Lubrication
Five Minute Facts
Perform a Lubrication Consolidation Program
We know the 5 R’s of effective lubrication: the right product, in the right location, in the right amount, at the right time, and in the right condition. But how many of you treat lube oil and grease as an asset…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Five Minute Facts
Make Sure Lubrication Techs Are Properly Trained
You’ve introduced lubrication best practices into your plant, but do the people doing the work know…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Five Minute Facts
An Overview of Energy and How It Works
We talk about the need to save energy, but what exactly is energy and how does it work? John Sander of Lubrication Engineers discusses forms of energy, energy flow and conversion, and power vs energy …
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
Standardize All of Your Grease Guns
Paul Dufresne explains why every plant should standardize all grease guns. Grease guns are a front-line defense in the war on friction…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
Why You Should Color-Code Your Lubrication Equipment
Paul Dufresne explains why it’s essential to implement a color chart system, also incorporating shapes for people who are colorblind…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
Introducing Engineered Distribution Devices for Lubrication
In an engineered block system, the system operating sequence follows three steps: The lubricant is delivered to the divider valve block through a machine-mounted or hand-operated grease gun, then the positive displacement…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Five Minute Facts
Make Sure You’ve Determined Bearing Requirements before Greasing
Once you’ve consolidated your lubrication program and standardized the grease guns, you need to make absolutely sure you know the bearing requirements…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
Why Filter Industrial Oil
As much as 70% of all premature machine failures can be attributed to contamination. To prevent these failures, it is important to purify the new oil as it comes into the facility and then keep it clean throughout its life. By establishing an ISO code cleanliness goal and maintaining it, you will extend the life of the oil and the equipment..
- Preston Rubottom
- Lubrication Engineers
Articles
Manual or Automatic Lubrication? How to Decide
Lubrication is an essential part of machinery maintenance for nearly every production facility. On average, lubricant purchases only amount to 3 percent of a maintenance budget, but lubrication-related activities can influence an estimated 40 percent of total maintenance costs...
- Robin Marcinkus
- UE Systems
