India’s textile industry boasts of a rich heritage that is characterized by diversity and variation, whether in form, practice, or output. This prospering industry has an equally diverse operational bandwidth spanning spindles to looms, powerlooms, large printing machines and more. These equipment come with unique lubrication needs that must be attended for continued performance, productivity and profitability.
Industry leaders like Mobil™ Lubricants are today working closely with textile manufacturers to ensure global competitiveness in operational choices, such as in opting for cutting-edge products and services. Mobil’s association with Amber Textiles, Gujarat, is one instance of a close industry association that has helped enhance output and usher positive financial gains.
Association with Amber Textiles
Amber Textile Mills is a leading manufacturer, wholesaler and supplier of textiles located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. With operations spanning 30 years, the company has gained industrial repute for providing customized production, designing and packaging facilities at a significantly lower lead time. For everyday production, the company has been using 15 rapier looms of a trusted market brand. A rapier loom is a shuttleless weaving loom in which the filling yarn is carried across through the shed of warp yarns by finger-like carriers called rapiers. The loom, requiring circulating oils, has been lubricated with the Mobil SHC™ 630 gear and bearing oil that comes with an OEM approved Oil Drain Interval (ODI) of 4 years. Similarly, the gearbox in the rapier looms at Amber Textile was being lubricated with the Mobil SHC™ 629 oil, which comes with the same ODI.
While Amber Textiles was satisfied with the lubricant performance, the company was keen to enhance efficiency and reduce total cost of ownership by extending the ODI. For this, they reached out to Mobil, seeking expert advice and a possible solution. After conducting detailed studies, understanding requirements and consumption patterns, engineers at Mobil recommended continued use of Mobil SHC 629 and Mobil SHC 630, with additional support from the Mobil Serv℠ Lubricant Analysis (MSLA) program to monitor the health of oil and equipment.
Results
The added machine monitoring provided by MSLA proved to be game-changing for Amber Textiles. The company was able to continue smooth rapier loom functioning while ensuring environmental hygiene and improving revenue generation. With MSLA serving the operations of both Mobil SHC 629 in gears and Mobil SHC 630 in looms, Amber Textiles was able to reduce oil waste by up to 225 litre while registering increased earnings of Rs 1,72,578. Additionally, manpower exposure was significantly reduced while ODI was extended from four to six years.
The continuous delivery of quality products and service has helped Mobil earn the goodwill of Amber Textiles that continues to be a trusted customer.
Excellence by Mobil
Backed by a century of experience in innovation and technical excellence, Mobil’s products and services guarantee smoother performance for longer durations. For instance, the Mobil SHC 629 and Mobil SHC 630, used by Amber Textiles in its rapier looms, have been developed specifically under the Mobil SHC™ 600 Series lubricants. These gear and bearing oils are designed to provide outstanding service in terms of equipment protection, oil life, and problem-free operations that together enable increased customer productivity. Textile mills in India operate under diverse conditions, often experiencing extremes of heat and humidity. The Mobil SHC 600 Series lubricants are most suited here as they have been recommended for use in a wide variety of gear and bearing applications where high or low temperatures are encountered or where operating and bulk oil temperatures are such that conventional lubricants give unsatisfactory life. They even attend to improved efficiency goals. These scientifically engineered oils are resistant to mechanical shear and are suitable for use in a wide range of equipment – not only as high temperature problem solvers, but also because of the range of other performance benefits they offer.
As machines age, their upkeep and maintenance demand a reliable service partner to oversee performance metrics and aid overall output, productivity, and profitability. MSLA provides guidance in state-of-the-art used oil analysis service and has been designed specifically to simplify the lubrication monitoring process, increase the reliability of equipment and lower maintenance costs. With decades of experience in used oil analysis and a global database of equipment and engines, MSLA assists in accurately analyzing lubrication needs, making recommendations and setting technical limits that help increase reliability by detecting and preventing potential equipment failures, reducing unscheduled downtime, lowering lubricant consumption, and countering costly disposal.
This combination of superior products and reliable service has helped Mobil earn customer goodwill, as is also seen in the successful association with Amber Textiles. Mobil’s places customer satisfaction at the pivot of its innovations and will continue to support manufacturers and industries in achieving peak operational productivity and profitability.
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