Machinery Lubrication August 2015

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is a versatile tool used to detect common contaminants, lube degradation byproducts and additives within lubricating oils. It has become a wide…

When the city of Fort Collins, Colorado, purchased new planetary gearboxes for its wastewater sludge dewatering centrifuges, it decided to implement a proactive used oil analysis maintenance…

The hardest part of starting a reliability program is freeing up time to work on proactive tasks. The maintenance department at Leprino Foods spent most of its time repairing broken equipmen…

Most industrial facilities have bearings that rotate faster than normal processing equipment. When it comes to lubricating these pieces of equipment, not all lubricants behave the same way. For grease-lubricated components, the effects of the grease on the bearings can lead to increased heat, drag and ultimately premature failure.

Increasingly, managers are looking to third-party organizations to verify that their staff members are competent and ready to perform in the roles to which they are assigned. This is largely…

Going “green” by becoming ecologically and environmentally responsible is an excellent practice that does not always have to cost your organization money. In many cases, it can actually save money. A number of industries have begun reclaiming, recycling or even regenerating oil because it makes good business sense.

In 2009, when Cargill Deicing Technology offered Chars Boles a maintenance support position which included machinery lubrication, he quickly accepted because it sounded like something he wou…