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» Advice for Inspecting Bearing Lubricants
» Oil Room Safety Recommendation
» Rating Oil Filter Performance
» Optimizing Oil Drain Intervals

Advice for Inspecting Bearing Lubricants

If there is a sight glass for the reservoir of the bearing lubricant, make sure there is a line that marks the level of the lubricant when the bearing is running and a line that marks the level of the lubricant when the bearing is stationary.

Join Noria's Jim Fitch for Oil Analysis Level I training in Atlanta, Georgia on November 10-12.


Can you really decrease maintenance cost by upgrading lubricants?
Read how successful Fortune 500 companies and others are creating the lowest total cost of ownership.


Oil Room Safety Recommendation

From "The Practical Handbook of Machinery Lubrication"

A well-designed oil room will have a ventilation system with hoods designed to vent hazardous fumes, such as those related to solvents. (Prolonged inhalation of solvent fumes can cause headaches, dizziness and nausea).

Read more about "The Practical Handbook of Machinery Lubrication"


Many Happy Returns With Ultrasound
Ultrasound equipment has cumulatively saved plants millions of dollars annually in the early detection of faulty bearings. Where other mechanical inspection technology can’t, ultrasound can – Try It! Get your copy of Loss Prevention Calculation Spreadsheet.


Lube Trivia: Rating Oil Filter Performance

Test your knowledge and prepare for ICML lubrication or oil analysis certification.

Question: What would a beta ratio of 75 mean for a 10-micron filter?

Get the answer.


Machinery Lubrication Level I Training
Noria's Machinery Lubrication Level I training will be held in Nashville, TN on October 27-29 and in Phoenix, AZ on December 1-3. The ICML will conduct certification testing the following day.

PDF Course Outline


Optimizing Oil Drain Intervals

In this article, learn how to safely optimize oil drain intervals by using oil analysis to monitor oil condition and engine wear.
Read the article ...


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Noria Training Calendar


NOVEMBER 2009

Oil Analysis I
3-5 Montreal, Quebec
10-12 Atlanta, GA

Análisis de Aceite – II
10-12 México, D.F.

Mastering Machinery Lubrication
2-3 Perth, WA
5-9 Karratha, WA
23-24 Latrobe Valley, VIC

Análise de Óleo Preditiva
18-20 São Paulo, Brazil

Machinery Lubrication I
24-26 Montreal Quebec

Oil Analysis I and II
24-27 Bangkok

Lubricación de Equipo Móvil
25-26 Madrid

 


 

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