Machinery Lubrication January 2003

Sometime last year, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), the number of registered vehicles in the United States passed 200 million.1 Looking at the photograph in this...

Hydraulic fluid performance, including water-glycols (W/G), depends on the chemical composition of the fluid and cleanliness. This article presents an overview of the effect of W/G fluid chemistry...

The best reason to regularly change the engine oil and filter is to prolong engine life. Contaminants in engine oil come from a variety of sources. In a gasoline engine, the oil is contaminated...

How clean is ‘clean enough’ for grease lubricants destined for industrial equipment? Noria promotes the proposition that solid contaminant levels should be driven as low as necessary to...

Health and safety are priorities for food, drink and drug manufacturers. Standards of cleanliness and hygiene are as important on the shop room floor as in hospital operating rooms.

Are you paying skilled lubrication technicians enough? The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) conducts a national survey of various job duties, sorting average hourly compensation...

It is desirable to assemble any component or system with clean parts in a controlled manufacturing environment. However, this may not always be possible. It is sometimes necessary for the entire...

Maintaining spares and redundant machinery in a prime state, ready for operation, can be a daunting proposition, particularly given that most of the planet is covered with a substance that...