Lubrication PM Optimisation And Design

• Five questions to ask about every lubrication PM
• How to rationalize and modernize your lubrication PMs
• What causes grease dry-out and when it should be refreshed

Troubleshooting Lubrication Problems

• How to troubleshoot lubrication problems effectively
• Four troubleshooting data-collection guidelines 
• How to recognize wear patterns on gear teeth
• 28 tips for preventing gear failures
• How to effectively troubleshoot bearing failures

 Lubrication and Oil Analysis Metrics

• Four metrics for measuring lubrication effectiveness
• How to track costs and savings
• Measuring the impact of lubrication excellence on RONA

Oil Drains, Flushing and Reservoir Management

• 10 ways to ensure sump lubricant health
• How to optimize interval-based oil changes
• Strategies for condition-based oil changes
• How to use a bleed-and-feed strategy for extending oil drains
• How to trend oil consumption ratios
• Best practices for oil draining and refilling
• Checklist of important machine accessories for inspections and sampling
• Seven strategic machine accessories for contamination control

Accessorizing New Equipment for Lubrication Excellence

• Checklist of important machine accessories for inspections and sampling
• 7 strategic machine accessories for contamination control

Lubricating Grease Application

• What to do before and after installing an electric motor
• How to calculate ideal relubrication volume for electric motors
• How to optimize bearing regreasing intervals
• Strategy for ultrasonic/ sonic-based regreasing volume
• How to determine bearing grease fill levels

Lubricant Application

• 7 important guidelines for lubricating plain bearings
• Considerations for proper worm gear lubrication
• Best practices for selecting and applying open gear lubricants
• Relubrication frequency recommendations for gear and grid couplings
• 14 best practices for steam turbine lubrication
• Best practices for process pump lubrication
• Best practices for lubricating compressors

Lubrication Fundamentals

• Factors that influence hydrodynamic lubrication
• Five things that can change oil film thickness
• How gear speed influences lubrication
• Seven lubrication factors for finding the “sweet spot” for energy consumption

Base Oils

• API base oil groups and why they are important
• How synthetic base oil properties compare
• Strengths, weaknesses and applications for six synthetic base oils
• Compatibility of eight seal materials with different fluid types

Viscosity and Viscosity Index

• Understanding the viscosity/temperature chart
• Cold-temperature motor oil viscosity basics
• How oil aging affects oil viscosity
• How slight errors in viscosity selection can result in wear and energy losses
• How to convert required operating temperature viscosity to ISO viscosity grades

Oxidation and Thermal Stability

• How antioxidants alter oil life
• How oxidation stability is measured and why it’s important
• Why varnish, sludge and deposits are a problem
• The typical sequence of events leading to varnish

Air Release and Foam Control

• Causes of poor air release and foaming in oil
• How to know when oil foam is a problem and how to troubleshoot
• Strategies for controlling aeration and foam

Lubricant Degradation

• How to detect mixed lubricants
• Five ways lubricants degrade irreparably
• Nine ways additives are rendered useless
• Lubricant shelf life – factors to control

Leakage Stability

• How fluid properties affect seal performance
• How to use dye for efficient leak detection
• Pros and cons of quick stop leak agents

Lubrication Selection and Consolidation

• The Seven critical factors when selecting grease
• Properties of grease that affect pumpability
• How service temperature affects different grease types
• How grease properties change due to incompatible mixtures
• Importance of grease properties by application
• Eight critical factors for selecting a lubricant
• Basic and advanced approaches for consolidating lubricants
• Matching lubricants to machines based on robustness, price and usage
• Managing the lubricant vendor service and delivery quality
• How new lubricant quality can be compromised
• How to read an oil can
• How to determine when to select a monograde vs. a multigrade oil
• Using bearing speed factors to determine NLGI numbers
• Selection criteria for electric motor grease
• 10 desired properties for refrigeration lubricants
• Five requirements for gear oils and why they are important
• How to decide when synthetic gear lubes are required
• Three methods for selecting gear oil viscosity
• Conditions when synthetic hydraulic fluids may be required
• How to select the correct hydraulic fluid viscosity
• How the hydraulic fluid selection process can save money
• Four important characteristics every chain lubricant should have