One of the greatest opportunities I have as a technical consultant is the chance to walk through various plants around the world. I have visited power plants, food-processing plants, refineries, manufacturing facilities and a long list of others. During these ...Continue Reading
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Winners of the 2024 Lube Room Challenge: Brent Harmon, Clint Rieke, Kyle Shaffer, and Robert Hiss For the first time since 2019, Noria revived its annual Lube Room Challenge Competition, sponsored by OilSafe. Machinery Lubrication reached out and asked readers to ...Continue Reading
In 2011 a small box manufacturing plant in the United States looked to cut their unscheduled downtime and lubricant usage in the plant. They were chosen to be a beta site by their company to begin the journey to First ...Continue Reading
A lube room is often a dark, dirty, forgotten area inside a plant. However, it shouldn’t be this way, especially considering how important it is in keeping machines moving. After all, without proper lubrication, equipment would not rotate. By giving ...Continue Reading
Ensuring the optimal performance and durability of machines hinges on the critical aspect of controlling lubricant contamination. From the moment of lubricant reception through storage, transfer, and application, implementing effective measures to control contamination is essential. These measures help to ...Continue Reading
The state of your lube room plays a crucial role in ensuring optimal machine performance. A clean, well-organized lube room ensures lubricants are clean, cool, and dry when they enter the machine while a dirty lube room results in contaminated, ...Continue Reading
