Machinery Lubrication November 2011

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) recently issued Method D7718-11, providing an approved standard practice for sampling critical grease-lubricated equipment. The new...

When it comes to regreasing bearings, more is not always the better option and actually can be a costly mistake. Instead, greasing should be set on a frequency with proper calculations used to...

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 can all disturb the...

I recently purchased a used SUV with the plan to do some traveling with the family. It’s a big trip, starting with a journey across the Nullarbor Plain from the west to east coast of Australia. If...

Name: John Nesselroad Age: 61 Title: Lubrication Technician Company: DuPont Location: Washington, W.Va. Years of Service: 24 years John Nesselroad got his start...

Joining my sister at the emergency room for an issue with her son was an enlightening moment. The ER doctor walked in, reviewed some historical records on my nephew and began asking...

Scotty Lippert is often referred to as “ICML’s poster boy.” For 26 years, Lippert has been with his current employer, Clopay Plastics of Augusta, Ky. He was originally hired as an extrusion...

In the 1930s, Dr. Hermann Zorn of Germany was searching for a lubricant with the properties of natural oils derived from crude oil but without the undesirable properties (high pour points, tendency...