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Serious about preparing for ICML Level I Machinery Lubrication or Oil Analysis...

Serious about preparing for ICML Level I Machinery Lubrication or Oil Analysis certification? Repetition, thorough preparation and self-assessment is a process that rewards those that are striving to pass certification exams. This Practice Exam and Flash Card Pack is a fast and effective tool for committing the information to memory...

Does Your Oil Analysis Report Reveal... Cr in your hydraulic fluid? Mn...

Does Your Oil Analysis Report Reveal... Cr in your hydraulic fluid? Mn in your compressor lubricant? Cu in your gear oil? Quit guessing what these elements are and how they got into your oil. The Sourcebook or Used Oil Elements can help you pinpoint the source. Use this reference to...

Gain a more in-depth understanding of two of the most critical oil...

Gain a more in-depth understanding of two of the most critical oil analysis tests for industrial machinery. Get practical explanations of how particle count and viscosity are measured and reported on an oil analysis report, and see side-by-side comparisons of common testing methods and how they compare with test results...

More than 385 flash cards to use as a study aid for...

More than 385 flash cards to use as a study aid for preparing for both the ICML Level I MLT and MLA certification exams. Flash cards let you study in small, digestible bits of information and then use repetition to help remember the information. Repetition is one of the most...

Interpreting an oil analysis report can be a daunting process when one...

Interpreting an oil analysis report can be a daunting process when one is faced with tens, perhaps hundreds, of numbers on the page. Yet by breaking this task up into manageable sections, the task can quite effectively be simplified. This paper breaks the diagnosis process up into twelve steps, covering...

When implementing a lubrication program, it’s important to have as many people...

When implementing a lubrication program, it’s important to have as many people as possible to understand the basics of lubricants, lubrication and contamination control. Having everyone on the same page is important to the success of a lubrication program. This course provides an overview of how lubricants work and many...

If you missed some educational sessions at the inaugural Machinery Lubrication Conference in November...

If you missed some educational sessions at the inaugural Machinery Lubrication Conference in November 2018 or weren't able to attend, you can still get the conference proceedings through the Noria Learning Portal. It includes the papers and some presentations from nearly every learning session. This gathering of industry experts was chock-full of practical, experience-based...

Time and again, oil analysis has proved to be a useful tool...

Time and again, oil analysis has proved to be a useful tool in preventing and identifying failures that if left, can lead to expensive replacement of parts, additional maintenance costs and loss of revenue. Current oil analysis practices at most remote wind turbine sights has proven to be useful, but...

Too often, engineers believe that a quoted micron rating is the absolute...

Too often, engineers believe that a quoted micron rating is the absolute size of the filter pores and that all particles greater than this size will be stopped. This is not the case, and this paper addresses the basic concept of filter ratings and the often quoted Beta Performance values....