Turn Your Lubricants into “Lubri-cans.” Just like everything else, lubricants have a shelf-life. If you treat them right, this can be anywhere between six months to three years depending on the type. However, lubricants will only reach their max life expectancy if they are stored and cared for properly.
Oil analysis is a valuable tool for determining the condition of lubricating oil and the equipment it lubricates. It is best used as a trending process — not a one-time event. When collecting oil samples for routine oil analysis, where and how should you do it?
Like blood coursing through the veins of living beings, lubrication is what keeps a plant’s capital investments operating smoothly and efficiently. At the same time, when lubrication becomes contaminated or depleted of its sustaining properties, overheating or exhaustion are among the problems that can occur. That leads to downtime and loss of production, and the potential of some hefty maintenance expenses.
Using in-service oil analysis to improve machinery reliability has a long history. The first oil analysis was performed over half a century ago on a locomotive engine. Just as a human blood test provides important information about your health, the information provided by in-service oil analysis about machinery health, especially for a piece of complex machinery with many moving parts, such as a diesel engine, is unmatched by any other technologies on the market.
7 Steps to Trouble-free Grease Lubrication Rich Wurzbach In January 2000, a tragic event occurred off the coast of California. Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was
Best Practices for Lubricating Paper Machines Wes Cash, Noria Corporation In the current electronic age, many people think of paper as a dying industry. While
3 Outlooks on What’s Trending and What’s Important in Industrial Lubrication and Oil Analysis Rehana Begg Machinery and Equipment MRO interviewed three oil and lubrication
High-pressure injection injuries, also known as grease gun injuries, are caused by the accidental injection of a foreign material–such as grease, oil, or solvent under pressure–through the skin and into the underlying tissue. This is analogous to medical techniques used to administer immunization shots without a needle. A grease gun injury can cause serious delayed soft tissue damage and should be treated as a surgical emergency. Any person sustaining an injury of this sort should seek immediate medical attention, regardless of the appearance of the wound or its size. Accidents involving injection injuries can occur when using any type of pressurized equipment.
How to Determine Lubricant Mixing Noria Corporation Unfortunately, there is not an easy way to tell if lubricants have been mixed unless they have vastly
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