LUBRICANTS
The obvious advantage of this is that if the lubricant is performing well, it won’t need changing which saves substantial costs.
The decision is made about whether to change the oil based on a small sample being taken, and the condition of the oil being judged from that. This is a trend we fully support here at Castrol Industrial as it saves both cost and waste, and we have developed a number of diagnostic tools such as Castrol LabCheck and Castrol Predict, to help operators make this decision.
It’s important to remember that some specialist lubricants also have the capacity to repair damage caused to gearboxes – micropitting and bearing failure rank as the highest cause of downtime, and having a lubricant to address these problems can save money in the long term.
Ultimately, the right choice of lubricant can extend the life of gearboxes and the turbines they run, which obviously represents substantial cost savings.
FUTURE INDUSTRY GROWTH
The pressure to reduce cost has bought about many changes within the wind industry. However we shouldn’t be afraid of this – operators should embrace these changes and work with suppliers to create wind farms that are as cost effective and reliable as possible.
To ensure they have optimum reliability combined with cost savings, wind farm operators should take into account both how they operate the wind turbines and the performance of the lubricants they’re using to drive them.
These significant trends in the wind business will in time grow the industry and increase consumption of wind power across the board, which in the long term can only be a good thing for all of us.
Sven Thiesen
Global Key Account Manager Castrol Industrial
www.castrol.com
charter@tidal-transit.com tidal-transit.com Unit 2 Docking Rural Workshops, Station Road, Docking, Norfolk PE31 8LT Tel: +44 1485 518 760
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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