ELIMINATING RISKS WITH INGERSOLL RAND LUBRICANTS AND PARTS
An Ingersoll Rand service technician explained the importance of using OEM lubricants and parts to the customer. Lubricant design and selection is completely managed via Ingersoll Rand’s quality procedures and fully complies with a set of requirements imposed by the equipment. Co-designed with the lubricant manufacturer, the product quality has been validated through rigorous and extensive lab testing, as well as field endurance testing, under extreme conditions. No other commercially available lubricant has the same mechanical, chemical and thermal properties.
The original compressor design also offers an optimized clearance value between bearing pad and shaft surface, and in combination with the selection of the optimal OEM specific lubricant provides a well-engineered balance between load-carrying capacity and heat loss evacuation behavior. The OEM stainless steel rivets do not corrode, eliminating rivet failure and improper flow of cooling water, while improving heat exchanger performance and compressor efficiency
RESULTS
The breakdown caused by use of non-OEM parts and lack of expert knowledge resulted in downtime of approximately three months, while scheduled maintenance and service by an Ingersoll Rand expert would have resulted in total downtime of only three to four weeks. The customer has engaged in a thorough root cause analysis to evaluate its operational issues and is currently in discussions with Ingersoll Rand regarding implementation of a maintenance agreement.