Viscosity is the utmost characteristic of a lubricant. The definition of lubricant viscosity is the fluid’s resistance to flow and shear. This resistance is measured by two different methods. Sometimes this can be confusing. This article explains the differences.
If your lubrication operation were a hospital blood bank, would patients feel confident that transfusions would sustain life, or would they envision a shorter life expectancy? The often-used analogy of lubricants as the lifeblood of equipment makes sense.
After you identify your equipment lubrication requirements and match the types of lubricants for your applications and operating environments, you must choose from the different brands of lubricants or even the different types of lubricants from your supplier. For example, should you buy the best synthetic or semi-synthetic, since you’ve heard that synthetics are better? How do you decide what is best for your business, not necessarily what’s best for your supplier?
Machines fail for a reason. They’re not supposed to wear out. Humans are at the root of the vast majority of these failures. It’s also humans that can intervene and restore plants to healthy and sustained operation. This is not an imaginary concept but rather a living reality in a growing number of companies today.
“Is it practical to add additives to oil after it has been depleted? If so, what types of oil additives could be added and how is this done? Are there companies that offer this service?”
