Edition Archive
September – October, 2020
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Oil Analysis or Vibration Analysis?
Discover how oil analysis and vibration analysis can be used separately and in combination to monitor the condition of assets and provide an early warning of potential failures.
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Technical guidance, field experience and industry reporting from this edition.
Publisher’s Note
The global economy has been badly hit, but normalcy is coming back and being seen in different parts of the world. Most industries have been affected during these trying times, and the lubricant…
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Detection Zone Coding for More Efficient Condition Monitoring
“Condition monitoring is like a treasure hunt. The greater fun is in the search.” These days, reliability professionals are faced with diverse options related to technologies and methods to…
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Oil Analysis or Vibration Analysis?
Discover how oil analysis and vibration analysis can be used separately and in combination to monitor the condition of assets and provide an early warning of potential failures.
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Sustainability through Transparent Girth Gear Lubricants
The Ecological Footprint and Handprint … Emerging measurements of human impacts on the planet are gaining mainstream credibility. The Ecological Footprint has been developed by an international…
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Face-to-Face: Praveen Nagpal
Shell Lubricants, the global leader in finished lubricants is one of the most diversified international energy company in India. It has the entire Lubricants end-to-end value chain…
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Understanding Logic Valves in Hydraulic Systems
Logic valves are becoming increasingly popular, so it’s important to understand them as hydraulic systems evolve. Logic valves can be difficult to understand. We even seem to have trouble agreeing…
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The Roadmap to Lubrication Sustainability
“You create sustainability with your lubrication program when you can include the expectation of change as part of the status quo.” Do you remember the last time you planned for a long trip? You…
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Identifying the Low-Hanging Fruit in Your Lubrication Program
“While fixing these issues alone will not establish a world-class program, it will address the majority of items that early-stage programs habitually fail to resolve.” After assessing and…
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Lube-Tips
Oil Sampling Strategies … When sampling new oil deliveries for testing, one strategy is to pull the sample from just above the drum or tanker compartment bottom — where contamination is most…
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Strategies for Incorporating 5-S into Your Lube Room
A lube room is often a dark, dirty, forgotten area inside a plant. However, it shouldn’t be this way, especially considering how important it is in keeping machines moving. After all, without…
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Base Oil Report
India paid much less for the crude oil imported between April and July 2020 compared to the same period last year, due to the significantly low oil prices and lower import volumes amid decreased…
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