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Modify Your Assets to Make it Easier to Execute Your Precision Lubrication Program
For asset-intensive industries, precision lubrication is a fundamental cornerstone of a well-engineered maintenance program. While not complex, precision lubrication requires meticulous execution of simple time- and condition-based maintenance tasks. Basic tasks, such...
Fight Lubricant Proliferation
If you use a large variety of lubricants, consider the benefits of a consolidation process. By Mark Barnes, PhD CMRP, Des-Case Corp. In the past 23 years I’ve spent a lot of time in plants evaluating lubrication practices across a multitude of industries including...
Des-Case Launches Remote Diagnostic Monitoring Solution
Des-Case introduces the new IIoT full-service remote diagnostic monitoring solution to help protect industrial assets from lubrication-related failures. Read the full Press Release Here.
When Water & Oil Mix, Assets Suffer
Controlling the amount of water contamination in your lubricants will extend rotating-equipment life. By Mark Barnes, PhD CMRP, Des-Case Corp. From an early age, we learn that oil and water do not mix. While that is not exactly true in the lubrication world, it is...
The Heart of Healthy Lubrication Systems – Interview with Mexico Business Publishing
Joanna Chisholm, Business Development Coordinator for Latin America sat down with Alejandro Ehrenberg from Mexico Business Publishing earlier this month to discuss current industry trends and the basics of healthy lubrication systems. Mexico Business Publishing is an...
An Overview of Preventive Maintenance | Descase
What is Preventive Maintenance? Your equipment needs consistent maintenance and the level of maintenance is driven by the maintenance strategy identified. Preventive maintenance is useful when a proactive maintenance strategy is not cost effective for an asset....
How to Conduct Oil Analysis
Oils are fluids that play a vital role in keeping your assets running smoothly. Knowing the condition of your oil provides important information on the overall health of your assets and helps you track its performance. Why perform an oil analysis? Analysis and...
Know Your Kappa Values
If your bearings require grease lubrication, reliable long-term performance is determined by the Kappa value. By Mark Barnes, PhD CMRP, Des-Case Corp. Selecting the correct lubricant for rotating or reciprocating assets is the most fundamental aspect of any...
A Guide to Oil Filtration
Everyone is interested in extending life…and a company’s equipment is no exception. While our equipment won’t last forever, more and more companies are looking for processes and products that will help keep them up and running. Reduced downtime, increased lubricant...
What is a Lube Room and Why is it Important?
A lube room is just what it sounds like: a room or area in a facility where lubricant is stored. But in order for your plant’s lube room to help you achieve your reliability goals, you need to know more than that. First, there’s the room itself. It should be in an...
