Article originally published on Noria.com
Every maintenance department seeks reduced maintenance costs, increased equipment utilization and improved equipment reliability. To achieve this, maintenance personnel often look to upgrade lubricants to the latest technology. However, they often find it difficult to immediately justify the higher cost of the oil because maintenance savings cannot be shown prior to purchasing the oil. Furthermore, records are not always user-friendly, making it difficult for personnel to accurately document the savings that result once the high-performance oil is used.
Because the cost of energy is a current operating expense, energy savings derived from the use of high-performance lubricants can immediately offset the increased purchase cost. And if the energy savings are sufficiently large, it eliminates having to justify the expenditure through maintenance cost reductions.
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