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7 Steps of Clean, Inspect, & Lubricate

Through daily inspections, cleaning, and lubrication practices we can measure, prevent, and restore deterioration to our equipment. The expectation is that a team is put together made up of maintenance, operations, and leadership employees to roll out strategy beginning with one piece of equipment. They will implement the following 7 steps: Initial Cleaning Eliminate sources of dirt and hard to clean & inspect areas Create and maintain cleaning, inspection and lubrication standards General Inspection Operator Inspection Activities standardized Team Development and Operator Driven Reliability Step 1: Initial Cleaning Planning for initial cleaning Initial cleaning and defect identification preparation and planning …Read more  »
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Clean to Inspect for Best in Class Operator Care

Cleaning is an important first step in Operator Care and reliability gains because: Insufficient cleaning causes losses and The cleaning activity itself exposes hidden defects Dirt in rotating parts, sliding parts, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, electrical and control systems, sensors, etc. causes malfunctions, reduce function, failure by wear, clogging, resistance, speed losses, etc. are different types of defects. Defects are anything that is abnormal from the expected ideal condition. Insufficient cleaning causes forced deterioration. All these losses are solved through a thorough cleaning of equipment and countermeasures to keep the equipment clean. Defect Identification while cleaning Since the key reason …Read more  »
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