Jim Fitch
Jim Fitch, a founder and CEO of Noria Corporation, has a wealth of experience in lubrication, oil analysis, and machinery failure investigations. He has advised hundreds of companies on developing their lubrication and oil analysis programs. Contact Jim at jfitch@noria.com or 918-749-1400 ext. 201.
Articles by Jim Fitch
Is Liquid Sandpaper Lurking in Your Machine?
March – April, 2024
Skillful Out-leakage Detection
July – August, 2023
Make Touchstones of Lubrication Excellence Shine
May – June, 2023
Are You Ready? Supply Chain Problems Spark the Need for Backup Lubricants
March – April, 2023
The Seven Levels to Lubrication Excellence
January – February, 2023
Introducing Condition Alarm Mapping (CAM)
November – December, 2022
The Anatomy of a Filter Inspection Report
September – October, 2022
The Power of 10X Cleaner... Dryer... Cooler... Better Aligned... More Training
July – August, 2022
Taking the Guesswork Out of Filter Selection
May – June, 2022
The Four States of Water in Oil
March – April, 2022
Deciphering Important Visual Features of Wear Particles
November – December, 2021
The Golden Age of Lubrication
September – October, 2021
Dust Cakes: What Causes Them and Why You Should Care
July – August, 2021
Listen to Your Lubricant
May – June, 2021
ASCEND™ to Lubrication Excellence
May – June, 2021
The Most Important Lubrication Inspection Abnormal Changes in Oil Level
March – April, 2021
Control Moisture Ingression with Tactical Inspection 2.0
January – February, 2021
You Earn What You Learn
November – December, 2020
Detection Zone Coding for More Efficient Condition Monitoring
September – October, 2020
5 Ways to Monetize Lubrication Excellence Now
July – August, 2020
The Power of Truthful Assessments in Jumpstarting a Reliability Transformation
May – June, 2020
Philosophies of Transformational Change and ICML 55
March – April, 2020
Machinery Lubrication Engineer Is Now a Professional Certification
January – February, 2020
How the IIoT Is Changing Condition Monitoring
November – December, 2019
Understanding How Engines Consume Oil
September – October, 2019
Blotter Spot Testing for Metallic and Other Solid Particles
July – August, 2019
Be Alert to Heat as Both a Contaminant and a Symptom
May – June, 2019
Who Should Inspect Your Lubricated Machines?
March – April, 2019
Ghost Riders That Haunt Your Oil
January – February, 2019
The Importance of Sustainability for Transformational Change
November – December, 2018
Guidelines for Developing a World-class Inspection Plan
September – October, 2018
Managing the Perils of Short-volume Oil Changes
July – August, 2018
How to Measure the Effectiveness of Condition Monitoring
March – April, 2018
Make the Lube Room Your Lubrication Command Center
January – February, 2018
Be Proactive to Avoid Root Cause Fault Bubbles
November – December, 2017
Getting Machines to the Proper State of Inspection Readiness
July – August, 2017
The 5 States of Machine Inspection 2.0
May – June, 2017
How to Visually Inspect the Health and State of Oil
March – April, 2017
The Business Case for Lubrication Excellence
January – February, 2017
Will ISO 55000 Change the Definition of Lubrication Excellence?
November – December, 2016
Why Inspection 2.0 is Your Best Strategy for Early Fault Detection
July – August, 2016
The Power of Root Cause Pre-failure Analysis
May – June, 2016
Remedies for a Bad Maintenance Culture
March – April, 2016
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Viscosity-starved Machines
January – February, 2016
Recognizing the Causes and Hazards of Silt Lock
November – December, 2015
5 Ways to Reduce Lubricant Spending
November – December, 2015
5 Ways to Reduce Lubricant Spending
May – June, 2015
Use Zone Inspections for Early Problem Detection
March – April, 2015
Don't Forget Lubricant Criticality When Designing Oil Analysis Programs
November – December, 2014
Advantages of a Unified Condition Monitoring Approach
September – October, 2014
Hazards of Changing Lubricant Brands
July – August, 2014
Demand ‘Reliability Readiness’ from Equipment Builders
May – June, 2014
Using ‘Unscheduled’ Oil Analysis for Early Predictive Maintenance
September – October, 2013
Linking Enhanced Reliability to the State of Lubrication
July – August, 2013
How to Optimize the State of Lubrication
May – June, 2013
Why You Should Inspect Bearing Grease Discharge
March – April, 2013
The Hidden Dangers of Lubricant Starvation
January – February, 2013
A Well-Constructed Oil Analysis Report
November – December, 2012
Lubricant Consolidation: Reaping the Benefits and Savings
September – October, 2012