By Jim Fitch
Asphalt Contractor magazine
Execution is a continuous value-building activity, beginning with perhaps a marked change in your company’s maintenance philosophy.
- Training – Spread it to all who benefit from and contribute to machine reliability, including millwrights, oilers, mechanics, lubrication specialists, managers, etc.
- Sampling hardware – Take the pain out of the sample bottle by installing “live zone” sampling ports wherever possible.
- On-site oil analysis – Lubrication specialists need tools for their trade. Today there are many suppliers of onsite and portable instruments who can provide nearly instant information on key lubricant properties, including particle count, viscosity, moisture contamination