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January – February, 2021
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Monitoring Lubricants in the Digital Era
Reliability programs have monitored the condition of their oil for decades, but new advancements are changing the way and speed by which this is accomplished.
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Publisher's Note
Welcome to edition 51 of Machinery Lubrication India! A very challenging year has finally ended. This year there is a sigh of relief as the world recovers and adapts to the new normal. …
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Control Moisture Ingression with Tactical Inspection 2.0
Inspection is the top-line priority needed to squelch moisture ingression points through tight and well-managed ingression control.
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Monitoring Lubricants in the Digital Era
Reliability programs have monitored the condition of their oil for decades, but new advancements are changing the way and speed by which this is accomplished.
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4 Steps to Diagnose Low System Pressure
You can troubleshoot any system by eliminating the components that could not be causing the problem, isolating the components that could be causing the problem and then making checks of the possible…
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How Oil Mist Can Increase Equipment Reliability
… “Oil mist is considered best practice by the hydrocarbon processing industry and is recommended within the specifications of the American Petroleum Institute." Oil mist is an aerosol…
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Chain oil drips on the component
The incident being referred is from the automobile industry. The body is painted and then taken into the oven for curing the paint. … The transportation from the paint shop to the curing…
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Ask the Experts
“What are lubricant churning and bearing torque, and how do they affect gears, bearings and the lubricant?” … Bearings and gears require a certain amount of force to…
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What You Need to Know About Compressor Lubrication
“The better you understand a compressor’s function, the effects of the system on the lubricant, which lubricant should be selected and what oil analysis tests should be conducted, the better your…
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Lube-Tips
Pre-Flush for Better Oil Samples … It is important to recognize that the amount of tubing, the size of the sample port and the volume of static oil in relation to the location of the sample port…
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How to Determine the Competency of a Lubrication Program
An organization’s stage of competence can be gauged by the aggregate competence of its team members along with the efficacy of its lubrication program. Everyone is performing or learning something…
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White Oils – Global Market and Future Trends
Properties … • Colourless, odourless & tasteless … • Extremely pure and stable … • Non-toxic, chemically & biologically inert … • Superior thermal & UV stability … • Hydrophobic…
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Industry News
Balmer Lawrie’s businesses to be sold off separately … Balmer Lawrie, India’s largest grease manufacturer and supplier, is a medium- sized public sector undertaking. It is a stock-listed company…
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Base Oil Report
Origin wise Base Oil import to India, Country and %, November 2020 … India’s crude oil processing registered its first year gain in December 2020, driven by a surge in demand for fuels. Crude oil…
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