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Wrong Oil Top-Up? Here’s How to Spot the Warning Signs Early
Over the years, I have come across instances where issues have arisen, such as the filters blinding prematurely. With...
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How Global Conflicts Drive Lubricant Prices and What You Can Do About It
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Finding the Why: How Oil Analysis Supports Root Cause Analysis
Moving Beyond Detection to Deliver Reliability For maintenance managers and reliability professionals, identifying a...
How AI and Risk Profiles Are Transforming Onsite Oil Analysis Programs
Several years ago, I published an article titled, “How to Get Started with Onsite Oil Analysis: A Step-by-Step Guide”....
Lubricant Additive Depletion as an Early Asset Health Signal
Oils are composed of base oils and additives. Typically, additives are sacrificial; they deplete first before the base...
Lubrication Scheduling Software
With capabilities not found in spreadsheets or CMMS systems, LUBE-IT manages every task at every lube point providing lube techs with all the information they need to keep equipment running and reliable.
Data Centers Are Redefining What a Lubricant Is
The Lubricant That Doesn’t Lubricate The fastest-growing fluid market for companies like ExxonMobil, Shell, FUCHS, Castrol, and Lubrizol has nothing to do with turbines, hydraulic presses, or gearboxes. It’s a stainless steel tank full of servers submerged in...
Why Condition Monitoring Demands More Than Vibration Alone Today
Condition monitoring is sometimes portrayed in industry messaging as being effectively limited to vibration analysis and ultrasound. Such claims, including those recently advanced by emerging vendors in the sensing technology space, reflect a broader pattern of...
Wrong Oil Top-Up? Here’s How to Spot the Warning Signs Early
Over the years, I have come across instances where issues have arisen, such as the filters blinding prematurely. With testing, this has ultimately been identified as leaving the tank open in a paper mill, and an investigation of the elements highlighted this, along...
The Overlooked Link Between Lubricant Temperature and Asset Reliability
Temperature is a dominant factor influencing lubricant degradation, machine reliability, and overall asset performance. The widely accepted heuristic that lubricant life is reduced by half for every 10 °C increase in temperature is rooted in the Arrhenius equation,...
How Global Conflicts Drive Lubricant Prices and What You Can Do About It
Crude oil prices have fluctuated significantly over the past 12 months, with a recent sharp increase in 2026 due to the crisis in the Middle East, while global lubricating oil prices remain relatively stable and do not directly track crude oil volatility. An analysis...