Over the years, the one thing that has always struck me is how few reliability teams work with their counterparts in the Health and Safety and Environmental departments. Linking Lubrication to ESG and Sustainability Goals To quote the guru, Ron Moore, in his article,...
What is Condition Monitoring and Why Is It Important? In this age of artificial Intelligence and sensors that pop on and off, we often forget about the basics and where things all started. Condition monitoring began as a way to detect anomalies in our equipment using...
Challenges in Grease Selection Without Full Bearing Specifications Bearing manufacturers have provided a significant amount of detailed advice for lubricant selection, application, and replenishment. Formulas used by the machine designers incorporate details that are...
Varnish remains one of the main causes of premature failure in lubricants in service in turbines and compressors, and with a highly harmful effect on the mechanical components of the system. It is estimated that the failure of a gas turbine caused by the presence of...
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 leakage of oil in grease-lubricated bearings. This problem, often underestimated, can cause dryness...
It would be overly optimistic or even a bit naïve to assume that all lubrication-related design decisions made by the equipment manufacturer best serve the end-user's long-term interests. Understandably, cost competitiveness will have been foremost on the...
If your maintenance strategy includes getting more life out of your lubricants while ensuring equipment reliability, then optimizing, not merely extending, your oil drain intervals should be your focus. The term "optimize" is preferred over "extend" when discussing...
