Oil Conditioning Monitoring

Oil conditioning monitoring is a practice to monitor and analyse the lubricating oil to assess its condition and the health of the machinery it lubricates. It is among the active areas of modern maintenance practices that yields great results concerning apparatus reliability, performance, and cost reduction. The evaluation of the condition of lubricating oil helps industries to achieve the best performances of mechanisms, to avoid failures and to increase their duration. The establishment of an OCM program can be one of the preventive measures or proactively as a way of working towards Operation Excellence and sustainability. This proactive approach is very much appreciated by our customers globally.

For this reason, oil conditioning monitoring occupies a very important place in analyzing the quality of lubricants:

Preventive Maintenance: OCM is used in the identification of early signs of oil degradation, contamination and also wear particles. The identification of these affects enables the maintenance teams to correct them before they result in major machineries breakdown or down time.

Extended Equipment Life: By frequently checking, then maintaining proper levels of lubrication, it is possible to minimize the amount of friction and wear on the sliding members. This also increases the useful life of the machinery and its elements and thus means less is spent on replacements and maintenance.

Cost Efficiency: OCM also eliminates unnecessary changes of oil and the costs that come with them by advising oil changes depending on the condition of the oil in use. This also has minimal effects on the environment because of a reduced amount of oil to dispose.

Enhanced Performance: When the equipment is well lubricated it means that the machines will experience lesser resistance hence they will work better and faster. OCM makes it possible for the oil to retain its characteristic features and, therefore, enables the smooth running of machines.