MIL-STD-107 Preparation And Handling Of Industrial Plant Equipment Ipe For Shipment And StorageThis standard provides both general and detailed requirements and approved methods for preparing Government-owned industrial plant equipment IPE for shipment or storage. General requirements have been provided to cover processes such as equipment disassembly, cleaning, weatherproofing, and skidding. Detailed requirements covered in this standard include methods of preservation and packing protection for specific IPE components.

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4.17 Waiver of preservation, packing, and marking procedures. All preservation, packing and marking requirements shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-2073-1 and this standard. Any request for deviation from or waiver of these requirements and procedures shall be made in writing to the packaging management section within a service's responsible inventory control point (ICP). If a DLA managed item is involved, write to the Defense Supply Center Richmond, ATTN: DSCR-VBD, 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, VA 23297-5610.

5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS

5.1 Military level of preservation. IPE shall be preserved in accordance with

ASTM D 3951, section 4 and paragraphs 5.1.1 through 5.1.32 of section 5. All cleaning and drying shall be accomplished immediately following shutdown in accordance with 4.5.

5.1.1 Exterior surfaces. Prior to cleaning, accessories and attachments such as chucks, face plates, tool holders, jigs, fixtures, and grinding wheels shall be removed. All exterior surfaces shall be cleaned using cleaning solvent conforming to type II of MIL-PRF-680. After cleaning, all machined surfaces shall be preserved in accordance with MIL-STD-2073-1. Parts shall be submerged or manually rotated as necessary to ensure complete coverage of preservative.

5.1.2 Tables and ball-screw drive mechanisms. Tables, ball-screw mechanisms, and other components moving on roller bearings shall be removed or blocked to prevent damage to these devices. Preloaded bearings shall be relieved, ball-screw driven components shall have the ball nut disconnected, and the complete mechanisms shall be protected to prevent damage during shipping and handling. All required surfaces shall be coated with a preservative compound conforming to grade 2 of MIL-PRF-16173.

5.1.3 Drive belts and pulleys. All drive belts shall be removed from the equipment. The face or grooves of ferrous metal pulleys shall be coated with a preservative compound conforming to grade 2 and grade 4 of MIL-PRF-16173 or approved commercial preservative. Belts that have been removed shall be packed in accordance with method 10 of MIL-STD-2073-1.

5.1.4 Internal mechanisms and systems. All non-electronic and electrical internal mechanisms, except gear cases and hydraulic systems shall be drained and cleaned with a solution consisting of one part preservative oil conforming to viscosity grade SAE 30 of MIL-PRF-21260 and nine parts cleaning solvent conforming to type II of MIL-PRF-680. The reservoir shall be filled with the cleaning solution. The solution shall be circulated with the equipment connected to power and operated at its lowest feeds and speeds. Circulation shall be no longer than necessary to ensure thorough cleaning. The solution shall be drained and the reservoir refilled with preservative oil conforming to viscosity grade SAE 30 of MIL-PRF-21260. The oil shall

be circulated to ensure that all parts are coated. The reservoir shall be drained and all openings closed. Very large items of IPE that cannot be economically cleaned and preserved under power and items with internal mechanisms that could become damaged under power shall be

flushed with the solutions specified above. When feasible during cleaning and preservation, the item shall be rotated manually to completely coat the internal mechanisms. After the preservation process, the system shall be drained and all openings closed.