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Condition Based Asset Management News - GoodOil Vol 29 - May 30, 2005


	1. Cherry Creek Schools cuts costs with KLAS 2. Australian Army targets safety with Dingo 3. Best Practices Tips - Lead KPI measurement and reporting 4. Trakka migration path for FleetOil Customers 5. Trakka V1.2 "The Data Integrity Release" May 28
	Cherry Creek Schools Fleet Manager Rolls Through Budget Cuts Without Feeling a Bump "Here comes another budget cut." When most fleet managers hear this sentence, anxious thoughts of layoffs, downtime, and restrictions run through their mind. When David Anderson Fleet Manager of Cherry Creek Schools hears about budget cuts he smiles and relaxes. By using the Kendall Lubricant Analysis System (KLAS.net) he has found a way to cut his budget without negatively effecting his operations. David has a fleet of over 450 busses, trucks, and other vehicles he has put on the Kendall lubrication program. By using KLAS and quality Kendall lubricants David has extended the drains on his electronic engine buses from 3,000 miles to 12,000 miles while improving breakdowns and downtime. David pointed out that the savings not only came from the 400% increase in lube effectiveness but also in labor, unscheduled breakdowns, and fleet life, "When you calculate all the ancillary benefits the savings are significant." To get more details on how to go roll through a budget cut with no worries, call Brant Griffith at 303.468.5659 or contact your local Kendall Lubricants representative. Australian Army Targets safety with Dingo The Army Aircraft Systems Program Office based at Oakey, Queensland Australia, implemented Dingo FleetOil and MaintenanceGuy during December 2004 to enhance safety management of the Chinook helicopter fleet. The Australian Army deploys helicopters within Australia and internationally for humanitarian or military operations. Helicopter crews rely on condition monitoring experts to clear the aircraft as safe to fly. As to the reasons why the Australian Army adopted Dingo FleetOil , Captain Liz Stephens Chinook Logistics Manager said "Fleetoil has dramatically reduced the amount of time spent in inputting and processing oil sample data from around 3-4 hours down to 0.5 hours. Analysing oil sample data in Fleetoil is a relatively easy process thus allowing us to make an informed judgement on a component or system serviceability. Fleetoil gives us the engineering confidence in the technical integrity of a component or system. It also provides us with sufficient engineering data to make informed preventative maintenance decisions for the Australian Defence Force Chinook". For more information on the Australian Army and Navy Implementation of FleetOil click here. Best Practices Tips - Lead KPI Measurement and reporting We all know the old adage "what gets measured gets done". At Dingo we have built tools that can integrate with your Maintenance systems to measure selected key indicators that are important in the management of a Condition Based Maintenance program. Our tools allow our project managers and/or customers to measure both Lead and Lag indicators: Lead indicators are those that measure how effectively you are performing a core process. Lag indicators measure the actual impact on your business from the processes that are being performed. When applied to Condition Based Maintenance, this type of information can be used with great effect when: Providing feedback to individuals responsible for different parts of a Condition Based Maintenance Program Measuring the effectiveness of projects whilst in start-up phase Communicating results and benefits to all Key Players You will find two examples of the types of information that could be considered a Lead indicator in a Condition Based Maintenance program in our short white paper. Click here to download your free copy. If you find this interesting please ensure you review the next GoodOil where we will provide examples of typical Lag indicators used in Condition Based Maintenance programs. For additional information on Leading KPI's or other topics relating to Condition Based Maintenance, please contact us at info@dingo.com Trakka migration path for FleetOil customers Dingo's venerable workhorse of Oil Analysis, FleetOil for Windows, is getting set to retire. The release of Trakka V1.3 on July 16, 2005 and the included functionality will make it possible for our existing FleetOil users to change over to the new platform. We are very excited to be moving down this path as we will be able to offer much better support, services, reliability, functionality and connectivity! Upgrade Path All FleetOil customers will be able to have data imported for their existing FleetOil database into the new Trakka database. Some consultation with customers may be necessary to ensure databases are configured to take advantage of the benefits Trakka offers. All lab data file formats in use by FleetOil customers will be supported in Trakka. Support FleetOil will be supported for a full 12 months from the availability of Trakka V1.3 - until July 16, 2006. Dingo will cease the sale of annual support contracts for FleetOil on July 16, 2005. Support after that date will be available on a per incident basis. Pricing There are several pricing models available. A Dingo Sales Professional will be happy to explain the options and work out the best solution with you. Call Peter Kasten in Australia on (07) 3115 9011, or Col Armbruster in the Americas on (303) 506 6070 or email info@dingo.com to find out more. Trakka V1.2 "The Data Integrity Release" May 28 Trakka V1.2 was successfully released on May 28. The release is the last major progressive release before the upcoming "FleetOil Replacement" release on July 16. Released features target data accuracy issues and practices to help customers ensure their reliability programs have the best success rate. Features include: Sample Labels - multiple print Equipment Meter Tracking Oil hours tracking Make up oil tracking Data error alerts in results Inbox for meters, oil hours and dates Energy Developments, an Australian based gas fired power generation company with capacity of 420 MW, went live with Dingo Trakka on Monday 30th May. Personnel received training at the Appin Power Station located in New South Wales, Australia. EDL intends to initially use Dingo Trakka to monitor and record multiple condition-monitoring data for its Australian power stations before rolling it out to its international operations. More information on Energy Developments can be found on their web site www.energydevelopments.com. Paul Higgins and the Dingo Team dingo.com If you found this useful, please forward to a colleague. Click here to sign up for the GoodOil We know you have something to say! If you are a leader in your field, and have had a success you would like to share with your peers, send an e-mail to phiggins@dingo.com. Our thousands of subscribers would love to hear from you. Copyright 2005 Dingo Software Pty. Ltd.