Lubeoptimiser
Shell LubeOptimiser is an end-to-end solution designed to help companies address common challenges, such as simplifying operations, reducing downtime, and protecting equipment.
Together with our network of on-site reliability service providers, we help companies with:
- Maintenance support and troubleshooting activities during the lifetime of your machinery oil
- Expertise to identify areas of improvement to help avoid unexpected disruptions and increase uptime
This can help tackle issues such as:
Loss of Productivity
Contamination is a leading cause of equipment breakdown, which in turn leads to enormous productivity losses.
Lack of Manpower
Effective lubrication management is challenging when companies face a lack of field expertise, tools and processes. We can help.
Missed Opportunities
Supplier complexity can create unnecessary inefficiencies and lost opportunities. Shell LubeOptimiser is your one-stop-shop.
Primary Services
Filtration
As oil is being filled into the equipment or during the life of the equipment, to maintain low particle count.
High velocity oil flushing
Cleans the circulating oil system using high flow turbulence, to maintain productivity and protect your equipment.
Dehydration
Removing water from lubricant while in service via centrifuge or vacuum dehydration. Emergency response and particulate removal available.
Initial fill services
Filtration of oil to new installations. Can include high velocity oil flushing, flushing of lines and pickling.
Reclamation
Reclamation of system oil recovered from leakage, on-site or offsite.
Cleaning
Confined space tank cleaning of fluid system reservoirs and bulk tanks with OSHA CSE trained personnel.
Varnish removal or mitigation
To reduce varnish potential of lubricant and/or remove varnish from oil-welted components within an oil circulating system.
Additional Services include:
- Equipment Sale / Lease: Provision of equipment required for filtration, dehydration, oil reclamation or fluid storage and handling projects.
- Chemical Cleaning: Performed on lube oil and non-lube oil systems to remove scale, rust, and/or other system contamination.
- Hydroblasting: Utilises extremely high water or oil pressures to blast contamination and deposits from internal surfaces of piping.
- Oil Mist System: Provides an efficient & centralised lubrication system using compressed air to automatically and continuously deliver the right amount of clean lubricant to anti-friction bearings.
- Oil System Preventative Maintenance: Manual cleaning of oil reservoir internal surfaces, as well as purifying the existing charge of oil.
