Lubrication
Articles
Getting Started
Welcome to the home of condition monitoring; CBM CONNECT! The site is designed to provide you with educational articles, videos, and podcasts...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Two Minute Tips
The Drop Point and Lubrication Contamination
Are you familiar with the term "drop point" of a grease? The drop point is the temperature at which the oil and the soap, which are the two main elements in grease...
- Tom Murphy
- SDT
Interviews
Editorial Board Spotlight – K.N.V “Subbu” Subrahmanyam
In this interview, we speak with Subbu about his start in the lubricant analysis field, and get his point of view about key tools and changes in the reliability, lubrication, and wireless vibration analysis industries…
- KNV Subrahmanyam
- Single Peak Lube Technologies
Two Minute Tips
How Not to Store Your Lubricants
Why does our equipment fail? Because we kill it. Regular plant visits shown numerous examples of poor lubricant storage.
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook
Two Minute Tips
The Enemy of Reliability: Over Lubrication
Up to 40% of bearings are killed by over lubrication, and another 10–20% are killed by under lubrication. If this is true at your facility, the fault is caused by human error...
- Tom Murphy
- SDT
Two Minute Tips
Don’t Forget to Lubricate Your Couplings on Spare Machines
Nowadays, many different coupling designs are available for specific purposes. Solid and rigid couplings do not require lubrication…
- Oscar Medina
- Pfizer
Five Minute Facts
Inside-Out Lubrication Extends Chain Life
The majority of chains fail from the inside. They lengthen or kink due to wear and corrosion inside the pin and bushing area…
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
Chains Last Longer When Properly Lubricated
Why go through the expensive chain replacement process when the solution may be to pay attention to the proper lubrication so the chains last longer…
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Interviews
Synthetic vs Mineral Lubricants
Are synthetic or mineral lubricants right for you? John Sander speaks with CBM CONNECT to share the differences between the two lubricants and which may work better for you…
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
