Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation
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ML www . machinerylubrication.com | September - October 2018 | 43 Global Training Calendar ICML certification testing is available for most of the courses listed. Visit www.lubecouncil.org for certification information and test dates. For updated dates and locations visit Noria.com/train October MACHINERY LUBRICATION LEVEL II Barranquilla, Colombia • October 2 – 4, 2018 LUBRICATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Eibar, Spain • October 9 – 11, 2018 LUBRICATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Mexico City, Mexico • October 23 – 24, 2018 MACHINERY LUBRICATION LEVEL I Mexico City, Mexico • October 23 – 25, 2018 MACHINERY LUBRICATION LEVEL II Mexico City, Mexico • October 24 – 25, 2018 TRANSFORMER FLUID CONDITION MONITORING Eibar, Spain • October 30 – 31, 2018 OIL ANALYSIS LEVEL II Quito, Ecuador • October 30 – 1, 2018 LUBRICATION-ENABLED RELIABILITY WORKSHOP Antofagasta, Chile • October 30 – 31, 2018 November OIL ANALYSIS LEVEL III Lima, Peru • November 6 – 8, 2018 HOW TO INTERPRET AN OIL ANALYSIS REPORT WORKSHOP Leon, Mexico • November 12 – 13, 2018 OIL ANALYSIS LEVEL III Leon, Mexico • November 14 – 16, 2018 HOW TO INTERPRET AN OIL ANALYSIS REPORT WORKSHOP Bogota, Colombia • November 28 – 29, 2018 Beyond spending time with fellow team- mates in the physical plant, employees can also find this esprit de corps through profes- sional associations, volunteer activities, and even in virtual communities where they can regularly exchange ideas, establish long-dis- tance friendships, showcase their expertise and conduct networking. For the lubrication practitioner who needs a job to be more than just a paycheck or who seeks a broader network of associates than is available in his or her immediate workplace, participating in such opportunities can bring a greater level of personal satisfaction. And satisfaction is important, because happy employees are the best employees to have on your lubrication crew. ey are inherently productive and confident, motivated to do their best, and more likely to stay with your organization. ICML's Role In as much as ICML exists to help practi- tioners, it seems fitting that the organization provides opportunities for certified practi- tioners to be a part of something bigger than themselves, to see and be seen, to visit and build a community. Because its certified prac- titioners are spread across the globe, ICML's online presence is as good a place as any to get started with virtual camaraderie. is brings us back to the subject of online discussions for lubrication and oil analysis professionals. Even while developing new website content these past few months, ICML has depended on its Twitter and LinkedIn group channels to serve as community forums of sorts, with the idea that such forums can help foster camaraderie. ese venues make it easy for members and partners — in fact, all friends of ICML — to share articles, ideas, links, questions and answers about anything related to lubrication or oil analysis. ese channels are also suitable for broader social support, which Riordan notes can include such matters as "rooting for each other on promo- tions, consoling each other about mistakes (and) giving advice." ICML does what it can to seed these venues with starter topics and links to relevant articles, but the real community only grows out of personal engagement from certified practitioners and group members. True virtual community and camaraderie is organic; it can only be crowdsourced. What types of starter topics does ICML find and post? Almost anything that deals generally with vendor-neutral stories that are relevant to its mission, market and members. Addition- ally, as the organization adds website content, it will also steer followers to ICML-sponsored success stories, case studies and blog posts. In the meantime, it scours the internet to prompt community engagement with a grab bag of Twitter topics and retweets about manufac- turing news, people power, lubrication incidents, ICML exams, opinion articles and more. Of course, it's not necessarily easy to grow cama- raderie through a virtual community, so these Twitter and LinkedIn channels are just a start. Years from now when you are retired from industry, what do you think you will miss more: lubrication tasks or the camaraderie of your colleagues and friends? As mentioned previously, ICML is pursuing a number of community opportunities as part of a larger strategy so that 2019 will be a more fruitful and memorable year filled with comradeship for all certified members. ML