Fundamentals of Reliability Centered Lubrication

1. Reliability Centered Lubrication Matt Spurlock, CMRP Director of Lubrication Services Allied Reliability, Inc. What would you do with more free time?

2. What is Reliability Centered Lubrication? a process used to determine the lubrication and contamination control requirements of any physical asset in its operating context allowing for means of condition monitoring thus having the ability to impact the overall asset health of the lubricated component.

3. RCL Process Map

5. Attributes, quantities and Current state Indicate recommended state Contamination control

6. Calculations for grease quantities and intervals Lubricantrecommendations Modification assignments

8. Incorrect Lubricant

9. Wrong viscosity

10. Incorrect additives

11. Under lubricated

12. Over lubricated

13. Overextended oil change

14. Contamination

15. Process Debris

16. Moisture

18. Contamination Control Measures

19. Calculated re-grease

20. Scheduled visual inspections

21. Lubrication procedures

23. Lack of complete job plans & procedures

24. Lack of calculated re-lubrication quantities and intervals

27. Lubrication Integrated into Asset Health

28. Other Lubrication Options Lube Room Design Corporate Lubrication Program Standards Development Parts Procurement Support Corporate Oil Analysis Program Standards Development Specific Lubricantrecommendation General Lubrication and Contamination Control Consulting Oil Analysis

29. QUESTIONS? Contact : Matt Spurlock Director of Lubrication Services spurlockm@alliedreliability.com 317-910-4443