Lube-Tips Newsletter

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February 24, 2021

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•	Synthetic Oil or Mineral Oil? How to Make the Right Choice
•	“ICML 55.1 Standard is now offered in 3 languages”
•	SKF RecondOil: Reliably Clean Oil as a Service
•	8 Steps to Implement a Preventive Maintenance Program
•	Lube Tip
•	Machinery Lubrication Magazine Archive

Synthetic Oil or Mineral Oil? How to Make the Right Choice

When considering which oil to use from a system/usage-based viewpoint, you’ll quickly find that it’s not a question of synthetic vs. mineral, but of practical application and having a holistic outlook on lubrication processes.

“ICML 55.1 Standard is now offered in 3 languages”

No more guesswork! ICML 55.1 defines requirements for the 12 areas of a world-class program, enabling your team to achieve & sustain your plant’s lubricated asset management goals. English, Spanish (PDF) or Portuguese (PDF).

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SKF RecondOil: Reliably Clean Oil as a Service

The search for a solution to lubrication oil challenges has led to a radical new approach for providing clean and reliable oil. SKF RecondOil offers “Oil as a service” to industrial customers looking for a holistic solution for providing their machines with oil that is reliably clean.

8 Steps to Implement a Preventive Maintenance Program

Investing in a preventive maintenance program can produce an ROI as high as 545% over the course of a few years. Your team’s ability to correctly develop and implement the program plays a vital role in achieving this result.

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Lube Tip

Sorting Out Grease Measures

“We have an application for which the OEM recommends an NLGI 00 grease with a minimum base oil viscosity of 460 cSt at 40°C. Is it normal to combine such a high viscosity oil with an NLGI 00 grease?”

It is important not to confuse the NLGI number of a grease which is a measure of the worked penetration at 25°C with the viscosity of the base oil contained in grease. Worked penetration measures the hardness or consistency of the soap medium containing the lubricant, whereas viscosity measures the resistance to flow of the base oil contained in the grease thickener.

Depending on the application and operational requirements, it is possible to get an NLGI 00 grease with a kinematic viscosity of 460 cSt at 40°C as in your case, or an NLGI grade 3 grease with a base oil viscosity of 15 cSt at 40°C. Generally, the NLGI requirements are selected based on speed and low temperature pumpability requirements while the base oil viscosity is selected for the load that has to be carried.

White Papers

•	Measuring Water Concentration with the FluidScan: Get the Best Results with These 5 Simple Tips
•	8 Steps to Successfully Implement a Preventive Maintenance Program
•	Your Oil is Talking, but Are You Listening?

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