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Interviews
  • Lubrication

What is Micropoly?

Amy Lachman, the President of PhyMet, inc. discusses how Micropoly came to be, and the benefits of mixing oil with polymers versus other methods of lubrication.

  • Amy Lachman
  • MicroPoly
Webinars
  • Lubrication

Lubrication’s Role in Energy Consumption

John Sander covers the importance of reducing energy consumption both in terms of the environment as well as cost savings at a company level.

Five Minute Facts
  • Lubrication

Gold Mine Strikes Mother Lode, Decreases Lubricant Use by 7x!

Using a competitor’s asphaltic-based open gear lubricant to lubricate the ball mill’s open gear, the mine was concerned about the above average operating temperatures and excessive lubricant consumption – requiring one new quarter drum nearly every week.

Two Minute Tips
  • Lubrication

Extending the Life of Your Gear Oil

With consistent, accurate monitoring of the condition of your oil – whether in an engine, gearbox, circulating system or mainline power generation turbine – an oil analysis program can help you extend the life of the oil and protect the equipment.

Articles
  • Lubrication

5 Key Factors for Selecting a Suitable Lubricant

Earlier, general-purpose lubricants used to be enough to meet the lubricating needs of a given application. In the past, a person's experience and expertise were the primary factors in choosing a lubricant.

  • Peter Jacobs
  • CNC Masters
Interviews
  • Lubrication

All About Industrial Grease

In this interview, John Sander, Vice President of Research and Development at Lubrication Engineers, goes in depth about industrial grease. He explains what grease is, how it is different from lubricating oil, how to choose the correct grease for an application, the different types of thickeners used in grease, the reason many grease formulators are moving away from lithium thickeners, the NLGI grease grade scale, and what’s coming in the future for grease formulators and end users..

Webinars
  • Lubrication

Steps to Implement an Effective Manual Lubrication Program

In the hands of properly trained and managed lubrication technicians, manual grease lubrication systems provide a very inexpensive and effective method of sustaining and increasing bearing life. Achieving this is a matter of following a simple 6-step program.

  • Paul Dufresne
  • Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Webinars
  • Lubrication

Solid Bar Lubrication

Patrick Loe and Clay Lockett walk you through the benefits of using premium solid bar lubrication to protect critical components in rotary kilns, dryers and calciners.

10 Minute Talk
  • Lubrication

Intro to Tribology and Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication

Tribology is the science that studies the relationship between lubrication, friction, and wear. It is all about the lubricant film inside the bearing. The film that happens inside a roller element bearing, whatever the shape of the roller is, is referred to as Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication. Mina Soliman explains these terms more in depth.

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