Lubricant Upgrades Using OA Data

There is a variety of ways in which lubricant analysis can be a powerful tool to support long-term machine health and productivity. By choosing to focus on machine health, as well as paying attention to the early symptoms of pending failure, one can make corrective decisions to prevent failure and post productivity.

The Business Case for High-Performance Lubricants

This seven-point analysis answers the only question that counts: Can you make money using high performance lubricants? Machine mechanical reliability starts with machine lubrication. No other aspect of the routine maintenance plan has the same degree of impact on machine reliability. When conventional performance lubricants delivers above the minimum allowable technical specifications and are priced to earn the sale and high performance products exceed the technical standards for the application, knowing which product is best for your business is not a simple answer.

Lubrication Managment: The Next 10 years

Our panel of experts looks at corporate culture, emerging technologies and why time equals money when it comes to machine maintenance. This roundtable discussion is a collection of thoughts from key managers within steel, paper, chemical and services businesses. We asked them to briefly survey the last 10 years and think forward about the changes that may occur in the next 10. Managers in this discussion are close to the trenches, each sharing significant experience promoting change and improvement in their respective endeavors. Read what they have to say and let it spark change and improvement in your reliability program.

Energy Efficiency Through Precision Lubrication

Plant Managers face the daunting task of finding ways to reduce cost and increase throughput. Most plants could save huge amounts of money by improving their human energy use. This article shares the theory behind energy consumption through better lubrication practices, how to save money, and a six-step lubricant evaluation process that reduces energy consumption.

How to Construct A Lube Supply Agreement

Establishing corporate contracts to purchase materials, particularly lubricants, holds a bittersweet appeal to many. Mill personnel work closely with their vendors, in some cases for a prolonged period, to establish business relationships that will deliver results when the chips are down. While it makes good sense to bundle purchases together in order to leverage increased volume into improved pricing, improved delivery and the hope of improved service, the reality for many ist hat corporate purchase agreements do not deliver. However, sometimes they do deliver. Come take a look at one approach that has worked well.

Lubrication Technician Job Requirements Guideline

The Machinery Lubrication Technician plays a significant role in preserving and improving the inherent reliability of plant machines and systems by delivering and supporting precise machine lubrication practices in every aspect of the lubrication function throughout the facility.

MLT Level 1 Test Questions / Example

A sample MLT Level 1 test is provided to help prepare for certification.

The Human Element: Labor and Skills Management

Too often, plant labor divides its time between working part-time on mechanical repairs/inspections and part-time on lubrication activities. In this scenario, the tyranny of the urgent supplants the value of the important, and lubrication tasks go unattended. The solution is hiring a full-time lube tech with the righ combination of general business and communication skills plus an aptitude to develop lubrication specific knowledge.

Grease Relubrication and Acoustic Analysis