lubrication
White Papers
Maximizing Pump Reliability Through Precision Lubrication
From pumps to compressors, turbines to gearboxes, equipment reliability is vital to maintain a competitive advantage. Layer in the exceptionally high downtime costs of certain units that can exceed $1MM a day, the harsh operating environment (typically outside), and the long turnaround cycles that can extend to 3-5 years and it all adds up to a significant challenge.
- Mark Barnes
- Des-Case
Five Minute Facts
Aluminum Complex Thickener Greases
Lubricant has the power to increase equipment uptime and enhance bottom line profitability.
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Webinars
Fix the System, Not the Equipment
With today’s shrinking qualified workforce, it’s common for plants to have their maintenance staff busy repairing “bad actors”. Reliability Engineer Brad Lewis took a different approach in two separate plants. Supported by Reliability Specialist Cindy Moblo, he developed a program to evaluate and correct the root causes of many of the failures his plants were experiencing. Once the root causes were determined, a step-by-step program was developed to resolve the issues.
- Cindy Moblo
- Des-Case
Webinars
Condition Based Lubrication Best Practices Improving Overall Reliability
As the most common cause of bearing failure, lubrication is serious business. For many years, this “serious business” has been conducted in a way that makes perfect sense on the surface but in fact borders on being haphazard. Relying on time-based, periodic lubrication assumes bearings need to be greased at defined time periods will lead to the risk of under and over lubrication. By using ultrasound technology along with normal practices, you can combine standard time-based maintenance with condition-based predictive maintenance, gaining in the process both a clearer picture of what’s really going on in your machines to improved availability and reliability.
- Ahmed Moataz
- UE Systems Inc.
Webinars
Understanding Lubrication Failures and Failure Mechanisms
Lubrication is vital to maintenance and reliability. Lubrication done right can alter the path of how asset reliability is managed. Understanding lubrication maintenance strategies and lubrication failure modes will allow key personnel to eliminate root causes to achieve operational KPI’s.
- Ed Duda
- Des-Case
Case Studies and Stories
How to Analyse a Bearing Condition
This case study is done in association with a global rail company where VibCloud is utilised for ongoing locomotive monitoring for many years now. Case study demonstrates how to analyse vibration in order to determine bearing condition.
- Petar Spaseski
- iTnnovate
Two Minute Tips
MCA™ Improves DC Motor Testing Capabilities
Tasks for DC motors such as commutator & brush inspections, lubrication, are very important for their long-term successful operation. However, these inspections fail to determine the condition of the electrical winding or insulation..
- Mark Koch
- ALL-TEST Pro, LLC
Five Minute Facts
Can Lubrication Programs Be Green?
The traditional environmental lubricant has been one that is either biodegradable or is formulated from biobased materials. From a more holistic standpoint, lubrication programs have been environmentally sustainable in other ways for years.
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Interviews
Machinery Lubrication Challenges in Covid-19 Times
The current global pandemic situation has thrown many challenges in every sector including Machinery lubrication activities. Subbu discusses how to be prepared for continued reliability of the equipment in lubrication activities..
- KNV Subrahmanyam
- Single Peak Lube Technologies
