In the late 1980s, I took one of the hardest courses of my graduate studies - quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics is the physics and math behind how all matter is formed and interacts with the world around it. Amongst other things, quantum mechanics can answer some...
Condition Monitoring
How to Interpret Industrial Oil Analysis Data Like A Pro
In the complex world of industrial machine maintenance, ensuring the health and longevity of industrial equipment is paramount. Industrial oil analysis plays a crucial role in this endeavor, providing valuable insights into the condition of machinery and the quality...
Online Sensors for Oil Analysis: Benefits, Concerns and Practical Uses
Online oil analysis sensors can prove to be a contentious topic. Social media comments vary from fitting them everywhere to claiming that they will never be a substitute for laboratory oil analysis. Of course, there is a middle ground where online sensors should be...
How to Get Started with Onsite Oil Analysis: A Step-by-Step Guide
Implementing reliability solutions involves solving problems and deciding how to effectively use oil sample test data as a fundamental building block to drive program success. Many decisions confront the end user when they perform their own oil testing and analysis....
How ASTM Standards Set the Foundation for Lubricant Condition Monitoring
The foundation of a lubricant condition monitoring program is the ability to obtain accurate and informative data that can be related to how the machine and lubricant may fail. In the past ten years, many industrial advances have significantly impacted the lubricant...
Paper Machine Oil Condition Monitoring Benefits and Case Study
Oil analysis on oil reservoirs, such as a paper machine, provides much more value than most maintenance managers realize. Regular reservoir oil sampling can provide the following: Reactive information, such as a spike in wear metals identifying a failed bearing or...
How Oil Sampling Makes Maintenance Predictable and Effective
Like other condition monitoring techniques, oil analysis is vital in monitoring equipment health and maintaining performance. It aims to detect underlying root causes of failure and early-stage potential failures before they cause significant damage. Oil sampling is...
The Fine Line Between Success and Failure in Condition-Based Greasing
Condition-based greasing is an old and desirable idea. It is the finesse approach to fulfilling grease-based bearing care when done with precision. Efficient. Effective. Reliability-Enhancing. The most desirable objective for grease-lubricated bearings. It can be...
Reducing Costs, Increasing Production: The Remarkable Impact of Predictive Maintenance
Throughout my years in the maintenance and lubrication industry, I've seen maintenance strategies evolve from reactive, to proactive, to preventive, to now moving their way to predictive. As we move towards the future, we're seeing companies move toward a predictive...
How Reliable and Accurate is the Crackle Test for Oil Analysis?
Why The Most Popular Oil Analysis Test Ever Might Actually Be the Worst Over the years, oil analysis has gone from something adopted by just a few asset owners with critical components to a universal tool to achieve reliability. As oil analysis entered the...