May - June 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ML
COVER STORY
How To Build An Award-Winning Lubrication Program
INSIDE THE ASCEND
TM
CHART
Lubricant Selection 14
How Important is Oil Level
Control in Optimizing Bearing,
Gear and Engine Reliability?
Lubricant Reception & Storage 16
Supply Chain Crisis: Ensure at You Have
the Right Lubricants on Hand
Lubricant Handling & Application 20
Five Common Mistakes Made when
Developing an Inspection Route
Contamination Control
& Lubrication Reconditioning 28
Aeration and Foam: Good for Beer,
Bad for Oil
Condition Monitoring 32
Particle Counting: Why Smaller Particles
Lead to Big Trouble
Energy Conservation,
Health & Environment 36
Must be Something in the Water:
Aqueous Toxicity
OUTSIDE CONTRIBUTORS
Lubrication Program 24
How to Sell a Lube Program to Plant
Management: In a Word — Creditability
DEPARTMENTS
Lube-Tips 18
Supermarket 19
8
AS I SEE IT
e Seven Levels to Lubrication Excellence
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