Edition Archive
November – December, 2014
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Publisher’s Note
In the last issue we discussed how Sinclair Wyoming Refinery recognized the need to change its current lubrication practices in order to remain profitable and maintain its position as an industry…
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Publisher’s Note
In the last issue we discussed how Sinclair Wyoming Refinery recognized the need to change its current lubrication practices in order to remain profitable and maintain its position as an industry…
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Don't Forget Lubricant Criticality When Designing Oil Analysis Programs
In a previous issue of Machinery Lubrication, I discussed the concept of Overall Machine Criticality (OMC) and its importance on a wide range of decisions relating to machinery lubrication and oil…
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How to Manage Lubricant Waste and Disposal
Across industry, great emphasis is placed on the handling and application of lubricants from the moment they arrive at a facility to the time they are introduced into service. However, proper…
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Implementing a Training Plan to Support a World-class Lubrication Program
Through the years, Noria has seen many cases in which world-class lubrication practices were implemented successfully as well as unsuccessfully. One of the key factors in determining the success…
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A Sneak Peek into Noria's Training Programme
… Lubrication-Institute recently accomplished its 4th Series of Noria Public Trainings and In-house Trainings in India. The trainings were organized across Kolkata, Mumbai, Vadodara and…
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New Test Method for Lubricant Biodegradability
Dr. Martin Völtz … Following criticism of the Coordinating European Council’s well-known biodegradability test (CEC-L-33-A-93) for its use of hazardous solvents, and with alternative tests…
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Advertorial: Mobil SHC 634 helps Apollo Tyres increase gearbox efficiency by 2.6%
By Shankar Karnik, Asia Pacific Mobil SHC Brand Manager & Energy Advisor. … In today’s globally competitive business landscape, manufacturers feel const-antly challenged to get the…
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Establishing an In-house Predictive Maintenance Program
By Brent Miley John Shinn Jr. Jack R. Nicholas Jr. … While many companies are perfectly satisfied with the performance of their outsourced predictive maintenance (PdM) programs, some do…
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Industry Study: Launch of Report on Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Industrial Lubrication
… ExxonMobil Lubricants Private Limited, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, was present at the launch of an independent study by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) on…
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Synthetic Esters: Engineered to Perform
By Tyler Housel, Inolex Chemical Co. … The lubricant industry generally treats synthetic esters as a monolithic class of Group V base oils with well-defined properties. It is not difficult…
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Base Oil Report
Crude-oil futures has seen a fall after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries cut demand forecasts for its oil and investors worried about the health of the eurozone’s economy. On…
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