Sweat Equity - Implementing an Automated Lubrication Program
Learn the challenges one company went through while implementing an Automated Lubrication Program |
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Transferring Knowledge as Our Skilled Workforce Retires
Learn how to capture the years of knowledge the retirees take with them. |
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What's in the Box?
While incorrect operating temperatures, misalignment and resonant vibrations typically provide a slow path to component degradation, lubrication condition and lubricant contamination will lead to rapid and unnecessary wear generation and the eventual failure of the unit itself. |
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Difficult Application Sampling
Strategies
The complex lubrication system, the components and the
lubricants of the 3 following machines required a competent
condition-monitoring program to evaluate not only their condition but also the
presence of any degradation root cause precursors. |
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World
Class Oil Sampling - It Is Possible
When it comes to achieving a world
class oil analysis program and realizing all the benefits of condition-based
maintenance, there are several milestones that must first be met. Find out what
these steps are in this informative, how-to, article. |
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Real-Time Monitoring of H2O
This paper reviews a few
case study relationship between percent saturation of a fluid, percent
saturated relative humidity and the traditional Karl Fischer
results. |
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Oil Analysis - Directing Maintenance Activities
Case
study that looks at timely representative oil sampling, equipment specific
knowledge, the equipment failure modes and the tests required for identifying
them. |
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Strategies For Effective Contamination Control
If you are looking for
quick success and the biggest bang for your buck, a contamination control
program could be the answer. In this article you'll discover how contaminants
enter a system, how they are measured using oil analysis and techniques for
exclusion and removal. |
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Lubricant Sampling Design and
Implementation
Often overlooked as an integral procedure in oil
analysis and tribology, fluid sampling and extraction from our equipment is a
key influence on how we react to the data provided by the analysis done on any
oil sample. The purpose of this article is to determine the goal of our
tribology program and how we can achieve that specific goal by implementing a
sound procedure for sampling lubricants from all our pieces of equipment. |
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Detecting and Managing Hydraulic System
Leakage
It has been estimated that over 100 million gallons of fluids
can be saved every year in North America if external leakage from hydraulic
machinery and other lubricated equipment can be eliminated. In this article you
will learn about a system to better detect leaks, classify them and make
decisions about their correction. |
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Best
Practices for Lubrication Storage and Handling
Learn how to
efficiently and effectively control lubricants in your facility. You will get
an insightful look at best practices from maintenance professionals. |
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Getting a Well Engineered Oil Analysis
Program Started
Just beginning an oil analysis program? Getting
started on the wrong foot can be costly and may undermine your best intentions.
In this article you'll learn key program design elements like sampling location
selection, test-slate selection, determining sample frequency, training
requirements, and setting alarms and limits. |
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The
Power of On-Site Oxidative Health Control Programs at Power Generation Plants
Understanding and predicting the lubricant degradation of in-service
industrial lubricants is an important and vital part for every lubricant
condition-monitoring program. This paper will present one of the proactive ways
of performing remaining oxidative life by trending/monitoring the consumption
of the antioxidants during their service life, and safeguard lubricants against
oxidative stresses. |
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Lube Analysis: A Powerful Tool
Lubricant analysis is one of the many valuable tools being used at Luminant. Condition based maintenance is a strategy that assesses a piece of equipment's actual condition. |
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Lubricant / Wear Particle Analysis
Wear particle analysis is an effective means to identify and respond to maintenance needs. This paper will describe the wear particle technology and its effect working with other predictive maintenance tools with industry. |
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Comparison of Vibration and Direct Reading Ferrographic Techniques in Application to High-Speed Gears
This paper presents a comparison of results of vibration and direct reading ferrographic analysis of high-speed gears operating under conditions of steady and varying loads. The results show close correlation between these techniques, especially in the case of splash lubricated gears. |