Edition Archive
July – August, 2023
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Onsite Oil Analysis Drives Down Maintenance Costs
This article explores KPIs in predictive maintenance, data collection, and case studies demonstrating data's role in warranty, asset retention, and oil consumption reduction.
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Publisher's Note
Reading a magazine becomes thoroughly enjoyable, when you see value in the subjects covered. Machinery Lubrication India (MLI) magazine covers various advancements in the lubrication industry and…
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Skillful Out-leakage Detection
This is the most common form of leakage. It is also known as external leakage. Out-leakage relates to a failure of containment. Typically, liquids or gases follow the path of least resistance…
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Onsite Oil Analysis Drives Down Maintenance Costs
This article explores KPIs in predictive maintenance, data collection, and case studies demonstrating data's role in warranty, asset retention, and oil consumption reduction.
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Lubricant Selection and LIS: Fight the Current Lack of Supply
Jim Fitch wrote a pretty comprehensive article recently, going into the finer minutia of what to do when you can't get the lubricants that you normally use. I wanted to take some time and give…
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Oil Cleanliness: On-line Condition Monitoring
One of the main tools of operational reliability in the industry is the use of proactive and predictive maintenance, whose objectives are to detect and predict events in machinery and systems…
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How to Conduct Machine Inspections and Put Inspection Data to Use
In today’s world, making data-driven decisions lies at the foundation of a top-tier maintenance program. A good chunk of this data is collected through machine inspection, whether it’s checking…
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Lubrication Safety Practices: Do's and Don'ts
Dos … • Do be aware of your surroundings at all times. Situational awareness as an industrial worker is paramount. … • Do perform proper Lock-Out/Tag-Out procedures when applicable. … •…
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Don’t Waste Your Time Tracking These KPIs
… Deciding which Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track can be a difficult task. A KPI needs to be purposeful; it needs to indicate the causality between action and reward; it needs…
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Little Known Sources of Contamination Ingression
You are probably familiar with a lot of the different ways contaminants can find their way into your machinery. For example, one of the most common ways that contaminants enter your lubricant is…
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Onsite Labs vs. Offsite Labs: Which is Best for My Lube Program?
With facilities running on leaner staff, increased run times and the expectation of fewer failures, quality data from lubricant analysis has only grown in importance. By looking at the data…
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Environmental Training: How to Get Your Team Onboard
Most of the facilities we enter as consultants have pretty strict environmental standards that the facility must uphold. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does NOT play around when it…
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Lube-Tips
The “Lube-Tips” section of Machinery Lubrication magazine features innovative ideas submitted by our readers. … Sources of Copper in Oil … Typical sources of copper within engines include…
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Industry News: Shell India signs actor Shahid Kapoor as brand ambassador
Shell India has onboarded Bollywood versatile actor Shahid Kapoor as the brand ambassador for its Lubricants business in India. Shell is looking to expand its customer base and will bank on…
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