| Wear in engines, gearboxes, and other
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| | of natural minerals based on magnesium
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| mechanical equipment is caused by friction
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| | silicate and catalysts. Treatment simply
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| between metal surfaces. Lubricants create
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| | involves adding the compound to the
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| a protective film in order to prevent the
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| | original lubricant and operating the
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| metal surfaces from coming into contact.
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| | equipment for a period of time under
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| Taking a new approach, Total Productive
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| | certain conditions. The lubricant carries
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| Maintenance modifies the structure of the
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| | the Total Productive Maintenance compound
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| surfaces; making the metal smoother and
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| | to the friction zone, where it gradually
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| providing long-term protection against
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| | starts to react. The reaction at the heart
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| wear. Conventional lubricants are used to
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| | of the Total Productive Maintenance
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| create a film between metal surfaces in
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| | process involves an exchange of atoms. The
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| order to prevent metal-to-metal contact.
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| | magnesium contained in the Total
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| In addition, lubricants also conduct heat
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| | Productive Maintenance compound yields its
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| generated by friction away from the area
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| | place to ferric atoms from the metal
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| of contact. In an ideal situation the
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| | surface, and the silicate groups are
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| metal parts would slide on a "pillow" of
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| | incorporated into them. New, larger-volume
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| lubricant and there would be no direct
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| | Ferro silicate crystals are formed. The
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| contact. In practice, no lubricant can
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| | friction between the metal surfaces
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| totally prevent contact, especially in
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| | produces the heat energy required for the
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| extreme conditions. When an engine is
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| | reaction. The micro relief of the surfaces
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| started in cold weather, for instance, the
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| | consists of peaks and valleys, and heat is
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| valve mechanism has to work for a short
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| | generated as the peaks are broken off by
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| period of time without any lubrication at
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| | contact between the surfaces. The Ferro
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| all. Problems can also be caused by many
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| | silicate crystals fill the microscopic
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| other factors: water, dirt, or other
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| | holes and crack in the metal surfaces, and
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| contaminants may enter the lubrication
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| | protrude above the original surface. The
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| system, different parts may rotate at
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| | parts being treated actually increase in
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| different speeds, or there can be
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| | mass - a chance that can be detected using
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| significant variations in external
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| | precision measuring equipment. The
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| conditions.
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| | reaction ends automatically when the two
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| An expensive option
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| | metal surfaces no longer make contact and
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| Various materials are added to oil during
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| | there are no more free ferric atoms.
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| the lubricant manufacturing process to
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| | Low friction coefficient
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| improve its properties, and these
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| | This results in a situation where two
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| additives account for the differences
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| | metal-ceramic surfaces are in contact.
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| between lubricants. The additives are
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| | These surfaces have very low friction
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| intended to slow down the wear process or
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| | coefficient, even in dry conditions. The
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| prevent oxidation, corrosion, and
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| | clearances are decreased, the operation of
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| freezing. They may constitute as much as
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| | the machine is smoother, and there is a
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| 75% of the lubricant price. Additives are
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| | lot less stress on the components.
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| also used to promote a stronger oil film,
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| | Furthermore, there is no longer a critical
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| which can be achieved by adding materials
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| | need for lubricant to keep two coarse
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| that consists of long molecule chains.
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| | metal surfaces apart. There is less
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| Other types of additives can be used to
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| | vibration, less friction, less heat, and
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| smooth and strengthen the metal surfaces,
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| | less oil contamination. Depending on the
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| and there is evidence that these methods
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| | type of equipment, Total Productive
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| can slow the wear process and decrease
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| | Maintenance can reduce fuel or energy
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| friction. The best results are achieved
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| | consumption by 3-30%, reduce emissions by
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| when the mechanical part to be treated are
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| | 10-40%, decrease spare part expenses,
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| still in good condition. The effect is,
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| | reduce repair costs, reduce the need for
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| however, not long-lasting and such
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| | maintenance stops and increasing capacity
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| treatment can be expensive over the long
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| | utilization and reliability and equipment
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| term. In almost all cases, new additive
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| | operating lifetime. Total Productive
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| has to be applied each time the oil is
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| | Maintenance products are unique in their
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| changed.
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| | ability to compensate for wear and provide
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| Building a new, smoother surface.
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| | effective protection for metal friction
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| Total Productive Maintenance is not based
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| | surfaces over extended periods of time. It
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| on the conventional idea of creating an
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| | must be remembered that in case of new or
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| oil film between the contact surfaces.
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| | almost new equipment the improvement may
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| Instead, it modifies surface structure of
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| | not be measurable, but in practically
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| the metal, forming a new, very smooth
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| | every case the Ferro silicate structure
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| metal-ceramic surface. The active
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| | forms to protect the original friction
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| constituents of the Total Productive
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| | surface.
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| Maintenance compound consists of a mixture
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