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White Papers
Putting the Simple Back into Viscosity
Simply stated, viscosity is defined as the internal resistance of a fluid to flow. That doesn’t sound too difficult, does it?
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Interviews
What Are Motor Greasing Best Practices?
In this interview, Clay discusses the steps involved in creating a structure and following the best practices for motor greasing...
- Clay Allen
- Mosaic
Two Minute Tips
Electric Motor Grease Selection
Electric motors require lubricants with specific characteristics; selecting the right grease can make all the difference in the protection and performance of the bearings...
- Patrick Loe
- Lubrication Engineers, Inc.
Two Minute Tips
Electric Motor Grease Application
Common problems when greasing electric motors include over greasing, under greasing and not greasing at all – all of which can lead to premature electric motor failures. Additionally, operators often have to manually grease in hard-to-reach or unsafe areas...
- Preston Rubottom
- Lubrication Engineers
Articles
Lubrication Process Transformation
The Mosaic Company is a leader in crop nutrition and aims to help the world grow the food it needs. Reliability is essential to the company’s mission, and lubrication is a crucial part of its condition monitoring program...
Articles
Using Ultrasound to Improve Lubrication Practices
Keeping a handle on lubrication is easy, right? All one needs to do is make sure the right lubricant is used in the right amount and at the right time. Not so fast; if only it were that simple...
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems
Interviews
Grease Sampling and Analysis
What is the best method for getting a good grease sample? Once you have a sample, what tests are performed? Rich shares some best practices with CBM CONNECT in this interview...
- Rich Wurzbach
- MRG Labs
10 Minute Talk
Ultrasound Assisted Lubrication
Improper bearing lubrication is responsible for several issues, such as increased lubricant usage, increased bearing purchases (due to failures), increased equipment failures, increased operating temperatures, and motors that run inefficiently.
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems
Articles
Ultrasound Assisted Lubrication: Three Ways to Improve Lubrication Practices
Take great care to avoid introducing contaminants into the lubrication. To monitor how much grease you are using, calibrate your grease gun: there is a device that attaches to your grease gun and gives you an LED reading of how much grease you’re using, mass-wise...
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems
