- Dr. E.C.Fitch, father of Noria’s founder & President Jim Fitch has done some pioneering work at Oklahoma State University on particle count and its importance in lubrication. However, it has… Read more...
- Too often the viscosity index (VI) is disregarded as a lubricant selection parameter. One reason is simply because it is poorly understood. Some people think the viscosity index is incorporated in… Read more...
- These days, best-practice contamination control is more like an accepted pre-condition for reliability. Given contemporary advances in technology for excluding and removing contaminants, it could… Read more...
- Over the 20 years that I’ve been in the reliability engineering field, most of our effort to improve the dependability of manufacturing processes has been equipment focused. I’ve been no… Read more...
- The “Lube Tips” section of Machinery Lubrication magazine features innovative ideas submitted by our readers. If you have a tip to share, e-mail it to us at… Read more...
- In the field of tribology, the word “particles” means different things to different people. The following case studies illustrate how differently the mechanical engineer, tribologist, sampler… Read more...
- 63% of lubrication professionals monitor additive health as part of their oil analysis program, according to a recent poll at machinerylubrication.com … Lubrication professionals often become very… Read more...
- Approximately 90 percent of all bearings are lubricated with grease. But how much do you know about the grease or greased bearings in your plant? Grease analysis is certainly not for every bearing… Read more...
- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has developed a cleanliness code that is the primary piece of data reviewed on most industrial oil analysis reports. The value of this code… Read more...
- 93% of lubrication professionals would purchase a lubricant with a high-quality base oil at a higher initial price instead of a lubricant with a low-quality base oil at a lower initial price… Read more...
- 62% of lubrication professionals use extreme pressure (EP) oils to lubricate worm gears, based on a recent survey at machinerylubrication.com … Oil additives offer a wide range of benefits, but in… Read more...
- The price of Middle East crude oils being supplied to Asia appears too high given an increase in supply from Iran, Iraq and rival Russia and muted demand from refiners. While benchmark Oman… Read more...
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