Edition Archive
September – October, 2017
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Publisher’s Note
Over the past few decades, the world has started looking at technologies that can reduce dependence on oil. India is amongst one of the frst movers in the developing countries with a clear road…
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Publisher’s Note
Over the past few decades, the world has started looking at technologies that can reduce dependence on oil. India is amongst one of the frst movers in the developing countries with a clear road…
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6 Keys for a Reliability-centered Lubrication Program
When implementing a formal lubrication program to improve reliability and reduce operating costs, it is necessary to have a holistic and systemic vision of the project. This will require taking…
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Tracking the Life Cycle of Your Lubricants
What do you do with your oil analysis data? Do you thumb through the results looking for outliers and act upon those? Do you look at histories and gauge expectations against current analysis?
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Extending Equipment Life with Cleaner Oil
Improved Oil Storage and Handling Produce Cost Savings at Bunge … … Excellence in every aspect of business is the daily goal at Bunge, a global agribusiness and food…
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Understanding the Differences Between Synthetics
“Synthetic” is an all-encompassing term used to describe manmade base fluids utilized in the formulation of lubricants. Synthetics can have sharply different performance attributes and can at…
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A New Approach for Determining the Acid and Base Number of Used Oils
The acid number and base number of in-service oils are considered key indicators of oil quality and are used to monitor the accumulation of acid and the depletion of the base additive package. A…
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PILOT Course at JK Cement
… PILOT is a skill based lubrication training program specifcally designed for lube technicians, operators and shop floor associates. The objective of this training program is to upgrade…
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Industry News
ExxonMobil and Primetals Technologies sign global lubrication agreement … … Partnership introduces a joint lubricants and technical services offering … Available to Primetals…
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Understanding the Differences Between Base Oil Formulations
All lubricants contain a base oil. It serves as the foundation of the lubricant before it is blended with additives or a thickener in the case of a grease. But how do you know which base oil is…
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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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Ask the Experts
“Are there any warning signs of when a bearing is about to fail?” Think of a bearing failure as happening in four stages. During the frst stage (or earliest detectable point using vibration…
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Best Practices for Waste Oil Management
Proper handling techniques do not end when oil has been put into service. Once the life of the oil has been exceeded, you must ensure the lubricant is captured and disposed of both safely and in…
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Base Oil Report
The price of International crude oil of Indian Basket was USD 54.56 per barrel (bbl) on mid September this year compared to USD 53.83 per bbl previously on the starting of this month. By…
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