CASE STUDY - Emergency Chain Lubrication System Installation Over a Weekend Saves Client Downtime, Overtime, and Shutdown

July 14, 2021

Date: May 2021
Location: McKinney, TX
Lubrication System: Lincoln 24v P203 Quicklub® 
Application: Material Handling Chain
Equipment: Machinex Chain Belt Conveyor

Client: A provider of solid waste collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services in various markets of USA and Canada.  The company is committed to improving the environment for the future of society where we all live, work, and serve.  The organization is making enormous efforts towards alternative technologies to reduce landfill disposal, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and foster biofuels. 

Key Outcomes:

• Proposed & Customized Quicklub System

• Quickly Responded to an Emergency Service Need

• Prevented Costs of Shutting Down the Facility and Production

  • $17,150 per day or $70 per ton of facility downtime

The Problem:  Bill Spitzer & Associates was called to design and recommend a lubrication system for a material handling chain belt conveyor at a recycling facility.  The planned downtime was 1 week and the crew had Wednesday to Friday to install the lubrication system.  Unfortunately, the hired crew ran out of time and the client needed a solution ASAP.  Bill Spitzer & Associates responded quickly, rearrange schedules, and worked over the weekend to prevent downtime, overtime, and shutdown.  Not only did the BSA Sales Manager & Service Technicians finish under budget and on time, they commissioned the lubrication system and taught operations how to perform routine maintenance to lower costs and prevent future issues with the chain belt conveyor.  

Proposed & Installed Quicklub® P203 Lubrication System

• System design for one network

• Quicklub P203 Pump 

  • 4 lb. Reservoir

  • 24 volt

• SSV 6 divider block to feed chain

• Lubrication oil brushes

• 1/8” Supply Lines

• 1/4” Feed Lines

• Customized mounting brackets

• Supplied necessary fittings & adapters

  • Adapters, ferrules, tees, couplings, fittings, screws, and valves

• Filled reservoir with required lubricant

• Weekend installation by certified technicians and sales manager

  • Required scissor lift to install system 50’ to 75’ in height

• On-site training of system for maintenance

Bill Spitzer & Associates eliminated the risk of over $70 per ton of downtime from a failed contractor schedule for the customer.  We saved the client over $17,150 per day in shutdown operation costs.