Bulk Lubrication Management
Baseline fleet grease consumption against industry standard
The Bulk Lubrication Management solution provides unparalleled data on the performance of your automatic lubrication systems, as a whole, and enables remote tank level monitoring to ensure your refilling regime is effective. The solution verifies the exact amount of grease pumped to pressurise the auto lube system and the amount of grease flowing back into the tank during venting. Powerful reporting provides insights into pump system health and automatic alerts ensure your maintenance team are notified of failed pumps, failed bypass valves, empty grease tanks and bypassing injectors.
Fleetwide reports on grease consumption per asset highlight outliers that require attention and enable comparison against industry baselines.
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key benefits
Monitor automatic lubricator system health
Verify every pump cycle
Ensure your automatic lubrication systems are functioning properly.
Verify grease pump performance by monitoring pump timer and the exact grease volume delivered each pump cycle. Monitor dump valves by checking the volume of grease returned to the tank during venting.
Identify faults in automatic lubricators such as failed or incorrectly set pumps, major system leaks, bypassing injectors, empty grease tanks and failed dump valves.
Baseline Fleet grease consumption
Identify outliers quickly and schedule prescriptive maintenance
Easily measure and compare the grease consumption of assets across your fleet to quickly identify outliers, determine the root cause and schedule prescriptive maintenance.
Understand how your fleet is performing against industry baselines.
Use grease consumption data to plan refilling operations and forecast grease expenditure.
Remotely Monitor grease tank fill levels
Optimise grease refilling processes and schedules
By monitoring the grease flow into and out of grease tanks, the Bulk Flow Monitoring solution provides the most reliable remote grease tank level monitoring solution available.
Asset fill data and tank fill level can be used to optimise refill processes and schedules.
Low level alerts to service trucks ensure you never have a critical asset stand down due to an empty grease tank.
how this solution works
how it works
The Endpoint BF units record the exact volume of grease that passes through them when the tank is filled or the automatic lubrication pump fires. As the Endpoint BF units are directional, they also measure the volume of “backflow” that flows back into the grease tank when the auto lube system depressurises. This flow data is periodically synced (typically every hour) to the nearby Gateway, via Bluetooth.
The Gateway syncs with all Endpoints in the vicinity (typical range is between 50m – 250m, depending on the environment). This Endpoint data is synced to the GreaseBoss Cloud via the configured network backhaul (typically 4G/LTE SIM, site Wi-Fi or site OT network).
For remote grease tank fill level monitoring, the Endpoint BF units are configured in the GreaseBoss Cloud to either fill or empty a “reservoir”. This measurement of volumetric flow in and out of grease tanks provides a very reliable and accurate grease tank level measurement.
To monitor grease pump performance, the Greaseboss Cloud also compares the planned vs actual grease volumes and triggers automatic alerts to maintenance teams if there is an issue with the automatic lubrication system.
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Endpoint BF
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HME Gateway
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Frequently Asked questions
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Our operations are remote. If no access to 4G system are there alternative communication options?
Yes. The Gateway can be configured to use site WI-FI network or connected via LAN directly into the site OT network where the data is processed on an on-site server then forwarded to the GreaseBoss Cloud.
The GreaseBoss team will work with our customers to set up the most suitable backhaul option for client’s requirements.
How does my grease event data get to the GreaseBoss Cloud?
The data is synced from the devices to the Gateway via Bluetooth. The Gateway then forwards data to the GreaseBoss Cloud using the configured connectivity backhaul option.
Can I use my site wi-fi to connect to the GreaseBoss Cloud?
Yes, the GreaseBoss team will work with your site IT/OT team to use existing WI-FI networks to connect to the GreaseBoss Cloud.
Can I install or do I need a qualified GreaseBoss installer?
The system can be easily installed by customers with remote support from the GreaseBoss team but we do offer installation services directly with our Certified GreaseBoss installers to provide high–quality turnkey solutions to our customers.
What training and onboarding do I get from GreaseBoss?
The GreaseBoss onboarding process is comprehensive and assists to set up the correct lubrication data in the GreaseBoss Cloud, and to prepare the site for installation, commissioning, and on-going operations.
GreaseBoss offers comprehensive training to customer teams in the field for installation, commissioning and hardware use, training for the office team on how to use the GreaseBoss Cloud, and how to interpret the reports & alerts.