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In This Issue
| - Why Monitoring Filter Change Intervals is a Big Deal
- Factors When Selecting Enclosed Gear Lubricants
- How Water Causes Bearing Failure
- Looking to Shake the Rodney Dangerfield Complex
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| Why Monitoring Filter Change Intervals is a Big Deal |
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| Monitor your filter change interval. Premature plugging is usually a sign of a problem that merits further investigation. This may be caused by airborne dust coming from nearby construction or a prolonged dry spell raising atmospheric dust levels. Whatever the source of dirt, the root cause needs to be investigated and perhaps the seals or breathers need to be serviced or upgraded accordingly. In certain cases, the problem may be associated with a change in the performance of the filter from your supplier. Extremely long filter life is as much of a concern as too short.
Join us for Fundamentals of Machinery Lubrication
in Dallas, Texas, on January 25-27.
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| Factors When Selecting Enclosed Gear Lubricants |
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Test your knowledge and prepare for ICML lubrication and oil analysis certification.
Question: What factors are considered when selecting enclosed gear lubricants?
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| Knowing how water attacks and causes damage helps in setting important dryness targets and also aids failure investigations post mortem. Further, when water contamination is unavoidable, understanding these water-induced failure modes can be valuable in the optimum selection of lubricants, bearings and seals for defensive purposes. |
FULL STORY
From the book “TPM Reloaded: Total Productive Maintenance” by Joel Levitt:
Lubrication is the Rodney Dangerfield of the maintenance field. It gets no respect. People peripherally associated with maintenance assume that anyone who can find a zerk fitting and squeeze a handle can be a lubricator. Maintenance experts know that tribology is a rich field of study; you can even get a Ph.D. in it. They also know that a good person in the lubricator’s role can save a plant, building or fleet thousands of dollars in breakdowns and potentially millions in downtime and accident prevention.
Read more about "TPM Reloaded: Total Productive Maintenance"
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