SKF ODR solutions reduce operating costs

The latest Operator Driven Reliability solutions from SKF, the knowledge engineering company, are delivering benefits in the hydrocarbon processing industry.

By taking a proactive approach to maintenance, operators are able to minimise environmental risk and improve the efficiency of maintenance procedures, reducing costs considerably.

For example, one of the SKF clients in the hydrocarbon processing industry has reported a 10 per cent reduction in its maintenance costs since implementing an SKF ODR programme, achieving a saving of USD350,000 (GBP197,208) in the first year.

In addition, the company's mean time between failures increased from 41.5 to 45 months, while the overall cost of maintaining its pumps was brought down from USD4.3m (GBP2.42m) per year to USD3.8m (GBP2.14m).

The SKF range of Operator Driven Reliability solutions empowers machinery operators so they can play a proactive role in their organisational maintenance strategy.

Using automated instruments and sensors, such as the SKF Marlin handheld computer and Smart Studs, operators can safely perform tasks, such as process parameter inspections, while making minor equipment adjustments and general observations of machine performance.

By enabling process and inspection data to be accurately and consistently recorded, stored, analysed and communicated, the SKF ODR programmes allow remedial action to be taken quickly, maximising production levels, managing risks and minimising the costs associated with maintenance and machine downtime.

SKF offers a range of support services to help customers gain the maximum benefit from its ODR programmes.

These are backed by teams of experienced application and process engineers, which work with each end user to develop dedicated solutions for each specific application.

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