The latest Operator Driven Reliability solutions from SKF, the leading knowledge engineering company, are delivering significant benefits in the hydrocarbon processing industry. By taking a proactive approach to maintenance, using sophisticated yet simple and safe to use technology, operators are able to minimise environmental risk and improve the efficiency of maintenance procedures, reducing costs considerably as a result.
For example, one of SKF’s clients in the hydrocarbon processing industry has recently reported a 10% reduction in their maintenance costs since implementing an SKF ODR programme, achieving a saving of $350,000 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 $4.3 million per year to $3.8 million.
The SKF range of Operator Driven Reliability solutions is designed to empower machinery operators so they can play a proactive role in their organisation’
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 and effectively, maximising production levels, managing risk and minimising the costs associated with maintenance and machine downtime.
SKF offers a wide 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, who work with each end user to develop dedicated solutions for each specific application.
For further information please contact:
Phil Burge, Marketing Manager, SKF (U.K.) Limited, Sundon Park Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3BL. Tel: 01582 496433. Fax: 01582 846812. Email:
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