Practicing Oil Analysis November 2000

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The Augustus H. Gill Award for Oil Analysis Excellence

Jim Fitch, Noria Corporation

Oil Analysis Beginnings Industrial and scientific historians have traced the first use of lubricants (fats and greases) to Egypt, around 1650 B.C. However, it was the “Age of Steam Power,”...

Virtual Results in Oil Analysis

Bill Quesnel, WearCheck Canada

Introduction The business landscape is witnessing a transformation as we move into the Information Age. The Internet has risen to fill the need of continually expanding global information...

The New Philosophy at Boeing - Minimizing Life-Cycle Operating Costs

Kenneth J. O'Donnell, Boeing A&M - Kent Space Center

Introduction On June 8, 1998, a 6-axis Ingersoll MastermillTM, hereby known as the Portal Mill, was put in production at a Boeing manufacturing facility in Kent, Washington. Due to the value of...

Advances in Real Time Oil Analysis

Carl S. Byington, Penn State University Applied Research Laboratory; David C. Schalcosky, Penn State University Applied Research Laboratory

Oil analysis has become commonplace in many commercial and military organizations, and efforts have been put forth to bring traditional oil analysis procedures into the real time realm. Real time...

Having a Voice at the Town Hall Meeting

The Practicing Oil Analysis 2000 International Conference and Exhibition was an overwhelming success. Held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the venue seemed electrified with enthusiasm for oil analysis...

Integrated Management of Lubrication and Lubricant Analysis Information - Part I - the Case for an Integrated System

Steve Reilly, Design Maintenance Systems, Inc.

Note From Editor: This paper was presented at the Practicing Oil Analysis 2000 Conference and Exhibition but not included in the Proceedings. This version has been modified from the original...

Announcing the International Council for Machinery Lubrication

Jim Fitch, Noria Corporation; Drew Troyer, Noria Corporation

A new non-profit organization called the International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) has been launched to advance causes associated with machinery lubrication in industrial and fleet...

Southwest Spectro-Chem Labs - Oil Testing

Nestled in the midst of commercial buildings, industrial plants and manufacturers lies Southwest Spectro-Chem Labs. Texas is known for oil, which makes South Houston the perfect home for a...

Reliability Resources on the Internet

You have probably used the Internet for locating information on stocks, sports or weather, to buy a book or CD or to sell something at an Online Auction. However you may not realize that...

Tribology in the Fast Lane | Gear Talk: Episode 14

Vibration: The Cause or Effect of Machine Failure?

Getting Started with In-house Oil Condition Monitoring: An Easy Way to Avoid Equipment Failure

New Oil is Not Clean Oil: Tips for Lubricant Reception and Storage