Lubrication
Five Minute Facts
The Significance of Lubricant Viscosity
There have been significant changes in the lubrication industry recently, in which we have seen improvements in performance due to lower viscosity, resulting in decreased fluid friction…
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Five Minute Facts
Industry’s Role in the Global Energy Outlook
One big reason we perform monitoring and maintenance is to reduce the amount of energy consumed by a machine, and by the plant as a whole. John Sander of Lubrication Engineers gives an overview of the global energy outlook…
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Case Studies and Stories
How Improved Lubrication Practices Helped This Air Compressor Save Energy
John Sander discusses how lubrication practices have saved costs and reduced emissions in an air compressor, a knitting plant, and a glass and ceramic producer…
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
How Grease Works and Saves You Energy
Greases are thickened lubricants, meaning they do not flow. So how does grease reduce friction? John Sander explains…
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Five Minute Facts
Perform a Lubrication Consolidation Program
We know the 5 R’s of effective lubrication: the right product, in the right location, in the right amount, at the right time, and in the right condition. But how many of you treat lube oil and grease as an asset…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Five Minute Facts
Make Sure Lubrication Techs Are Properly Trained
You’ve introduced lubrication best practices into your plant, but do the people doing the work know…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Five Minute Facts
An Overview of Energy and How It Works
We talk about the need to save energy, but what exactly is energy and how does it work? John Sander of Lubrication Engineers discusses forms of energy, energy flow and conversion, and power vs energy …
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
Standardize All of Your Grease Guns
Paul Dufresne explains why every plant should standardize all grease guns. Grease guns are a front-line defense in the war on friction…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
Why You Should Color-Code Your Lubrication Equipment
Paul Dufresne explains why it’s essential to implement a color chart system, also incorporating shapes for people who are colorblind…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
