FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear

Robert Tanner (Service Engineer at FUCHS USA)

"I utilize FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear to capture important data for our customers to extend the lifespan of the Open Gear sets. Temperature profiles, vibration measurements, synopses of visual inspections and trend data help our customers to determine any actions that may need to be taken and how quickly. Recommending adjustments to pinion alignment or changes to the lubrication system allows the customer to gauge what time, materials and resources may be required. Having a good record of historical data including pictures, in some cases going back years, can aid in predictive maintenance planning. The reports and trend data generated by FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear can help a plant decide what is the urgency of any issues found and plan for downtime if necessary. While inspection of the gears is very important, FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear also addresses the condition and functionality of the lubricant delivery system. Regardless of the system being a bath or spray, FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear captures the conditions at the time of the inspection and makes recommendations based on the observations. These observations are often backed up by pictures. For example, the customer can look back over multiple reports and notice how a lubricant leak has become increasingly problematic. FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear is web based and supported by a very responsive and knowledgeable team. Any issues I have had have been quick and easy to resolve. Using FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear can result in a significant cost savings for the customer. I think it’s a great tool to have."

Dannia Méndez Belducea (Corrective Maintenance Planning Technician at Holcim Hermosillo, Mexico)

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"First, my respect and greetings from my side.

Through this lines it is a privilege for me to be able to provide my opinion about FUCHS. FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear goes together with a specialized technician in lubrication, who gives us support to verify the important points of the equipment, lubricant sampling,  support that gives us solutions in technical situations or problems that can take place during the production process in the cement plant. It gives us a better idea of what is happening in the equipment. About FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear I can say is very attractive and easy to use. It shows us in an interactive way the access to information about the condition of the open gears and oil analysis result. The most interesting thing to highlight about FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear, is that gives us in an easy and fast way a review of the current status of the equipment, equipment story, vibration and temperature trends, detailed pictures, and all these information very well explained.

FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear is the guidelines to correct, improve maintenance aspects that help us to minimize damage in equipment with a proactive approach."

Peter Wagner (Service Engineer at FLG)

Benefits of FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear from an SE’s point of view:

- Important tool for customer support 
- Online reporting system for documentation of customer visits, machine conditions, problems and advice to optimize various parameters
- Scheduling of future visits
- Availability of created service and visit reports (repairs and others by FLG SE) by SEs for traceability of machine conditions in order to create new reports and for customer discussions on site or online
- Overview of customer locations (‘Sites Map’)
- Overview of lubricants used in Open Gear applications (market position)

Benefits of FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear from a customer’s point of view:

- Accessibility by the customer after authorization, for machine monitoring (tooth flanks, bearing, shell temperatures; bearing vibrations; lubricant consumption and possible lubricant changes, picture documentation, etc.) and evaluation options
- Immediate and continuous availability of finished service or visit reports; no additional filing of paper required at the customer‘s
- Usability of data assigned to machines and recorded in FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear even in the event of staff changes or loss of such data in customer-internal systems (backup)
- Possible traceability in case of changes (lubricant type, lubricant consumption, mechanical jobs such as pinion alignment, tooth flank rework, etc.)
- Evaluation options of changes and thus possible use for other machines with similar problems
-Optimization possibilites especially in terms of lubricants and documented follow-up of effects

Vojko Aranza (Regional Director at FLG)

"Quantifying the value of the service inspections and FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear reports for our partners and customer. While focusing on the production uptime, reliable operations of the gear drives, our customers and partners can entrust us with reliable service inspections, operational excellence, condition monitoring and expert advice on their heavy-duty gear drives. Using FUCHS LubeInspect Open Gear reports our partners and customers can efficiently determine the status of their gear drives necessary for planning maintenance works, improvements, adjustments, reconditioning, gear turning and grease consumption optimisation. FUCHS Service Engineers recommendations help our partners and customers with cost avoidance in breakdowns, energy consumption reduction through better alignment of the gear drives thus reducing frictions."