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Case Studies and Stories
The Journey to World-Class Storage & Handling – Basic American Foods
When Scott Fischer, Maintenance Manager, joined Basic American Foods, he recognized that the Blackfoot Basic American Foods plant was in need of a dedicated lubricant storage and handling process and products to support his reliability program goals.
- Mark Barnes
- Des-Case
White Papers
Technology Based Crane Monitoring and Diagnostics
Overhead cranes are often a single source cause of downtime in any manufacturing facility, especially when discussing those performing services in a steel mill’s melt shop. Often, these assets do not have redundancy that would allow for one to be taken....
- Stephen Bailey
- IVC Technologies
White Papers
Cracking the ISO Code to Lubricant Cleanliness
So what does it really mean to increase lubricant cleanliness? We read various articles and textbooks that talk about how increasing the cleanliness of an in-service oil will increase the life of a component and the lubricant, but how do we make that happen...
- Mark Barnes
- Des-Case
Two Minute Tips
The Drop Point and Lubrication Contamination
The drop point is the temperature at which the oil and the soap, which are the two key components of a grease, separate. When this temperature is exceeded...
- Allan Rienstra
- SDT International
Interviews
All About Hydraulic Oil
In this interview, Nathan Walker talks to us about hydraulic oil. Hydraulic oils are the second most important lubricants in our industry, after engine oils. Hydraulics work by...
- Nathan Walker
- Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
Where Should You Take an Oil Sample From?
A few weeks ago, I got a question about the best place to take an oil sample for oil analysis. Instead of generic answers like “after the pump before the filter” or “never on the drain,” I like to take a more practical approach...
- Rob Kalwarowsky
- Rob's Reliability
Two Minute Tips
Lubrication of Gear Reducers
Gear reduction is part of the basic power transmission flow in any industry. In the basic unit group consisting of power sources, gear reduction and various types of couplings, gear reduction is a very important factor........
- Daniel Roberts
- Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
Understanding ISO Codes
Why are we so concerned about particulate in oil? The ISO codes, according to the ISO 4406:1999 standard, relate to only three different ranges of particles, ≥4 µm/≥6 µm/≥14 µm.........
- Evan Zabawski
- TestOil
Two Minute Tips
Service Life of Gear Oil
In this quick tip you will learn why gear oil should be removed and replaced with fresh lubricant when the oil had deteriorated or when the oil has become contaminated.....
- Daniel Roberts
- Lubrication Engineers
