Proactive equipment maintenance practices are critical today as new and used equipment prices rise and component supply chain issues continue. You need to make the equipment currently in your fleet ...

Wärtsilä Corporation has introduced a new, electronically-controlled cylinder lubricating system to meet the demand for lower cylinder oil feed rates: the Pulse Lubricating System (PLS). Developed ...

This is the third and final report in a series, Selecting, Configuring and Lubricating Tapered Roller Bearings for High-Speed Machine Tool Spindles. The first installment is Selecting Tapered Roller ...

Coolers are utilized on lubricating oil reservoirs of large rotating equipment to control viscosity and reject heat. Lube oil cooler performance is impacted by a number of plant-specific variables, ...

With the approach of 2010, the industry will be faced with a shift in both refrigerants and system lubricants. The impending phaseout of chlorine-based refrigerants mandates that the industry move to ...

For many, the traditional solution is to dispense lubricants and fluids right out of jugs, pails, kegs or drums. However, these methods present some issues, says Joe Murphy, president and general ...

Five years ago, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station’s Unit 3 turbine experienced substantial damage after the supply of oil to its bearings failed. Because the turbine coasted down without oil after ...

One company's South African branch equips farm equipment with automatic lubrication systems to improve operating costs and reliability. With Sub Saharan sugar farmers already facing droughts and ...

If you see air-moving equipment, chances are oil-film bearings lie at the heart of centrifugal and axial fans. Serious damage can result to the entire unit should these bearings fail. Therefore, it’s ...