Edition Archive
January – February, 2019
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Publisher’s Note
During the early 90’s, an abundance of literature on lubrication was available, but the content of this literature did not provide a practical guide to setting up a lubrication plan or how to…
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Publisher’s Note
During the early 90’s, an abundance of literature on lubrication was available, but the content of this literature did not provide a practical guide to setting up a lubrication plan or how to…
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Ghost Riders That Haunt Your Oil
… Beware of those invisible particles not reported by most oil analysis labs … The definition of a contaminant is any foreign “something” that enters a lubricant…
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3 Causes of Unreliable Equipment and How to Eliminate Them
Reliability is all about getting out in front of your equipment, understanding its failure modes and stopping them from happening. A lot of elements cause equipment failure, and because of this…
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Face-to-Face: Rear Admiral Gamini Mahesh Goonesekere USP, JP, (retd)
R/Admiral Gamini Mahesh Goonesekere USP, JP, (RETD) He is an experienced Chartered Engineer with over 35 years of professional and naval experience. He has served as Director General Engineering-…
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5 Steps for More Effective Hydraulic Troubleshooting
“Hydraulic trouble- shooting is a step-by-step process. By following these five steps, you can become a trouble- shooter and not simply a parts changer.” Have you ever been asked to troubleshoot a…
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Accessorise your Equipment for Enhanced Reliability
When it comes to accessories, there is a common misconception among industrial fraternity that the accessories supplied by manufacturer along with the equipment are sufficient for machine…
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Why You Should Be Using Procedure-based Maintenance
Imagine an operation in which there are no lost-time accidents, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is increasing, and there is a plan to address the skills shortage. These sites do exist, and…
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Grease Sampling Methods Matter
"The best analysts at the top laboratories in the world cannot produce meaningful results from samples that have been taken incorrectly." After developing a lab in the power plant and focusing…
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Lube-Tips
Quick Filter Check … When checking differential filter clogging indicators, be sure that the pilot holes in the filter body (the ones that feed the indicator with oil pressure) are clear of…
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Ask the Experts
“Can GL-5 gear oil be used in an application where manual transmission fluid is recommended?" … The American Petroleum Institute (API) GL rating system is intended for gear…
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Industry News
ExxonMobil’s Global Lubricant Operations Receives Zero Waste to Landfill Silver Validation … ExxonMobil announced recently its global network of lubricants blending and packaging plants, which…
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Trainings
… Three days training programs on Advanced Machinery Lubrication, Advanced Oil Analysis and Essentials Machinery Lubrication conducted in Mumbai and Kolkata recently. The training was a…
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Base Oil Report
India secured a six-month waiver on importing crude oil from Iran. Oil and natural gas prices will be volatile but range-bound in 2019, with the medium- term price band for West Texas Intermediate…
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