SHELL LUBEANALYST

MONITOR, BENCHMARK, IMPROVE,

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Rodel Dadivas
Shell Global Solution PAS

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CONTENT
Introducing oil condition monitoring and Shell LubeAnalyst
How benefits of Shell LubeAnalyst
Shell LubeAnalyst support

BENEFITS OF OIL CONDITION MONITORING

By using Shell LubeAnalyst customers are able to
Monitor lubricant and equipment condition, getting early warning of any

problems and increasing equipment availability

Identify contaminants to the lubricant, monitor levels and address sources

(e.g. fuel, water, dirt etc)

Identify metal particles in oil samples, highlighting operational problems or

component wear
Optimise lubricant life informing oil management practices and extending

oil drains within safe limits

Improve maintenance scheduling and predict part replacement
Reduce the risk of breakdowns and unplanned downtime, especially for

critical equipment
Identify improvement opportunities within and between sites by benchmarking

lubricant management

HOW SHELL LUBEANALYST WORKS

Shell LubeAnalyst operates through a single
multi-lingual website and a network of professional
regional laboratories
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Customer registers equipment on the Shell LubeAnalyst

website
Customer takes used oil sample and sends to lab with
sample slip
Lab analyses the sample and inputs the results into the
Shell LubeAnalyst Expert System
The Expert System compares the results with the
condemnation limits set based on Shells lubricants
expertise
Shell LubeAnalyst generates the diagnosis and
recommendation report

SHELL LUBEANALYST REPORTS

Customer and
equipment
details

Report status
green, amber or
red

Comments and
recommendation
s
Current and
previous sample
results

Graphs of the previous

6 samples showing
trends
- Oil properties
- Water
- Pollution

INFORMED MAINTENANCE ACTIONS BASED

ON LUBEANALYST INFORMATION
Sample submitted to Shell LubeAnalyst

Data Analysis

Report
Result

Next Steps

Recommendations
Oil &
Maintenance
Actions

Review
Equipment
History & Trends

Sample

Review Oil
Safety Limits

Review
Equipment
Database

Green

Amber

Red

No Action

Investigate
Monitor

Urgent Action

Retain Oil

Corrective Oil
Action

Change Oil

Standard Oil
Managment

Adjust Oil
Management

Corrective
Maintenance

Routine
Maintenance

Preventative
Maintenance

Equipment Trend
Mitigated Risk
Analysis
& Opportunities
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Extend Oil Life

Spare Part Sales

Preventative
Maintenance

HOW SHELL LUBEANALYST HELPS YOU

Shell LubeAnalyst is a uniquely global Oil Condition Monitoring service, backed
up by the knowledge and experience of Shells network of lubricants experts.

A consistent service available in 92 countries run on a single multi-lingual IT platform

Diagnosis and recommendations generated from Shells own Expert System giving
quality control

Single database allows central visibility of reports from any customer location

Benchmarking of data between sites highlights potential improvement opportunities

Makes Shell technical expertise accessible to assist informed decision making

As well as the benefits that regular oil condition monitoring can deliver to
customers operations, for equipment manufacturers it can
1.

Generate data about equipment performance in the field, valuable for

R&D programmes

2.

Increase the efficiency and reduce the costs of equipment covered by

Service contracts

3.

Reduce warranty costs

4.

Highlights opportunities for CRM and aftersales (parts, service

contracts)
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Offer differentiation and generate revenue through oil condition

USING THE VALUABLE DATA FROM SHELL

LUBEANALYST
LubeAnalyst offers a wide range of standard or advanced test suites for
different equipment types
We have 41 thousand registered customer users
Our global database contains 75 million test results, 3 million samples and
over 1 million registered components
This data gives valuable information about the performance of equipment in
the field and can inform R&D programmes
Example sample results
Example Red/Amber Sample Issues

21%

12%

0%
0%
1%

19%

14%

0%
32%

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Contamination
Coolant Leak
Coolant Leak/Wear
Degraded Oil
Degraded Oil/Wear
Dirt/Wear
Incomplete Combustion
Incomplete
Combustion/Wear
Abnormal Wear

Green; 84%
Amber; 11%

Red; 5%

June 2012

GLOBAL SHELL LUBEANALYST COVERAGE

The global reach (red markets) of LubeAnalyst is a unique differentiator for Shell.
Shell LubeAnalyst available in some blue markets but not connected to global IT
platform.

Asia:
Australia, Chile, China, India,
Indonesia, Mexico, Malaysia,
Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Vietnam & Taiwan
Americas:
Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Costa
Rica, Canada, Columbia, Dominican
Rep, Dutch Antilles, Ecuador,
Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay,
Puerto Rico,Peru,
Suriname,Trinidad, Uruguay, USA,

Europe: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech

Rep, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland
Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macedonia,
Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
Ukraine, United Kingdom
Africa, Middle-East and Rest of World:
Burkina-Faso, Cape Verde, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory coast, Mali,
Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa,

REDUCED RISK OF COSTS DURING

WARRANTY PERIODS
LubeAnalyst can help to reduce costs during warranty
periods
Sampling can highlight poor oil management, reducing the
risk of potential equipment breakdown and repair
What are your current warranty issues?
What are the most common problems that occur during
warranty periods?
Could the risk be reduced by introducing regular oil
condition monitoring during the warranty period?

LubeAnalyst Support

Shell provides the Marketing materials

required to promote Shell
LubeAnalyst, making it easy for staff
to use and explain
Support includes access to LubeAnalyst user
manuals and multilingual interactive e-Learning
modules
Shell can also make Technical experts available
to train staff to help them understand
Shell LubeAnalyst reports and to translate the results
for internal use and for customers

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