Everyone
knows that implementing and
following best practices in
lubrication is a fundamental
part of a machine’s
reliability yet there are
still lots of machine
failures related to poor
lubrication.
Does this
mean the market is flooded
with poor quality
lubricants? Certainly not as
statistics shows that only a
small percentage of failures
are caused by poor quality
lubricant products.
Statistics also show that
most failures are caused by
poor lubrication practices.
Usually
lubrication performance is
evaluated through laboratory
analysis and temperature
monitoring. But greases are
difficult to analyze after
being used and a temperature
rise is not always
indicative of a marginal
lubrication condition.
Now, thanks
to ultrasound monitoring
there are new and more
reliable ways to evaluate
the performance of
lubrication.
