Check valves are the simplest form of hydraulic devices in that they permit free oil flow in one direction and block oil flow in the opposite direction. Check valves may also be used as a directional or pressure control in a hydraulic system.
When Are Food-grade Lubricants Required?
“Which types of machinery require food-grade lubricants?”
There is not a specific type of equipment that requires food-grade lubricants. Instead, the requirement is based on the application. Any application in which there is a possibility of incidental contact or intentional direct contact with food would require the use of food-grade lubricants.
How to Prevent Equipment Failures with Wear Debris Analysis
Lubricated components fail for a variety of reasons. These reasons can be categorized based on the type of failure, specifically early failures, random or event-dependent failures, and condition-based failures.
4 critical technologies for your lubrication program
Bearings are essential to any facility’s continued operation. That’s why lubrication is so critical for reliability maintenance engineering and physical asset management.
Benefits of Lubricant Consolidation
When beginning its lubrication program, the Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corp. (IKEC) in Madison, Indiana, had an old lube room that was dusty, dirty and wet when it rained. Cross-contamination was widespread. There were no desiccant breathers, and the same pumps were used to remove oil from all the drums. The manual dumping rig also presented a safety hazard to employees.
