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Cover Story
Finger on the Trigger: The Real Dangers of Grease Guns
Understand high-pressure grease injection injuries, why small wounds can be life-changing, and the ten rules that protect maintenance teams.
Marine Tribology
Optimal Design and Selection of Industrial Lubricants
Combine tribology experiments, nano-additives and statistical analysis to identify lubricant formulations and operating conditions with lower friction and wear.
Industrial Lubricants
Beyond Price Per Liter: RELIC, a New Reliability-Driven Framework for Lubrication Cost Control
The RELIC framework connects lubricant price and consumption with oil condition and equipment reliability to improve lifecycle cost decisions.
Total Lube Management
From Cradle to Grave: A Strategic Guide to Total Lube Management
Build lubricant purchasing around OEM requirements, technical standards, supplier capability and weighted lifecycle decisions instead of unit price alone.
Oil Reclamation
Used Oil Re-Refining Engineering: Understanding Contamination, Degradation and Recovery Principles
Understand how oxidation, water, fuel, soot and wear metals degrade lubricants, and how engineered re-refining recovers useful hydrocarbon resources.
Bearing Lubrication
The Usual Suspects: Common-Sense Bearing Failure Prevention
Stop repeat bearing failures by investigating lubrication, alignment, mounting, load, environment and maintenance culture instead of replacing parts on reflex.
Preventive Maintenance
Ultrasound-Assisted Lubrication: Improving Bearing Lubrication Practices
Use ultrasound to detect lubrication need, establish bearing baselines, avoid over-lubrication and move from fixed intervals to condition-based decisions.
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Preventing Gearbox Failure in Cement Mill Operations: An Oil Contamination Case Study
A cement plant traced rising gearbox vibration to dust-contaminated oil, repaired the ingress path and avoided millions in rebuild and production losses.
Wellness At Work
Hydration at Work: The Most Underrated Productivity Hack
Recognise dehydration-related fatigue, manage heat exposure and build simple hydration habits that support focus, safety and performance.
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5th Rosefield Conference on Circular Economy in Used Oil Highlights the Roadmap for Operationalising EPR
Industry, regulators and OEMs map the collection, traceability, technology and collaboration needed to operationalise India's used-oil EPR framework.
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MAK Lubricants Enters Used Oil Recycling Deal with Mangalam
BPCL's MAK Lubricants and Mangalam Lubricants sign an MoU to strengthen used-oil collection, traceability and recycling under India's EPR framework.
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