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The
Augustus H. Gill Award was formed to recognize organizations
that have exhibited excellence in the application of used
oil analysis in machine and lubricant condition monitoring.
This distinguished award, honoring Professor Gill, was designed
to motivate companies to improve machine reliability and maintenance
quality through the application of oil analysis. As such,
the focus of the Award is not just to identify award recipients,
but to encourage performance of excellence and create a means
to share best practice among user organizations on a global
scale. In sum, the Award should go a long way to raise the
bar by recognizing role models for benchmarking and setting
performance standards by the oil analysis community.
What
are the qualities of a user organization that might receive
the distinction of being an Augustus H. Gill Award recipient?
Below is a list of some of the characteristics and criteria
that the ICML Awards Committee will evaluate for organizations
that apply.
- Commitment
to Education
- Maintenance
Culture and Management Support
- Performance
Measurements Used
- Proactive/Predictive
Maintenance
- Use
of Standardized Procedures
- Technology
Integration
- Contamination
Control
- Lubrication
Management
- Oil
Analysis Methods and Strategies
- Use
of Information Technology
- Continuous
Improvement
ICML
Awards Committee
The
International Council for Machinery Lubrication is assembling
a group of industry volunteers to serve on its Awards Committee.
The purpose of the committee is to set policy regarding awards,
review applications, nominate finalists and to make final
selection of award recipients. Besides the Gill Award targeting
user organizations, there are preliminary plans to offer annual
awards for Outstanding Oil Analysis Lab and Best New Instrument
or Software.
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The
Augustus H. Gill Award
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The
Gill Award
The
Augustus H. Gill Award features a scale model of a torsion
viscometer. It is believed that Professor Gill, in his seminal
text "A Short Handbook on Oil Analysis," of 1897
was the first to describe this viscometer. In the years to
follow there were several viscometers advanced based on this
original design. These include the well-known Brookfield rotary
viscometer.
Inaugural
Award Presented in 2002
The inaugural presentation of the Gill Award was made
at Practicing Oil Analysis 2002 Conference and Exhibition.
This was a historic event in the field of oil analysis.
The 2001 award recipient was Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Station (Arizona Public Service).
Subsequent recipients were Smoky Canyon Mine (J.
R. Simplot) 2002 recipient, Georgia Power (Southern
Company) 2003 recipient and Kennecott Energy (Rio
Tinto) 2004 recipient. ICML did not present an award
for 2005. The 2006 recipient was Clopay
Plastics (Augusta, KY Plant).
Do
you think your organization might meet the qualifications
of being honored by ICML for such an award? The opportunity
to apply for the Gill Award is available to you and your organization
and with that comes the opportunity to be recognized by the
oil analysis community for excellence. To apply for the Gill
Award click here.
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