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January – February, 2015
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Over the past few months, various world leaders have visited India and pledged their support to India’s growth. In the recently concluded Indo-US summit, US President Barak Obama committed US $4…
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Publisher’s Note
Over the past few months, various world leaders have visited India and pledged their support to India’s growth. In the recently concluded Indo-US summit, US President Barak Obama committed US $4…
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The Silent Danger of Abrupt Lubricant Failure
… How fast can your car go with a full tank of gas as opposed to just one gallon of gas? It would be practically the same, right? Not only would the car drive just as fast, but unless you…
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Steel Plant Lubrication
… Lubrication in an integrated steel plant is a major challenge with numerous types of lubricants and various types of equipment. The steel plant equipment work under various operating…
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Best Methods for Analyzing Grease
By Steffen Bots, OELCHECK GmbH … What lubricates more efficiently, oil or grease? More than 95 percent of all components are lubricated with oil, not because it lubricates better but…
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How to Measure Lubrication Program Success
Many companies thrive on financial performance metrics. Share price, earnings per share and return on net assets are taught religiously in every business school. This information is used to…
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The Importance of Integrating Knowledge Management with Maintenance
By Victor D. Manriquez, IPEMAN … Many organizations manually collect and store data relating to equipment inspections and repairs. This data is frequently stored in the most accessible…
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Most facilities utilize some type of platform from which lubrication tasks are performed and documented. The most common documentation for lubrication tasks is that of the PM. Unfortunately, many…
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Babbitt: The Other Bearing Lubrication
Table 1. Common ASTM B-23 Babbitt classifications … Parameter … Type 2 … Type 3 … Tin … 89% … 84% … Antimony … 7.5% … 8% … Copper … 3.5% … 8% … Liquidus Point … 669°F … 792°F … Brinell Hardness … 24…
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Oil analysis is an excellent tool that can be used to direct maintenance decisions. However, if you have not chosen the proper test slate, it is wasted time and money. Therefore, one of the first…
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“New age Steel Plants Lubricants” - All India Meet at Jamshedpur
… An all India steel plant meet: ”Servo® Steel Meet – 2014“ was organized by Indian Oil Corporation Limited on 4th Dec 2014 at Jamshedpur; the birth place of Indian Steel Industries. The…
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Base Oil Report
Base Oil Import In November 2014 … Country … MT … % … Korea … 114,000 … 61% … Singapore … 20,540 … 11% … USA … 12,388 … 7% … UAE … 11,527 … 6% … Saudi … 10,211 … 5% … Pakistan … 3,176 … 2% … Bahrain…
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