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Rid Yourself of Routine Oil Changes

by: Richard Bierman

It is well-known that the most important properties concerning a lubricant’s role are its viscosity and purity. Several turns can be made to ensure that clean, dry oil of the correct viscosity is put into machinery. However, the moment the lubricant is placed into the machine, it becomes contaminated, especially in cases of an equipment rebuild. Managing the oil’s condition once it is put into service can be, and should be, a very comprehensive task. Preventive maintenance (PM) schedules, condition monitoring, filter and desiccant breather changing, level checking, leak detection, etc., can utilize a tremendous amount of man-hours. Switching a facility’s program to a periodic, partial drain and fill method can make managing the service life of a lubricant much easier and more effective than traditional PM programs.

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What to Look for in a Quality Breather

Today, there are many variations of breathers to choose from.

Here are a few things to look for when choosing a quality breather:

1. Integrated nylon standpipe- this key feature provides excellent

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Pick Your Perfect Breather

You know desiccant breathers are a vital and cost-effective way of extending lubricant life and increasing equipment productivity. But how do you select the right breather product for your

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Tricky Business: Proper Lubrication for Greased Bearings

by Jarrod Potteiger

In the average plant, many mistakes are made with respect to grease selection, application amount and application frequency. The key to optimum grease lubrication for bearings is to add the maximum amount of grease without causing harm.

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Inspect Your Oil Every Day

 Easy-to-install oil sight glasses and level monitors take the guesswork out of fluid lubrication management and enable continuous visual monitoring of the clarity, color, sediment and water

 

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Des-Case Touted as Model for American Exporting

Des-Case Corporation, a global manufacturer of specialty filtration products that improve process equipment reliability and extend lubricant life, today was hailed as a superb example of the type of growth possible for American manufacturers and companies that partner with the U.S. Department of Commerce and their Export Assistance Centers.

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Excluding Water and Particles

Contamination control is a critical part of equipment reliability. It is likely that equipment problems will occur if both water and particles are not removed from the system's oil. Removal of

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Keep Gear Reducers Running Efficiently with Proper Lubrication Reliability Program

Gear reducers tend to be rugged, durable pieces of equipment, and built-in safety factors protect them against the severity of most applications. However, their performance efficiency and

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Y2K Acquires CCECO

Sioux Falls, SD 57104—Y2K Fluid Power of Sioux Falls, SD, a division of Dakota Fluid Power, Inc., is pleased to announce that it has purchased CCECO of Kent, WA.

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The Journey to Reliability Uncovers a ‘Hidden Plant’ Within the Walls

Those working in the field of maintenance know how important it is to the success of any organization to maximize reliability and minimize or eliminate unscheduled downtime. This can be a daunting task and often requires professional collaboration, a change in organizational culture, and the willingness and ability to make decisions that are not always popular.

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Keep Your Motor Running with Right Grease in Right Amount at Right Time

A high-performance lubricant properly selected for the specific application and type of equipment is the first step in ensuring long-lasting operation of your electric motor. After that, using

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Egar Tool & Die Installs Industrial Innovations Lubrication Systems

Industrial Innovations has announced that Egar Tool & Die, a manufacturer of automotive stamping dies, production stampings and welded assemblies, has recently purchased and installed a Pro-Mix centralized lubrication mixing system and Spra-Rite spray applicators at its Cambridge, Ontario facility.

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Rationalized and Unified Machine Condition Monitoring

by Jim Fitch

Machine condition monitoring requires a proper foundation from understanding and aligning criticality and failure mode analysis. Sadly, for most plants, condition monitoring consists of multiple technologies that are cobbled together in an attempt to enhance machine reliability.

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Definition: Extreme Pressure Additive

A lubricant additive that prevents sliding metal surfaces from seizing under conditions of extreme pressure. At the high local temperatures associated with metal-to-metal contact, and extreme

Machine Lubrication – Where to Start and How to Maintain

By Brad Loucks, Applications Engineer for Pioneer Engineering

Coolant Analysis Expert Joins Analysts, Inc. Management Team

Elizabeth O’Neil-Nelson, an industry veteran with over three decades of experience in Cooling System Predictive Maintenance research and development, will be managing Analysts’ Coolant Analysis Program, the oil analysis laboratory announced this week.

MRG Labs selects PanAn Testing & Engineering as Grease Thief® Distributor for China

Rich Wurzbach, President of MRG Labs of York, Pennsylvania, USA announced that MRG has named PanAn Testing & Engineering Company, Ltd., China, as the exclusive distributor of the Grease Thief® sampling and testing technology products for China, Macau and Hong Kong.

Pioneer Engineering Introduces New Tribology and Lubrication Services and Training Course

Pioneer Engineering, one of the leading and premier providers of reliability engineering and vibration analysis services and training, announces the addition of new comprehensive tribology and lubrication services and training course to their menu of reliability engineering and vibration analysis capabilities.

80:20 - Developing a Lubricant Contamination Control Strategy

by Mark Barnes

Most of us have heard of the 80:20 rule: 80 percent of the consequences are caused by 20 percent of the root causes. This rule of thumb is based on a well-known business theory known as the Pareto Principle, reputed to have been hypothesized by an Italian economist back in 1906 who noted that 80 percent of the land in Italy at that time was owned by 20 percent of the population. The Pareto Principle is often cited in various and diverse business practices, such as explaining why 80 percent of sales come from 20 percent of most companies’ customer base, or why 80 percent of customer complaints come from 20 percent of customers.

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