Raise Your Game
at Reliable Plant

Date: Thursday June 6, 2024, 10:00 am – 10:50 am

Room: Ballroom G

Five years ago, the International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) introduced the vendor-neutral ICML 55 Standard for lubricated asset management. This global standard helps lubrication management teams in any industry to understand and enable lubrication’s necessary place in the broader scope of corporate asset management plans. The standard’s Requirements document (ICML 55.1) was published in 2019, followed last year with the executive Overview (ICML 55.0) and Guideline for implementation (ICML 55.2).

With so much information, the ICML 55 standards may seem daunting to potential users. The complete series can enable any company to develop a successful, sustainable, lubricated asset management program — but first, they should understand how the documents are structured and how they relate.

Furthermore, 2024 will see the introduction of ICML 55’s final component: the ICML 55.3 auditors’ guideline, which will provide the framework for ICML to roll out a Global 55.1 Corporate audit program. This part of ICML 55 is a game-changer because it represents the first time ICML will certify organizations, not just individuals. The audit program will comprise the official process for confirming that an organization has completed its journey, arriving at the destination of “successful, sustainable” lubrication excellence.