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September – October, 2016
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It has been estimated that over 40% of the equipment breakdowns are due to wrong choice of lubricants and/or improper handling of the lubricants. Besides this Lube Oil is the frst to hear the bad…
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Publisher’s Note
It has been estimated that over 40% of the equipment breakdowns are due to wrong choice of lubricants and/or improper handling of the lubricants. Besides this Lube Oil is the frst to hear the bad…
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The Wrath of Unscheduled Downtime
Why Oil Analysis is a Wise and Effective Defense … There are 8,760 hours in a year. Few plants manage to produce at full capacity for all of those hours. Instead, there are periodic production…
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How to Leverage Multiple Predictive Maintenance Technologies
… Have you ever seen a mechanic open a toolbox that only had a single wrench or a carpenter with a tool chest containing just one type of saw? For these individuals to be considered true…
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"Servo Power Meet 2016"
… “SERVO Power Meet 2016”, an All India one day mega technical event was conducted by Indian Oil Corporation Limited on 23rd September 2016 at Delhi NCR. The theme of the meet was…
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Follow the Chain of Success for Oil Analysis Optimization
How often should I take an oil sample? From which machines should I sample? These are typical questions I’m asked when visiting plants during the development of a lubrication program. While they…
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Keeping Your Oil Analysis Program Up to Date
21% of lubrication professionals review the objectives of their oil analysis program at least annually, based on a recent poll at MachineryLubrication.com … Over time, any oil analysis program can…
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Lube-Tips
Advice for Greasing Electric Motors … When using an audible or ultrasonic grease gun attachment for lubricating motors, be sure that the motor grease ftting tube and grease gun coupler do not…
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How to Create a Global Reliability Program
… Like many organizations, pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has been in pursuit of reliability for many years. Pinpointing when the journey started is difficult, since manufacturing is…
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A Practical Approach for Evaluating Oil Analysis Results with Limit Values
The evaluation of oil or grease analysis results is often a tough job for a diagnostician, demanding experience in mechanical engineering and chemistry. However, modern tools and statistical…
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Why One Oil Sampling Point Isn't Always Enough
The starting point of any great oil analysis program begins with obtaining representative samples. The goal of sampling is to maximize data density while minimizing data disturbance. You maximize…
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Wire Wooling Bearing Failure: A Case Study
A nuclear plant recently experienced wire wooling on the journal bearings and shaft of one of its feed water pumps. This was detected by the color of the oil turning black during a…
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Understanding the Rights of Oil Analysis
It has been said that oil is the lifeblood of a machine. By monitoring contaminants and additive health, you can keep this “blood” healthy and minimize the risk of a failure. But what are the…
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India’s crude oil imports peaked in August as refineries stepped up purchases to meet record domestic fuel consumption. Indian refiners imported 18.81 million metric tons (about 4.45 million…
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