lubrication
Two Minute Tips
The Drop Point and Lubrication Contamination
Are you familiar with the term "drop point" of a grease? The drop point is the temperature at which the oil and the soap, which are the two main elements in grease...
- Tom Murphy
- SDT
Two Minute Tips
Understanding the Difference Between Preventive and Predictive Strategies
Preventive and predictive maintenance may achieve the same goals (healthy assets), but only one keeps costs reined in while improving maintenance as a business value driver.
- Frederic Baudart
- Accruent
Two Minute Tips
Ultrasound-Assisted Lubrication: What Does “Enough” Sound Like?
The concept is based on friction. If a bearing needs grease, there is an increase in friction and, therefore, an increase in noise. What we want to see happening is…
- Robert Kalwarowsky
- Rob's Reliability Project
Webinars
Acoustic Lubrication with Ultrasound
Acoustic lubrication is an essential tool for increasing uptime, reducing costs and eliminating reactive maintenance tasks. But what is grease and how does lubrication affect your process and equipment…
- Allan Rienstra
- SDT International
Two Minute Tips
Understanding the Lubrication Challenges of Aging Assets
Industrial assets can begin to break down after a few years of use if not lubricated properly. Assets maintained with a static condition monitoring program last longer, but still cannot reach the lifespans of equipment monitored with cutting-edge technologies and best practices…
- Adrian Messer
- Progressive Reliability, LLC
Webinars
Lube Rooms: Where Asset Death Begins!
In this webinar you will learn how to address poor storage and handling practices which create problems, and you will hear about some opportunities to eliminate those costly mistakes…
- Paul Llewellyn
- Lubrication Engineers
White Papers
Leveraging IoT for Condition-Based Maintenance
Let's start with the basics. What is condition-based Maintenance? Condition-based maintenance (CBM) is a maintenance strategy that ...
- Jay Cooper
- Des-Case
Five Minute Facts
The Role of Lubrication in Machinery Reliability
Less than 0.5% of a plant's maintenance budget is spent purchasing lubricants, but the downstream effects of poor lubrication can impact...
- Mark Barnes
- Des-Case
Articles
Large Electric Motor Reliability: What Did the Studies Really Say?
One of the most frequently quoted studies related to electric motor reliability is a 1983 Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) project performed by General Electric...
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
