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March – April, 2013
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… The sales volumes of the lubricant segment in India rolled over the 2.6 million tonnes mark, with year-on-year growth at a sluggish four per cent. Low market growth has been attributed…
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Publisher's Note
… The sales volumes of the lubricant segment in India rolled over the 2.6 million tonnes mark, with year-on-year growth at a sluggish four per cent. Low market growth has been attributed…
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Why You Should Inspect Bearing Grease Discharge
There are three opportunities to inspect the state of in-service grease. One is by disassembly (such as by removing the bearing cap), the second is by sampling the grease using a probe (ASTM…
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Vibration and Oil Analysis Techniques Reveal Root Cause Severity
By Ray Garvey, Emerson Process Management … When evaluating mechanical defects in roller elements and gears commonly found in rotating machinery, there are several techniques that can be…
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Optimizing Oil Change Intervals in Heavy Duty Vehicles
… Sixty years ago a truck engine oil drain (or oil change) would have been performed as frequently as every 500 miles. Because of higher quality lubricants, cleaner fuels, improved filter…
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The Importance of Dirt-Holding Capacity in Oil filters
The enemy to any lubricated machine is particle contamination. In a perfect world, machines would be sealed up to block the ingression of particles before any problems occur, but unfortunately…
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Understanding the Differences in Base Oil Groups
57% of lubrication professionals use both synthetic and minteral based lubricants in their plant, according to a recent poll at machinerylubrication.com … Almost every lubricant used in plants…
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In 1935 the U.S. Army Air Corps held a "fly-off" between two aircraft vying to win the contract for the military's next long-range bomber. The competition was regarded as a mere formality because…
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Gear Alignment Affects Lubrication
… Worm gearing alignment affects lubrication. If the worm is located off the worm gear centerline, there may be entering corner contact. This wipes the lubricant off the worm gear teeth…
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Myers Helps to Upgrade Nissan Lube Program
… Donald Myers serves as a mechanical maintenance and lubrication technician for Yates Services, which is a contractor at the Nissan assembly plant in Smyrna, Tenn. After…
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Industry News: Understanding of the coding of industry specifications such as DIN and ISO
… ExxonMobil Lubricants Pvt. Ltd. participated at the 15th National Lubricating Grease Institute (NLGI) – India Chapter Annual Conference and demonstrated an indepth understanding of the…
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Campus News
… Team Manipal Racing (TMR) is Manipal University's official off-road racing team for SAE BAJA International. The idea is to conceptualize, design and manufacture an all-terrain vehicle…
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Indian Domestic Refiners Base Oils Group I & II Prices May Gain Ground from April 2013
The Indian Base Oil Market remains steady with inventories at optimum levels with surplus of imported grades. During the month of January 2013, approximately 138195 MT of Base Oils of all the…
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