Transforming Operations Through

Intelligent Oil Condition Monitoring

In the power sector, 62% of maintenance staff
reported unplanned downtime related to incorrect
lubrication management.1
In mining, 96% of respondents had experienced
unplanned breakdowns in the past three years; 56% of
these people believed this was related to lubrication.1
In the construction sector, 53% of respondents
agreed that lubrication is rarely a priority.1
A smart solution that puts
you in control
Shell Remote Sense is an intelligent lubricant-
condition monitoring service that combines our
lubricant expertise with advanced analytics. It
uses data from remote sensors, the unrivaled Shell
LubeAnalyst database (with 30 years of in-service
performance data) and machine learning to produce
actionable insights and recommendations that
provide tangible benefits.

Connected Global data Advanced Insights User-friendly

equipment network analytics interface

Sensors gather Enriched operational Machine learning Analysis produces

up-to-date Delivered to
data remotely and historical data applied, enhanced by
recommendations operations and
Shell lubricant expertise
and actions maintenance teams

Continuously learning and improving your operations

1
This survey, commissioned by Shell Lubricants and conducted by independent research firm Edelman Intelligence, is based
on 212, 181 and 350 interviews respectively with power, mining and construction sector staff who purchased, influenced the
purchase of or used lubricants or greases as part of their jobs in, for power and mining, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany,
India, Russia, the UK and the USA and in, for construction, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Russia, the UK and the USA,
from November to December 2015.
 Real-world value
Case study 1: Leak detection in a power engine
Traditional techniques were unable to detect water in a stationary
power engine. Shell Remote Sense enabled us to monitor real-
time oil quality and spot unusual behaviors. Machine learning
helped to detect the source of the water leak. This led to reduced
maintenance and parts costs, avoided unplanned downtime and
resulted in better engine health for longer engine life.

Case study 2: Extending oil life in gas engines

Insights at your fingertips
Shell Remote Sense is easy to integrate into existing monitoring
systems through application program interfaces. It gives you a clear,
color-coded overview of machine performance and live oil condition
and recommendations, at your fingertips, wherever you are.
A gas engine customer wanted to extend equipment life and
optimize maintenance schedules by increasing oil-drain intervals.
Real-time monitoring of the oil parameters using Shell Remote Sense
showed variations in oil degradation. This information enabled us
to extend the oil-drain intervals based on actual oil condition, rather
than fixed times, and thus reduced lubricant costs while ensuring
that the oil remained within the specified quality limits.

Benefits of Shell Remote Sense

Reduced unplanned Improved Optimized Extended Increased

downtime asset health maintenance equipment life asset utilization

Real-time oil condition monitoring Actionable insights and recommendations

■ ■ Fuel dilution ■ Contamination alerts ■ Extend oil-drain

intervals
■ Viscosity ■ Oxidation ■ Remaining oil life
Consumption savings
Total acid number (TAN) Nitration Fine control of oil quality
■
■ ■ ■

■ Total base number (TBN) ■ Coolants ■ Smart top-up and

■ Oil consumption sweetening

Powered by Advanced analytics and machine learning

Shell Remote Sense is part of our wider oil condition monitoring offer.

Shell LubeAnalyst laboratory-based

oil condition monitoring service is
supported by more than 300 experts
and over 30 years of performance
benchmarking data. It helps to minimize
unplanned downtime and increase
equipment reliability and availability.

Shell LubeAnalyst Lite on-site oil

analysis provides results within 15–20
minutes for troubleshooting and
immediate actions for critical systems
and remote locations.

For more information, please visit www.shell.us/services.

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