Gear Up For Reliability: Using Oil Analysis & Contamination Control to Improve Gearbox Health Gearboxes are marvels of design and engineering. To ensure reliable operation, there must be a concentrated focus on ensuring the gearbox's health. Effective contamination control, combined with a well designed oil analysis program, can dramatically improve reliability, reduce waste, and provide…
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Don’t Risk Lubrication Contamination
Don't Risk Lubrication Contamination Contaminated lubricants account for nearly half of all lubricant related failures. Lubricants become contaminated with either solid or liquid contaminants. Solid contaminants act as abrasives causing severe damage to internal components. Solids also clog filters and orifices restricting oil flow and resulting in lubricant starvation. Liquid contaminants such as water will…
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Understanding Oil Analysis: How It Can Improve Reliability of Wind Turbine Gearboxes
Understanding Oil Analysis: How It Can Improve Reliability of Wind Turbine Gearboxes [caption id="attachment_885" align="alignright" width="224"] Click on the image to read the article[/caption] Reliability has been defined as the ability to rely on equipment to produce what it is scheduled to produce, when it is scheduled to produce it, for as long as…
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Water In Oil, What’s the Big Deal?
Water In Oil, What's the Big Deal? Water in lubricating oil has been a point of keen debate as long as oil analysis has been used to monitor equipment and lubricant condition. How much is too much? Where does it come from? Does it really hurt equipment? What form of water is of concern? How…
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Do You Know The Most Common Lubricant-Related Failures?
Do You Know The Most Common Lubricant-Related Failures? Lubricant-related equipment failures come in all shapes and sizes. Here we will examine the common lubricant problems that often lead to premature failure. Insufficient LubricationProper lubrication is defined as the proper amount of the proper lubricant at the proper place. If oil levels are low, or the…
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Establishing and Maintaining Your Credibility
Establishing and Maintaining Your Credibility Probably one of the most essential elements to any successful oil analysis program is credibility. After you establish credibility in a program, you must maintain the credibility. Any knowledgeable predictive maintenance person will agree that how internal customers view the program can determine if the program is a hero or…
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