The role of submicron high-tech offline filtration on lubrication system reliability and oil maintenance, by proactive approach (Case Study)

This article discusses the value of oil maintenance, by using submicron high-tech offline filtration, based on oil condition monitoring to reduce wear particles and improve system reliability. These activities incorporate in wider goals of establishing proactive maintenance approach, which is defined as continuous monitoring and controlling the machine failure root causes. Among these causes contamination is the most serious, common and most recognized failure cause in industry. To ensure all necessary proactive maintenance activities, effective analysis for oil contamination monitoring based on ISO 4405 were used. The authors have applied a 0.1 micron high-tech offline filtration for lubrication systems of ball mill in Sungun copper mine as an oil maintenance activity, to control the system lubrication contamination as root cause of failures.