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Webinars
Extend Asset Life With Oil Mist For Storage Preservation
Due to long lead times and critical operations, many plants in petrochemical and refining purchase equipment long before it is needed.
- Keith Macaluso
- T.F. Hudgins Lubrication Products
White Papers
Lubricants Can’t Be Green … Can They?
Today, many want to “go green” in various aspects of their lives. The question is, what does this mean? It is typically meant to be a business or lifestyle choice to act in environmentally friendly ways...
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Webinars
Power Generation Resilience Depends on On-site Oil Analysis to Ensure Availability
As we emerge from the global pandemic, power generation facilities face incredible challenges to maintain reliable power for their customers. Double digit increases in short supply specialty lubricants, rising costs, long lead times on parts and labor shortages mean downtime is more costly and unpredictable than ever. Facilities without CBM programs, and specifically on-site oil analysis capabilities, limit their options to detect and avoid operation downtime.
- Daniel Walsh
- AMETEK Spectro Scientific
Case Studies and Stories
Point of Care Oil Analysis Makes Sense
The 2020 calendar year has certainly brought with it many challenges for a variety of industries. The medical field, pulp and paper industry and food supply chain have all been significantly impacted by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. At the grocery store, people experienced (or are still experiencing) empty shelves, limited food supply and less variety when doing weekly shopping. In March 2020, grocery and supply sales increased 29% from the previous year (3).
- Spectro Scientific
- Spectro Scientific
Five Minute Facts
Ask the Expert: Compressor Oil Analysis
What is a compressor? Ask the expert explains how different compressors work. 45% of compressors sold in the industry are primarily for compressed air...
- Spectro Scientific
- Spectro Scientific
Five Minute Facts
Brewery Saves Big by Extending Compressor Oil Life
With regular oil analysis to ensure oil quality and cleanliness, the drain intervals for all four air compressors were extended up to eight times the OEM-recommended interval of 8,000 hours. Total cost savings – on oil alone – was $71,000. Environmental impact was reduced as well, with 1,035 fewer litres (273 fewer gallons) of waste oil. Fewer oil changes also meant less downtime, maintenance and labor. The overall effect for the company was significant cost savings on oil, maintenance time and disposal.
- Preston Rubottom
- Lubrication Engineers
Webinars
Boost Lubrication Work Task Efficiency with Point of Care Oil Analysis
Using in-service oil analysis to improve machinery reliability is well understood since waiting for off-site results and diagnostics incurs delays that impact day-to-day, lubrication-related reliability tasks.
- Daniel Walsh
- AMETEK Spectro Scientific
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
Webinars
Road Map to Better Oil Sampling
A world-class oil analysis program starts with good practices and procedures to extract the most representative oil sample. The resulting data from a representative oil sample will hold useful information on the health of the equipment. That information will give teams the information needed to maximize reliability, reduce unplanned downtime and eliminate catastrophic failures.
- Bernie Hall
- Checkfluid
