Gravity and Wick Lubricators
In the realm of machinery maintenance, ensuring optimal lubrication levels poses a significant challenge often resulting in either over-lubrication or under-lubrication. Manual lubrication, while straightforward,…
Viscosity: Understanding Its Central Role in Lubrication
Viscosity is the single most important lubricant performance characteristic. The emphasis is not solely on its bulk property but extends to how viscosity interacts with…
A Guide to Extreme Pressure Additives in Lubricants: How They Protect Metal Surfaces
Extreme pressure additives are components added to lubricants that help prevent metal-to-metal contact when loads are extremely high. They work chemically with the metal surfaces…
How to Analyse a Used Oil Analysis Report
Maximising the Value of Oil Analysis in Business Maintenance In my many on-site business visits, I’ve observed that approximately 90 to 95% of businesses utilise…
A Simple Guide to Hydraulic Fluid Selection
Selecting the appropriate hydraulic fluid can sometimes be overwhelming due to the numerous available options. Here we will simplify the process by discussing a framework…
PAGs – the Good and the Bad of Using them in Industrial Lubricants
Rafe’s Take Polyalkylene Glycol (PAG) lubricants have been gaining attention in the industry for their many benefits, including better lubricity and friction control. However, the…
The Chemistry of Polyalkylene Glycol (PAG) Lubricants
Rafe’s View Polyalkylene Glycols (PAGs) are versatile polymers widely used across a range of industries. They have gained a reputation within the lubricants industry as…
How does the lubricant change between different compressor types? 
As an application, compressors are unique due to their variability – they present as a wide array of compressor types (centrifugal, axial, vane, reciprocating, oil…
The Effect of Gases on Compressor Oils
Gas compressors are used to compress many different gases and mixtures. These range from inert gases like hydrogen, nitrogen, or helium, to reactive gases such…
Ash in Gas Engine Oils
WHAT IS SULPHATED ASH? Sulphated Ash (Sulfated Ash) is the percentage of oil that remains after burning it, treating the initial residue with sulphuric acids,…