Edition Archive
September – October, 2014
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Publisher’s Note
September has seen massive showers, leading to fl oods in the northern part of the country. While the region is still recovering from this natural disaster, we wish strength to those who have…
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Publisher’s Note
September has seen massive showers, leading to fl oods in the northern part of the country. While the region is still recovering from this natural disaster, we wish strength to those who have…
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Advantages of a Unified Condition Monitoring Approach
For most plants, condition monitoring consists of multiple technologies that are cobbled together in an attempt to enhance machine reliability. Clearly, these efforts are founded in good…
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Why Clear and Bright Oil Samples are Not Good Enough
Before joining Noria as a technical consultant, I served in the U.S. Navy where I was stationed aboard the USS Saratoga and assigned to the oil lab. Prior to placing equipment into operation…
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Managing Change for a Successful Lubrication Program
Many organizations struggle when implementing a lubrication program because they have a partial vision of the program’s scope or because they have no formal change-management plan. However, an…
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Choosing the Right Oil Filter Location
Great emphasis has been placed on contamination control within lubricating systems. By limiting the amount of contaminants entering the lubricant, you can effectively extend the life of the…
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Use Education and Training to Overcome Resistance to Change
What is the biggest hurdle when trying to implement a reliability or lubrication program? Is it funding or obtaining approval from upper management? Or maybe it’s that you have no idea where to…
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Refining Lubrication Practices
How the Sinclair Refinery Developed an Award-Winning Lubrication Program … By Jomathan McNees, Sinclair Wyoming Refining Co. … … A little more than a year ago, the Sinclair Wyoming…
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How to Determine Bearing System Life
When the topic of rolling bearing life arises, engineers often ask questions such as: … • “What do you mean by rolling bearing life?” • “How do you know when you come to the end of bearing…
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Passion for Improvement Leads Crooks to Successful Oil Analysis Program
Name … Mark Crooks … Age … 59 … Title … Mechanical Foreman … Years of Service … 34 years … Company … SaskPower … Location … Saskatchewan, Canada … Four years ago, a change in management at…
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Base Oil Report
India’s Import of Base Oil in June 2014 … Country … QTY in MT … % … Korea … 90223 … 52 … Singapore … 20645 … 12 … Bahrain … 11290 … 6 … Russia … 8855 … 5 … Taiwan … 7756 … 4 … USA … 6437 … 4 … UAE …
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