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Sediment in Oil Sight Gauges |
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One of our fan pumps recently lost an oil-filled bearing due to lack of oil in the sump. The oil level sight gauge used on this pump indicated that the pump was full but actually it was not. The pipe coming out of the side of the pump to the level gauge was plugged with sediment and would not let oil out of the sight gauge to give a true oil level reading. To prevent this, lube technicians need to drain sight gauges periodically to confirm proper functioning. (Dave Nestman, Howe Sound Pulp And Paper)
Join us in New Orleans for Machinery Lubrication Level I training on September 22-24.
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Drum Handling Videos Online
Drum rotators (tumblers to destratify additives in drums) are among many demonstration videos!
Plus: forklift attachments, drum rackers, rotators, palletizers, vertical lift pourers and more. CLICK HERE |
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Early Detection of Abnormal Machine Wear |
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From the "Facility Manager's Maintenance Handbook"
While vibration monitoring is certainly the most widely used tool for determining rotating machinery condition, oil analysis will, in many situations, provide an earlier indication that abnormal or premature wear is in progress. Oil monitoring and analysis is especially appropriate for slow-speed machines, reciprocating machines, and gear boxes, as they usually show developing faults earlier using oil versus vibration analysis. As internal machine components wear they leave the wear particles in the lubricating oil.
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"Facility Manager's Maintenance Handbook" |
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Lube Trivia: Important Hydraulic Fluid Properties |
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Test your knowledge and prepare for ICML lubrication or oil analysis certification.
Question: Besides viscosity, what are other important properties of hydraulic fluids?
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Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Total Productive Maintenance is a data driven process for improving the productivity of your manufacturing or facility equipment. So the question remains, how do you measure productivity? OEE is that measurement system. But there are a lot of misconceptions about OEE.
In this hands-on pre-conference workshop at Reliable Plant 2009, you will work with case studies, calculate OEE%, categorize losses, and develop improvement plans. You'll learn the basics of OEE (measuring the 6 major losses) and see real life examples (pictures, data from the shop floor). You'll also discuss the categories of losses & how to approach each loss and eliminate or minimize them. |
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What Exactly is a Lubrication Failure? |
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If you ask anybody who's been around maintenance why precision lubrication is important, nine times out of 10 he or she will answer "to prevent failures." While this basic statement cannot be argued, let's stop to consider the actual meaning of a failure.
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From MachineryLubrication.com |
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Noria Training Calendar |
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SEPTEMBER 2009
Machinery Lubrication I
22-24 New Orleans, LA
Reliable Plant 2009
1-3 Columbus, OH
Análisis de Aceite Parte II
16-17 , Madrid
Analista de Lubricantes de Maquinaria (MLA-I)
22-24 Coatzacoalcos, Ver.
Mantenimiento Predictivo y Lubricación
15-16 , Buenos Aires
Tudo Sobre a Lubrificação de Máquinas
15-18 São Paulo, Brazil
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