ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants Launches ''Reliability Solutions'' At Lubrication Excellence Show.Business Editors/Automotive Writers Lubrication lubrication, introduction of a substance between the contact surfaces of moving parts to reduce friction and to dissipate heat. A lubricant may be oil, grease, graphite, or any substance—gas, liquid, semisolid, or solid—that permits free action of Excellence 2004 NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2004 Comprehensive Lubrication Solution Set Allows Companies To Maximize Equipment Uptime and Profits ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants (CTGL), a leading provider of industrial lubricants and solutions, today launched a new service-based offering, designed to enhance fluid system reliability in industrial operations, at the NORIA Lubrication Excellence Conference and Exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee “Nashville” redirects here. For other uses, see Nashville (disambiguation). Nashville is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee, after Memphis. . The new offering, Reliability Solutions, is a comprehensive set of lubricant related products and services that can help customers maximize their investment in equipment and lubrication, resulting in greater reliability, uptime, performance and profit. Reliability Solutions is available to companies that use Chevron and Texaco lubricants, as well as other brands. CTGL's Reliability Solutions is comprised of multiple offerings including fluid conditioning, filtration systems, storage containers, desiccant desiccant /des·ic·cant/ (des´i-kant) 1. promoting dryness. 2. an agent that promotes dryness. des·ic·cant n. breathers, consulting services and online oil analysis. The components can be leveraged as a whole, or individually, allowing companies to tailor a solution to their specific needs. "Even though money spent on lubricants is a small portion of most industrial facilities' operational budgets, the impact of a poorly maintained lubrication program can be financially devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. ," said Eric Bevevino, Business Manager, Industrial and Reliability Solutions, ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants. "It's estimated that downtime related to preventable lubricant related failures costs as much as $4 billion each year in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. alone. Reliability is the key to plant operations, and we believe that our Reliability Solutions will allow industrial facilities to achieve the greatest return on their equipment and lubricant investment, resulting in maximized uptime and higher profits." Reliability Solutions is an evolution of CTGL's Integrated Solutions program. Integrated Solutions was launched in 2000 and introduced many of the solution concepts to CTGL customers. Reliability Solutions delivers a more comprehensive set of products and services, improving on existing offerings while introducing many new components, ultimately bringing the customer the most advanced and flexible set of tools for managing lubricant related aspects of his business. CTGL's Reliability Solutions incorporates a number of components that improve the operational efficiency of an industrial facility in a number of markets, such as Power Generation, Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Transportation Manufacturing, Machinery Manufacturing, Paper & Forest, and Primary Metals Manufacturing. Some of the Reliability Solutions programs include: CTeLab(TM) Online Oil Analysis CTeLab includes all the features of the original CTGL oil analysis programs as well as additional tools and functionality for managing oil analysis online. Companies can now use the web to manage equipment from multiple locations, register equipment online, graph equipment condition and generate detailed management reports. With its combination of online equipment and account management, email or wireless equipment alerts, support, ordering and reporting, CTeLab can help set the standard for oil analysis flexibility and functionality. The new system also allows customers the flexibility to use CTGL's oil analysis labs or independent oil analysis providers. Information from virtually any analysis lab can be uploaded into the system and managed via the web. Reducing System Contamination Reliability Solutions offers a number of options to help control fluid contamination, resulting in reduced wear, improved system performance and decreased downtime. ISOCLEAN(TM) Fluid Conditioning Services work to remove damaging particulates from system fluids allowing the oil to perform at its intended level. ISOCLEAN(TM) Storage Containers are designed to provide the highest level of fluid contaminate con·tam·i·nate v. 1. To make impure or unclean by contact or mixture. 2. To expose to or permeate with radioactivity. con·tam·i·nant n. protection, minimize fluid spills and improve system and facility cleanliness. ISOCLEAN(TM) Solutions Desiccant Breathers reduce airborne particulate and water contamination, which are leading causes of lubricant related equipment failure. Training CTGL Field Training Specialists can teach lubrication fundamentals and advanced lubrication concepts to customers. Training can lead to certification by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) is a professional organization of individuals working in the fields of tribology and lubrication. The society is composed of 4000 technical professionals working in industry, academic institutions and government as a Certified Lubrication Specialist (CLS (Common Language Specification) The structure and syntax of .NET and CLI programming languages. See .NET. ). Additional certifications are added every year and can help further differentiate the skills and leadership of a company's maintenance staff. T-REX The code name for IBM's z990 mainframe introduced in the spring of 2003. In its maximum configuration, T-Rex quadrupled the memory capacity and tripled the performance of the previous z900 model. T-Rex supports up to 32 processors and 64GB of memory. (TM) Total Reliability Excellence The CTGL T-REX program offers technical services that help companies manage the scheduling of ongoing maintenance for the hundreds or thousands of pieces of machinery used in their operations. This innovative approach to asset management helps companies achieve new found levels of efficiency and profitability while improving safety and product quality. Online Ordering CTGL has online ordering solutions for both direct customers and distributors that streamline the ordering process and help eliminate "lack-of-knowledge" errors. Used Oil Disposal CTGL can help its customers access used oil collection and disposal services that comply with local, state and federal regulations. Leak Control Programs CTGL offers leak control programs that help customers detect and minimize the effects of this common problem. Inventory Management CTGL can work with its customers to establish a vendor managed inventory Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a family of business models in which the buyer of a product provides certain information to a supplier of that product and the supplier takes full responsibility for maintaining an agreed inventory of the material, usually at the buyer's program that will free the customer to focus on plant operation issues, not lubrication inventory management. Other components of ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants' Reliability Solutions include: -- Tank monitoring services -- On-site analyzer -- On-vehicle monitoring -- Varnish varnish, homogeneous solution of gum or of natural or synthetic resins in oil (oil varnish) or in a volatile solvent (spirit varnish), which dries on exposure to air, forming a thin, hard, usually glossy film. removal -- Software solutions -- Engineering services -- Vibration Analysis & Thermography thermography (thûr'mŏg`rəfē), contact photocopying process that produces a direct positive image and in which infrared rays are used to expose the copy paper. Reliability Solutions Availability Some aspects of ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants' Reliability Solutions are currently available and additional solutions will come online in Q2 of 2004. For more information on Reliability Solutions, please contact your local CTGL representative or send an e-mail to isoclean@chevrontexaco.com. About ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants (CTGL) is a leader in providing lubrication products and services to retail consumers, and commercial and industrial customers. Headquartered in San Ramon San Ramon (Spanish for "Saint Raymond") may refer to one of the following places:
A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of ChevronTexaco Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CVX CVX ChevronTexaco (stock symbol) CVX Comunidad de Vida Cristiana (Christian Life Community) CVX Code Veronica X (game) CVX Critical Viscosity of Xenon CVX Carrier, Experimental ). CTGL markets a full line of lubrication and coolant coolant (kōō´l  nt),n products under the Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brand names. Select brands include Meropa(R), Havoline(R), Delo(R), GST GST abbr. Greenwich sidereal time GST (in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada) Goods and Services Tax (R), HDAX(R) and Texaco Xpress Lube(R). The company has patented technology in advanced lubricants products and new generation base oil technology, as well as in more diverse areas such as coolants and crop protection. For more information go to: www.chevrontexacolubricants.com. |
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