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Machinery Lubrication June 2024
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In industrial maintenance, machinery lubrication has always been critical to ensuring the smooth operation and longevity of equipment. Traditionally, lubrication has relied on manual methods and routine schedules, often resulting in inefficiencies and unplanned downtimes. However, with the advent of digital transformation, the landscape of machinery lubrication is undergoing a revolution.
Lubricants are essential for the efficient operation of all machinery, to reduce friction, wear, and corrosion while ensuring smooth performance. These lubricants are made up of base oil and a package of additives. The base oil provides the most fundamental role of a lubricant via the viscosity to form a lubricant film that separates relative moving surfaces.
The performance and durability of an engine are highly dependent on the fuel's cleanliness. This article highlights a few salient points on how to consistently provide clean and dry fuel.
Wes Cash welcomes industry veteran Jerry Putt to Gear Talk for an in-depth discussion on the evolution of technical skills and onboarding in today's industrial landscape. With 39 years at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and 13 years at Noria, Jerry brings a wealth of knowledge and experience.
A detailed analysis of the machine orbit plots collected with the AMS 2140 from the Bently-Nevada rack 3500 resulted in the recommendation for maintenance to align the motor to the fan differently. The misalignment defect was a primary source of the repeated motor DE bearing alerts and failures on this machine.
In this three minute video, you'll learn how successful oil analysis begins with proper sampling and three objectives for good sampling.
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