Keep Your Oil Clean, Cool, and Dry: A Resolution for 2025
With the arrival of a new year, there’s a natural urge to hit the reset button and refocus on the basics—the simple truths that keep…
Category: Industrial
Addressing Workforce Challenges in the Lubricants Industry: Insights from the 2024 Talent Report
The lubricants industry is in the midst of a fascinating transition. After diving into the Lubricants Talent Report 2024, a few key insights really stood…
The Future of Lubrication Careers: Shrinking Industry, Expanding Opportunities
Change is inevitable in the lubrication industry. From the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) to increasing sustainability demands, our field is evolving. While this may…
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 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…
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,…