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Making Lubrication Visible in Asset Performance Reviews
We're almost at the end of the year. That usually means performance reviews are starting to trickle in. Or...
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Understanding Deposit Potential Beyond MPC
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Four Months On: How Events in the Middle East are Shaping Lubricant Supply Chains
▶ Video Feature By Rafe Britton Back in April I published a video arguing that the lubricants industry was...
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...
Finding the Why: How Oil Analysis Supports Root Cause Analysis
Moving Beyond Detection to Deliver Reliability For maintenance managers and reliability professionals, identifying a...
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.
Understanding Deposit Potential Beyond MPC
Imagine two turbine oils that came off the same accelerated aging protocol. They used the same rig, temperature, catalysts and air flow. We then ran both through Membrane Patch Colorimetry, and the results were so close that any laboratory would call them...
Electric Vehicle Transmission Oil Analysis: Critical Technology and Business Opportunity Towards 2030
Electric transport is changing how we design vehicles, transmissions and lubrication systems. The global electric vehicle market has grown steadily in recent years. In 2024, sales of electric cars topped 17 million units, about 25% more than in 2023. Then, in...
What an Oil Sample Study Reveals About Break-In Wear
A new or rebuilt gearbox sends back a high iron result. Often, someone labels it break-in wear and waits for the next sample. That habit can be costly. In continuous-process plants, debris may keep circling through loaded contacts. On the other hand, an...
Shape the Future of In-Service Lubricant Testing Standards: Join the ASTM D02.CS96 Conversation
The ASTM D02.CS96 Subcommittee for In-Service Lubricant Testing brings together people from many parts of the industry. Its members come from oil analysis labs, instrument makers, service providers, OEMs and end users. Together, they advance standards for...
Making Lubrication Visible in Asset Performance Reviews
We're almost at the end of the year. That usually means performance reviews are starting to trickle in. Or perhaps someone is reminding you of your KPIs, and you're trying to work out whether they are still realistic. Many of us track operational plant KPIs....