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Machinery Lubrication September 2025
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Listen up, maintenance professionals. I'm about to tell you something that's going to make you uncomfortable, and frankly, I don't care if it hurts your feelings. Your manufacturing operation is failing, your assets are running the show, and you're following orders from machines that should be following orders from you.
As a Lubrication Specialist in a food-grade facility, I face unique challenges that must be considered when selecting and using food-grade lubricants. I work at Blue Buffalo, where we make dog and cat food, but our guidelines—set by the FDA and NSF—are the same as those followed by our sister companies producing human food.
Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants, or EALs, have emerged as crucial in minimizing the ecological impact of lubrication without compromising performance. But what exactly are EALs, and why are they important?
Who should lead your plant’s lubrication program? In this episode of Gear Talk, host Wes Cash sits down with Noria’s Travis Richardson to unpack what makes a true lube champion.
Maintenance technology is advancing at a breathtaking pace. Connected worker technology offers organizations of all sizes a real opportunity to minimize capital spend and operating costs while improving equipment availability, safety, and asset longevity.
The decision to make a lubricant change within a machine should always be carefully evaluated. With greases, as opposed to oils, it is especially important to be cautious when switching from one lubricant type to another. Due to grease’s fundamental properties, it can be difficult to remove all of the old grease before introducing new grease to a machine.
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