks must be designed in conformity with the best practices, documented and trained
in order that all the members of the equipment of lubrication do the tasks of the same
way.
9. To use the analysis of oil as a tool to monitor the behavior of the machine: Though the
strategy of monitoring of condition based on the analysis of lubricant has a net predictive
origin, it is not in this part where the best benefits are obtained. The analysis of lubricant
has between his strength it of identifying the reasons of wear of the components of the
machinery.
10. To do analysis of oil and nonetheless to effect changes of oil based on time: Many plants
establish changes of oil based on time in spite of the fact that they have the machine
under a program of analysis of oil that can identify the moment of the degradation or
pollution of the lubricant, changes of oil based on his condition, it allows to optimize the
life of the lubricant depending on his degradation and protection to the machine.