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Asset Condition Management

Path of Least Resistance

When outfitting a reservoir or tank with a desiccant or particulate breather, the fill cap and all other openings must have some form of seal to prevent contaminated air from bypassing the

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Asset Condition Management

Pre-Filtering Oil But Still Have High Water Content?

You may be using the wrong breather if the filtered lubricants in your equipment continue to have high moisture content. One of the most critical ingression points of contaminants is located at

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Asset Condition Management

Why Use Depth Filtration?

Wound cellulose depth filters are an inexpensive method for obtaining high-efficiency filtration (less than 1 micron) in light viscosity oils such as hydraulic, turbine, or transformer oils. They

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Asset Condition Management

Purify Your Oil

For most of the bearings, check the oil level in the bearing housing. If you find there is water or moisture in the oil, then drain a little oil with water from the oil tank. The limited amount

Pall Launches Versalon Filters for Mobile Equipment

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., March 03, 2014 - Driven by the demand to continuously lower overall operating costs, mobile equipment manufacturers around the world are striving to improve machinery reliability and uptime.

Trico Hires German Uzcategui as they Continue to Grow International Channels of Distribution

Trico Corporation, a leading provider of total lubrication management services and products, recently announced the addition of German Uzcategui as a member of the Business Development Team. In his role he will be responsible for leading international business development, opportunity creation, networking, and global account management and coordination. In addition, German will be responsible to further clarify Trico’s understanding of international customer requirements for products and services. He will also focus on product level transactions and continue synergy between US exporters and international customers.

Kline Announces 8th Edition of its LubesNet Database

The global lubricants market is flat, up only 1% with an estimated 39.2 million tonnes in 2013 compared to 38.8 million tonnes in 2012. In terms of lubricants volume consumed, the United States continues to be the largest country market, although its total global volume has now dropped from 25% to below 22%. Interestingly, Russia has surpassed Japan and is now the fourth largest country market. Both North America and Western Europe continue to stagnate below pre-recession levels. Though Asia and other developing regions picked up in 2011, the market lost steam in 2012, most notably in China, down 1.1%.

Afton Chemical Presents at NLGI in India

Afton Chemical presented at the NLGI (National Lubricating Grease Institute) India Chapter Meeting which took place February 2-4, 2014 in Chandigarh. This annual meeting provides a platform for industry and academia to present and share information about all aspects of grease lubrication.

John Turtle, Senior CTS Specialist at Afton Chemical discussed potential techniques for modelling the behaviour of greases in high temperature bearing applications.

Asset Condition Management

Save Your Machine’s Life!

Did you know that 70% of component replacements or "loss of usefulness" are due to surface degradation? In hydraulic and lubricating systems, 20% of these replacements result from corrosion ...

POLARIS Laboratories® opens new location in Poland

POLARIS Laboratories® continues to grow its global footprint as it establishes a new laboratory to serve European customers in Poznan,  Poland.

LE Introduces Grease with Calcium Sulfonate Complex Thickener

Versatile Monocal GP Grease Protects Equipment from Heat, Moisture & Heavy Loads

New North American Stamping Group Facility Installs Industrial Innovations Lubrication Management

Industrial Innovations has announced the installation of its Pro-Mix and Spra-Rite systems at North American Stamping Group’s newly-expanded Portland, Tennessee campus, where the company stamps parts for the automotive and other industries. Use of these lubrication management solutions improve production rates, reduce lubricant consumption for improved environmental conditions and save money.

Asset Condition Management

Pre-Filtering Oil But Still Have High Water Content?

You may be using the wrong breather if the filtered lubricants in your equipment continue to have high moisture content. One of the most critical ingression points of contaminants is located at

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Whitmore Announces Acquisition of Fluid Defense Systems, LLC

Acquisition Signifies Expansion in Lubrication Centric Reliability Solutions

POLARIS Laboratories® assists businesses with Quad Z

New tools, notification to meet environmental regulations, POLARIS Laboratories® has developed features in their award-winning HORIZON®  application to help businesses meet the U.S. EPA’s NESHAP Subpart ZZZZ (Quad Z) regulations. The features make it easier for businesses to comply with the rules while saving time and money through fluid analysis.

LE Unveils New Synthetic H1 Oven Chain Lubricant

Ovenworx™ H1 Syn Fights Heat & Moisture To Ensure Efficient Oven Chain Operation

Hydrotex Hires Donna Loftus

Donna Loftus has been hired as the Director of Product Marketing at Hydrotex®, a manufacturer and distributor of high performance lubricant and fuel improver solutions.

Luneta Launches Breakthrough Lubricant Inspection Pod

Luneta announces the launch of the Condition Monitoring PodTM (CMP), a new multi-parameter inspection device modernizing and expanding daily lubricant inspections. This offering is part of a larger plan to roll out a series of innovative inspection-related products in the next few years. The CMP is a visible inspection window revealing critical health conditions of the lubricant and machine. Its proprietary design serves an unmet industry need, providing an improved method of inspecting the health of machinery without the need for laboratory analysis.

Applying Lean Six Sigma Principles to Lubrication

by Mark Barnes

In 2010, it was reported that as many as 43 percent of U.S. manufacturers were deploying some form of business improvement strategy centered around lean manufacturing principles, Six Sigma, or the original Toyota production system (TPS).

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