“How can you justify an oil analysis program? What return on investment can it provide? Do you have any tips on how to get started?”
An oil analysis program with condition-based maintenance is one of the best strategies that can be deployed at a plant to help maintain lubricated equipment. This is because it has the potential not only to be proactive by monitoring for root causes like contamination and changing lubricant properties, but also predictive by checking for wear debris and other early signs of failure. In both cases, the justification for investing in an oil analysis program is predicated on the notion that without it, machines would fail more frequently and with little or no warning.
