Lubricants for Maintenance, Repair and Industrial Overhaul (MRO)

Technicians and engineers who maintain, repair, and overhaul industrial equipment face endless challenges, from heavy loads and extreme speeds to harsh environmental conditions. By using the right lubricants, technicians can minimize downtime and improve reliability while reducing costs.

Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) refers to the section that manages both the daily and long-term processes related to the production of materials, equipment, and even the factory itself.

Maintenance:

Maintaining machinery, equipment and facilities in optimal condition. Routine maintenance includes preventive measures, planned repairs and emergency repairs. Its purpose is to ensure smooth and efficient operation.

Repair:

corrective action taken when a fault or breakdown occurs. Repairs allow problems to be quickly corrected, downtime to be minimized, and productivity to be maintained. Repairs are necessary to repair machinery, replace defective parts, and repair equipment.

Exploitation:

It involves the overall management of a plant or facility. It includes managing the production process, coordinating the work of personnel, maintaining inventories, and ensuring that all resources (including tools, supplies, and personnel) are available when needed.

Types of MRO

Maintenance Repairs and Operations can be divided into several subcategories, including:

• Infrastructure repair and maintenance
• Repair and maintenance of production equipment
• Material Handling Equipment Maintenance
• Equipment and consumables

Infrastructure and its maintenance

It is an asset owned by an organization. Like any other asset, infrastructure requires regular maintenance, and infrastructure MRO operations include hard facilities management services such as building maintenance, work order processing, and major repairs, and soft services such as pest control, groundskeeping, and janitorial services.

Repair and maintenance of production equipment

This area of ​​MRO aims to prevent complications in production. Production equipment requires different types of maintenance and repairs, depending on the configuration of its internal components and related systems. For example, moving mechanical parts require regular lubrication to prevent unwanted heat and vibration. Other components need to be replaced only before failure or immediately after wear.

Maintenance of material handling equipment

Transportation equipment includes forklifts, conveyor systems, palletizers, and robotic arms. Although these assets are not directly involved in production, they are an important part of a smooth production process and must be maintained.

Our wide range of specialist lubricants help to:

• Extending the life of your equipment
• Extension of the periods between failures
• Business cost optimization

Learn about lubricants that deliver exceptional performance and lubrication in a variety of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) applications.