Machinery Lubrication May 2010

Of all the lubricated components out there, there are few more pervasive than gearboxes. From high-speed gearing in turbomachinery to slow-turning gear reducers, lubricant selection, application...

Chris Knight is among my favorite musical artists. He’s a Kentucky-bred folk/Americana singer/songwriter who writes real songs about real people. One of his songs is titled “A Train Not Running”;...

Involving production-based employees in machinery lubrication tasks has long been a staple of the PCA mill in Wisconsin.

The problem of leaking connectors has been around for as long as hydraulics themselves. It is beyond annoying. It wastes oil. It poses a safety hazard. It can compromise machine reliability. And,...

Proper lubrication is not only about the right amount at the right time at the right place; it also is about keeping lubricants clean, cool and properly identified.

Turbine oils have had a fairly boring history over the last century. There are only a few documented cases in scientific literature of problems with turbine oils throughout the 1900s. Similarly,...

The combination of oil analysis and effectively deployed lubrication management and machine maintenance has enabled the reliability team at Northampton Generating to deliver real benefit to the...

Bob Wieckowicz, the subject of this issue’s “Get to Know ...” section, is the maintenance supervisor at the Jennie-O Turkey Store processing plant in Barron, Wis. Jennie-O is a wholly-owned...

Are you a certified Machinery Lubrication Technician (MLT) Level I who attained certification before January 1, 2010? Do you also have an interest in a career in oil analysis, but do not want to...

When it comes to contaminant monitoring, the difference between what is referred to as screening and what could be referred to as testing and analysis is really like talking about apples and...

To understand infrared thermal imaging, we must first understand wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. Infrared radiation is part of the electromagnetic spectrum and occupies frequencies...