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Lubrication
Plant maintenance conference sets up in Edmonton in February
Toronto,ON — The Canadian Institute brings back its Plant Maintenance & Asset Reliability conference, pro…
Toronto Transit Commission to recover and reuse used lubricants
Toronto, ON — Safety-Kleen Canada Inc., has been awarded a three-year contract by the Toronto Transit Commiss…
Vogel lubrication systems integrated into the SKF brand
Burlington, ON — SKF Canada, Toronto, ON, reports that its Vogel brand of lubrication products will be sold in the…
Conference to feature 26 sessions on machinery lubrication and oil analysis
Columbus, OH — The Reliable Plant 2009 conference and exhibition will take place September 1-3 in Columbus, OH. Th…
STLE and Chemidex announce strategic partnership
Park Ridge, IL — STLE has announced a new partnership with Chemidex, LLC (chemidex.com) – an online, industry-spec…
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Ultrasonic System Listens And Measures
According to bearing manufacturers, lubrication problems account for 36% of bearing failures — and over-lubrication is a more frequent cause of these failures than under-lubrication. As a result, sev…
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Food Contamination Threats And Food-Grade Lubricants
Lubricant contamination has always been a concern in the food and beverage processing industry. A major accident could cause a company to make a massive recall that could be devastating to its brand r…
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CFIA Approves Greases For Food Processing Facilities
SKF carries a broad line of industrial bearing greases. LGAP 0, LGAP 1 and LGAP 2 general-purpose, industrial and automotive bearing greases consist of a mineral-oil-based lithium soap thickened greas…
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Tips On Caster Greasing
Problem: We tend to ignore our casters, and then they give us trouble. Should we be lubricating them? Solution: Greasing both the caster swivel and the wheel serves three purposes: it prevents rusting…
Worldwide Lubricant Market Approaches $50 Billion
Cleveland, OH — Global lubricant demand is forecast to reach 40.5 million metric tons in 2012, according to a 428-page study published earlier this year by the Freedonia Group Inc., World Lubricants …
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Setting Up An Effective Oil Analysis Program
Implementation and training costs are extremely low compared to the hundreds of thousands of dollars that will be saved by predicting when problems may occur and then effectively planning and scheduli…
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The Biggest Lube Problems
The biggest problems regarding industrial lubrication were identified in a recent interview with Mike Deckert, vice-president at Flo Components Ltd., Mississauga, ON, an automatic greasing systems spe…
STLE Toronto golf day set for June 4
Toronto, ON — The STLE Toronto Section Golf Day takes place Thursday June 4, 2009, at the Brae Ben Golf Course in …
New line of environmentally friendly lubricants launched
Mississauga, ON — Petro-Canada has released a suite of products from its current line-up that possess environmenta…
Investments shape Chevron for growth, company reports
New York, NY — Chevron Corp. says it is well-positioned to deal with difficult market conditions, given its strong…
ExxonMobil focuses on long term with record levels of investment in future projects
New York, NY — Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to invest at record levels — between $25 billion and $30 billion annually …
STLE ’09 features 30 papers on lubrication fundamentals
Lake Buena Vista, FL — Interested in lubrication fundamentals? Trying to prepare for any of STLE’s four certificat…
Silicone technology helps make wind energy a breeze
Midland, MI — Silicones are helping wind energy become one of the world’s fastest growing sources of renewable power with technologies that improve turbine reliability, increase efficiency and reduce costs. In 2007, capacity expansions in North America, Europe and China…
Lubrication expert receives NLGI’s highest honour
Fairfax, VA — John P. Doner, a 30-year company employee of ExxonMobil, recently earned the National Lubricat…
STLE explains lubrication certification process
Toronto, ON — According to its Toronto Section chapter, the STLE (Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineer…
