Edition Archive
November – December, 2017
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Energy usage is a cornerstone of today’s society. Economic development and better standards of living both rely upon the availability of energy. Better lubrication can lead to remarkable energy…
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Publisher’s Note
Energy usage is a cornerstone of today’s society. Economic development and better standards of living both rely upon the availability of energy. Better lubrication can lead to remarkable energy…
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Be Proactive to Avoid Root Cause Fault Bubbles
… No warning or short-warning failures are the worst kind. Think of a tire. It can wear out slowly over thousands of driving miles or rupture suddenly, at full highway speed, from a…
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Get Back to the Basics of Lubrication to Prevent Machine Failures
Lubrication-related equipment failure is a problem that plagues industrial facilities of all sizes and stripes. By some estimates, it causes as much as $1 trillion a year in reactive maintenance…
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Understanding and Troubleshooting Hydraulic Proportional Valves
Since the mid-1980s, proportional valves have become increasingly popular and have replaced servo valves in many applications. The cost of a proportional valve can be as much as 50 percent of the…
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How to Select a Lubrication System for Process Industries
Proper lubrication requires two main considerations: the correct choice of lubricant and the most efficient way of applying it. Failure with either selection can result in a major equipment…
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Lube-Tips
The "Lube-Tips" section of Machinery Lubrication magazine features innovative ideas submitted by our readers. Additional tips can be found in our Lube-Tips email newsletter. If you have a tip to…
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Training Strategies to Control Contamination
Merriam-Webster defines a contaminant as “something that makes a place or substance (such as water, air or food) no longer suitable for use; something that contaminates a place or substance.”…
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Industry News
Maruti Suzuki launches Lubes in India … … A move that may heap on the competition among lube suppliers in the world’s third-largest lubricant market could be the launch of Ecstar brand of…
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Seminar: "Better Lubrication, Better Production"
… VAS Tribology Solutions organized the Seminar on “Better Lubrication, Better Production” held on 19th November 2017 at Dhaka to introduce various Noria services in the region. …
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Best Practices for Topping up Small Sumps and Reservoirs
After visiting and working in various plants across the nation, I’ve noticed that most small reservoirs just don’t receive the attention they deserve. At one facility, we focused heavily on…
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Ask The Experts
“If an oil with a viscosity grade (ISO VG) of 680 has an oil temperature of 60 degrees C but the journal bearing temperature is 88 degrees C, will it affect the oil condition or can…
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Base Oil Report
… The price of crude oil has touched the $60/ bbl mark, the highest since mid- 2015. Strong assurances from OPEC and Russia regarding the extension of the production cut deal has pushed…
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