Benchmarking with the sdgs goals of the United Nations, reshaping equipment energy efficiency and sustainable competitiveness with digital lubrication management

Background and challenge: equipment lubrication -- neglected energy efficiency lever
Equipment is the backbone of manufacturing industry, and its operation status directly determines the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises. According to statistics, the cost of equipment maintenance can account for 15%~60% of the total cost of product production, and 40%~50% of equipment failures are caused by lubrication failure. Under the traditional management mode, lubrication is often regarded as a simple "refueling and oil changing", resulting in waste of resources, frequent unplanned downtime and high consumption of spare parts.
With the promotion of industry 4.0, the equipment maintenance system has evolved from post maintenance (BM) and preventive maintenance (PM) to reliability centered active maintenance (RCM). In this change, lubrication management is no longer just a technical operation, but a core strategic link for enterprises to achieve high-quality development, reduce carbon footprint and improve energy efficiency.
MerRIND ®  Lean lubrication practice: redefining equipment management paradigm
MerRIND ®  As an advocate of lean lubrication for industrial robots based on data, he deeply integrated the "lean thinking" into the whole life cycle management of equipment, and built a new model of lean lubrication with the trinity of "technology+data+management":
From "experience driven" to "data decision making":
Relying on tribological theory and monitoring technology, Morinda abandoned the traditional extensive management and optimized the oil selection, filtration and oil change cycle through accurate data analysis. This not only eliminates the "seven wastes" in the lubrication process, but also realizes the leap from "failure prevention" to "health prediction".
Energy efficiency in the whole value chain:
Although lubricants account for only 1.5% of the total oil consumption, they determine the energy conversion efficiency of 98.5%. Through the promotion of high-performance synthetic lubrication products, Morita has significantly reduced the friction coefficient and operating temperature, and directly reduced the energy consumption of equipment. At the same time, the extension of oil change cycle has greatly reduced the generation of waste oil and practiced the concept of circular economy from the source.
Build active reliability system (RCM):
Through the establishment of a complete lubrication technology standard library, the implementation of the annual lubrication survey and condition monitoring, Miranda helps customers upgrade lubrication management from "background assistance" to "front office strategy". This mode not only reduces maintenance costs and spare parts consumption, but also significantly improves the market response speed and comprehensive benefits of enterprises by reducing unplanned downtime.
Strategic alignment: lubrication management and global sustainable development goals (sdgs)
MerRIND ®  Our lean lubrication practice is highly consistent with the UN 2030 agenda for sustainable development, especially the following core objectives:
 SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure): by upgrading the lubrication technology and management system, build a resilient industrial infrastructure with the ability to resist risks, and promote the transformation of the manufacturing industry to intelligent and high-end.
 SDG 7 (economical and applicable clean energy) and SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production): use energy-efficient lubricants to improve equipment energy utilization, reduce waste oil emissions and resource consumption, and achieve green and clean production.
 SDG 13 (climate action): help enterprises achieve low-carbon operation under the "double carbon" goal by reducing equipment friction energy consumption and carbon emissions during waste oil treatment.
Conclusion: towards the future of green intelligent manufacturing
Equipment lubrication management is a comprehensive art integrating materials science, tribology and engineering management, and it is also the touchstone of enterprise lean level. MerRIND ®  We firmly believe that excellent lubrication management is the cornerstone of high-quality development of enterprises.
In the future, Miranda lean will continue to work with partners to deepen data empowerment and promote the transformation of industrial enterprises from "passive maintenance" to "active value creation" with lean lubrication as the starting point. We are committed to maximizing the service life of equipment and minimizing the environmental load through the precise management of each drop of oil, so as to inject lasting impetus into the green and sustainable development of China and even the global manufacturing industry.
MerRIND ® ——  Win the green future with lean lubrication.
(the author of this article: Cao Longjun, Ph.D. in business administration, Politecnico Milano, Italy, researcher of Sinochem QingChuang ESG and sustainable development, has long focused on data operation and maintenance and lean management in the field of manufacturing, and the integration of sustainable development and global value chain)