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Schroeder Industries Introduces MFD Filter Cart With HY-TRAX® Sampling System

Schroeder Industries, a recognized leader in filtration and fluid conditioning products, introduces its new Mobile Filtration Device with HY-TRAX® fluid Sampling Systems.

Asset Condition Management

Phillips 66 Lubricants Announces New Non-Toxic Claim to Uniguide II™ Lubricant

HOUSTON -- April 15, 2016 -- Phillips 66 Lubricants, one of the largest finished lubricants suppliers in North America, today announced an additional non-toxic claim to its Uniguide II^™ lubricant product.This premium quality oil is specially developed to provide optimum lubrication of saw guides and saw blades in sawmills. Recently performed toxicity testing against four different species proves that Uniguide II is non-toxic by industry standards to species native to both freshwater and saltwater.

Asset Condition Management

How High Performance Oils and Greases Extend the Application Range for Sealed Bearings

The development of high performance perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubricants dates back a few decades. These developments were both necessitated and accelerated by aerospace and aviation markets where lubrication at the extremes of low and high temperatures was far more important than it would be in the average industrial environment. Even beyond aviation and aerospace, PFPEs have served admirably whenever the higher initial cost was easily overcome by the far more important need to consistently meet and even exceed performance expectations.

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How a New Reliability Maintenance Program Delivered a 705% ROI

In 2012, E. & J. Gallo Winery’s spirits making plant committed time and resources to transition its current asset management and lubrication program to a world-class reliability maintenance program utilizing professional services and enhanced lubricants. Plant management’s key objectives for the new reliability maintenance program were targeted to accomplish three plant goals: improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), reduce cost and increase plant profitability. Here’s how the successful transition took place.

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Do Mechanical Seals Really Prevent Contaminant Ingression?

Question: “We use mechanical seals on our process pumps and the pump manufacturer is telling us that with mechanical seals, we don’t need any kind of vent or breather. Is this true?”

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Use Data to Determine When to Use Permanent or Portable Filtration

Video Tutorial - 27:10
by Jason Kopschinsky, Director of Reliability Services, Des-Case

In many plants the most expensive assets generally get the most attention, but many critical assets are not necessarily the most expensive. This philosophy is often used when deciding when to use offline filtration and when that offline filtration should be permanent or portable. This iPresentation walks you through a maze of data to uncover the clues behind when filtration should be permanent versus portable.

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Solutions 2.0 2015 - Top 10 Things You (Maybe) Didn’t Know About Lubrication

Solutions 2.0 2015 Conference - 19:54
By Mark Barnes, Des-Case Corporation

In this presentation, Mark Barnes builds out a top ten list of important facts about lubrication. The keys to executing best lubrication practices involve benchmarking current practices versus preferred practice, building a business case so senior management understands the ROI, and creating a project plan and sticking with it.

Shell launches artificial intelligence-powered service for lubricant customers

Shell is the first company in the lubricants sector to launch an artificial intelligence-driven service for customers - Shell Virtual Assistant. It is an interactive one-stop shop on the Shell website where customers and distributors can ask common lubricant-related questions, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Sampling Kit Available For Robot Grease Sampling and Analysis

MRG Labs has developed a sampling kit that can be used to analyze the condition of grease lubricated robots utilizing techniques recently published as standards by ASTM. Serving essentially as a “Blood Test” for robots, the kits utilize the Grease Thief sampling tools outlined in ASTM Standard D7718, and methods of analysis listed in the new ASTM D7918 standard for inservice grease testing.

Des-Case Introduces IsoLink™ Oil Transfer Containers

Des-Case Corporation, a global manufacturer of specialty filtration products that improve process equipment reliability and extend lubricant life, has launched a new line of oil transfer containers and accessories to help maintain lubrication cleanliness, especially at transfer when contaminants can more easily invade the lubrication process and degrade equipment performance and reliability.

Des-Case named a Tennessean Top Workplace

Des Case Corporation, a manufacturer of specialty filtration products that improve process equipment reliability and extend lubricant life for companies around the world, has been named a Tennessean Top Workplace in an annual competition that identifies companies with the most desirable workplaces.

Green Lubricants – You Don’t Have To Sacrifice Performance To Be Green

by Joanne Moore - Analytical Chemist, Lubrication Engineers, Inc.

"Green" most commonly refers to products that contribute to green living or practices that help conserve resources like water and energy. It also refers to products that prevent or lessen contributions to air, water & land pollution. With the new, stricter EPA rules for lubricants used by vessels on U.S. waterways, the topic of green lubricants is a timely one. This presentation covers the following: What Is Green?, Green Lubricants Formulation Strategy, What Is VGP?, VGP Compliant Lubricants, Applications & Performance, The EAL Marketplace, and EAL Grease Example.
Learning Points:
1) Being "green" is part of the Triple Bottom Line for companies: Environment (Planet), Social (People), Economic (Profit).
2) New U.S. EPA rules require vessels in U.S. waterways to use VGP-compliant lubricants for oil-to-sea interfaces.
3) Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs) are VGP compliant. They are biodegradable, minimally toxic and not bio accumulative. The challenge for the lubricant manufacturer: How to formulate EALs that still hold up in the application and protect the equipment. (Note: Not all "bio-oils" are EALs.)

machinery lubrication

Schroeder Industries Introduces MFD Filter Cart With HY-TRAX® Sampling System

Phillips 66 Lubricants Announces New Non-Toxic Claim to Uniguide II™ Lubricant

How High Performance Oils and Greases Extend the Application Range for Sealed Bearings

Trico Corporation Announces New Leadership

Helpful Hints on Performing an Acoustic Lubrication Application

How a New Reliability Maintenance Program Delivered a 705% ROI

RelaDyne Acquires Parker Oil

Do Mechanical Seals Really Prevent Contaminant Ingression?

Use Data to Determine When to Use Permanent or Portable Filtration

Take Care, Consider Compatibility When Switching to New Grease

Solutions 2.0 2015 - Top 10 Things You (Maybe) Didn’t Know About Lubrication

Best Practices for Lubricant Storage and Handling

Shell launches artificial intelligence-powered service for lubricant customers

LE Introduces Earthwise™ Lubricant for Use On or Near Water

Protect your Equipment and Assets by Testing and Filtering New Oil

Sampling Kit Available For Robot Grease Sampling and Analysis

Des-Case Introduces IsoLink™ Oil Transfer Containers

Des-Case named a Tennessean Top Workplace

Green Lubricants – You Don’t Have To Sacrifice Performance To Be Green

Attention: Reliability Professionals