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March – April, 2014
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Publisher’s Note
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…
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Publisher’s Note
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…
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Don’t Ignore Viscosity Index when Selecting a Lubricant
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 articleConsider Contamination Control Before Buying Hydraulic Equipment
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…
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Human Factors Engineering: The Next Frontier in Reliability
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…
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Is Your Bearing Getting Fresh Grease?
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…
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Particles: Friend or Foe? Understanding the Value of Particles in Oil Analysis
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…
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The Critical Role of Additives in Lubrication
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…
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Grease Analysis - Monitoring Grease Servicability and Bearing Condition
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…
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How Important is the ISO Cleanliness Code in Oil Analysis?
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…
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The Fundamentals of Mineral Base Oil Refining
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…
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The Effects of EP Additives on Gearboxes
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…
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Base Oil Report
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…
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