Category: Lubrication
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Failure modes and symptoms: the House M.D. approach to inspection and lubrication programs
Whether your job is to maintain an airplane, a car or a paper machine, reliability stands as a pillar of sustainable success. The efficiency, safety, and longevity of industrial assets depend heavily on the effectiveness of maintenance strategies. However, achieving excellence in maintenance requires more than just reactive fixes and routine checks. It necessitates a…
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Greasing the Wheels of Success: a Roadmap to Lubrication Excellence
Yup, it’s 2024 already! And it goes without saying that maintaining machinery at peak performance is not just a goal but a necessity. A well-structured lubrication program stands as the linchpin for ensuring smooth, efficient, and cost-effective machinery functioning. To achieve this, organizations can follow a strategic approach, encapsulated in a four-step framework presented below:…
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$ 1.7M saving by revolutionizing the lubrication program!
In the business world, in order to remain competitive, it’s crucial to constantly look for ways to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs. The following case study examines the experience of our client, a lumber market leader in Western Canada. One of these sawmills implemented a new lubrication program in 2012 to address maintenance issues…
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Top 5 elements to consider for your lubrication program
Why does my lubrication program need the appropriate frequencies, quantities, type of lubricants and procedure? Several studies1 and case studies have shown that approximately 80% of bearing failures are directly related to lubrication issues. Proper lubrication is indeed a critical aspect of your preventive maintenance program if you are expecting to have reliable operation throughout…
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How to connect Spartakus with my oil analysis lab?
Efficiently managing maintenance and gaining insights into asset health is essential for any organization. One invaluable tool in this endeavor is oil analysis, which provides critical information for proactive maintenance. To streamline this process, connecting Spartakus software to your oil analysis laboratory is a smart choice. In this article, we will guide you through the…
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Key steps in sampling industrial oils
Oil sampling plays an essential role in the maintenance of manufacturing industries. It allows monitoring the condition of oils used in industrial equipment, detecting potential problems, optimizing the lifespan of oils and equipment, and reducing maintenance costs. A study conducted by the Institute of Maintenance and Reliability (IMR), in the United States, revealed that the…
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Choosing the right lubricant
60 to 80% of bearing failures are related to lubrication! However, it is an essential part of the vast majority of machines: electric motors, pumps, reducers, grinders, conveyor belts… and the quality of the parts has become such that there are almost no failures due to manufacturing defects. In order to significantly improve the reliability…
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The advantages of greasing with ultrasound
A lack of lubrication is the #1 cause of bearing failures! It is therefore essential to identify lubrication problems upstream (under-lubrication or over-lubrication). Ultrasonic lubrication Greasing the bearings at regular intervals does not give the best results; it is better to only lubricate them when they need it. in terms of conditional lubrication, ultrasound represents…