Publisher’s Note

In our current issue we will talk about safe and sound procedure of application of grease through Grease Guns. Whilst many industrial users use grease guns for greasing the equipments, but there are still a lot of industrial units who are neither using these nor are aware of these methods. We will also discuss about the various types of grease guns and their operations.

We are also carrying an article on “Choosing a Multi Purpose Grease”, which will give the readers an insight into how to choose amongst various grades of Multi Purpose Greases.

Our team covered the 17th NLGI (India Chapter) conference in Feb 2015, and we carry a brief report on that too. The event garnered strong participation from industry & academia alike.

We will also read about how to combat break in wear. When a machine is first put into service, there is a period of time known as the “break-in” period. During this time, the machine creates wear debris as components begin their initial motion. While there are differing opinions on break-in times and methods, a few constants remain. Certain variables come into play such as surface coatings, time in storage and lubricant selection. By balancing all of these variables, you can achieve fewer failures during the early stages of machine life.

In the previous issue we discussed about Steel Plant Lubrication, highlighting about the steel industry in India, particularly on various techno functional details to be kept in mind while selecting lubricants and implementing a lubrication program. The article generated great interest amongst the readers. We have received requests from various readers to cover various other industries in a similar fashion. Keeping that in mind, we have decided to cover Cement Industry in our next (May-June) issue.

On the request of readers, we propose to start a column in which you could ask questions on various subjects like Machinery Lubrication, Lubricants, MWFs, Oil Analysis and Lubrication Practices. We will have an expert international panel to respond to your quarries.

As usual we welcome our readers’ comments and suggestions which enable us to provide you with cutting edge articles. So please keep these suggestions / views coming in to help us serve you better. Your feedback is very important to us.

Warm Regards,

Udey Dhir