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Felipe da Silva Ramos

Felipe da Silva Ramos is a lubrication and reliability expert with 17+ years of industry experience. He holds a postgraduate degree in Reliability Engineering and ICML certification. His career spans Offshore, Oil & Gas, and Pulp & Paper, with roles at SKF, RelaDyne, Sotreq (Caterpillar), Semapi, and Infrared Manutenção. Felipe specializes in building world-class lubrication programs through diagnostics, standardization, and training. He’s known for driving operational excellence and reducing failures. A frequent technical contributor on LinkedIn, he promotes best practices and reliability culture across Latin America. Today, he provides consulting, training, and tailored solutions to help companies improve lubrication performance, extend asset life, and deliver safe, high-quality, and sustainable results through innovation and discipline.
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Articles, Current Issue, Lubricant Analysis, Recommended

Why Drain-Based Oil Sampling Breaks Trends, Decisions, and Quality

by Felipe da Silva Ramos December 15, 2025

Oil analysis is one of the most potent tools in proactive maintenance and asset management. However, its effectiveness depends fundamentally on one critical factor:... Read more.

Articles, Contamination Control, Lubricants

Lubricant Varnish: How to Detect, Prevent and Fight this Silent Enemy

by Felipe da Silva Ramos October 15, 2025

Varnish formation is one of the most critical and often overlooked challenges faced by industrial lubrication systems, especially in high-performance applications... Read more.

Bearings, Greases

How Grease Exudation and Hardening Damage Bearings and Raise Costs

by Felipe da Silva Ramos August 11, 2025

During inspection and maintenance activities, it is common to identify possible sources of lubrication-related failures, and one of the most recurrent is the constant... Read more.

Articles, Contamination Control

The Economics of Clean Oil: Why Prevention Beats Repair Every Time

by Felipe da Silva Ramos April 6, 2025

When it comes to hydraulic systems, oil contamination is one of the most insidious and persistent enemies. It is estimated that about 80% of failures in these systems... Read more.

Articles, Condition Monitoring, Lubrication Programs

The Case for a Detailed and Structured Lubrication Plan

by Felipe da Silva Ramos August 12, 2024

Proper lubrication of equipment, machinery, and devices is essential to ensure mechanical systems' smooth operation and longevity. This process must be based on... Read more.