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Be Featured in the Next 'Get to Know' Section WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE FEATURED IN THE NEXT "GET TO KNOW" section or know someone who should be profiled in an upcoming issue of Machinery Lubrication magazine? Nominate yourself or fellow lubrication professionals by emailing a photo and contact information to editor@noria.com. Q: How does your company view machinery lubrication in terms of importance and overall business strategy? A: Our company views machiner y lubri- cation as a critical part of our overall maintenance program. Through a comprehensive oil analysis program and a well-developed hydrocarbon manage- ment program, we are able to show significant savings in maintenance costs ever y year that in return contribute to the company being one of the lowest cost coal producers in the world. Q: What do you see as some of the more important trends taking place in the lubrication and oil analysis field? A: Given the fact the majority of my time and expertise are spent in the monitoring of our industrial diesel engines, I would say some of the most important trends I am seeing are in the up-and-coming lower emissions standards that are challenging the industry. The ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuels and exhaust gas after-treatment processes that will be required in the Tier-4 engine designs have also led to significant changes in oil and fuel formulations. In addition, the use of full-flow spin-on oil filters is giving way to more efficient centrifugal filtration units, which in turn has changed the way we view standard oil analysis and filter debris analysis. Q: What has made your company decide to put more emphasis on machinery lubrication? A: Several things have brought machiner y lubrication into the spotlight in our company. I would say the largest contributor is communication. We have leadership that is second to none. Our reliability department is relatively young, being assembled in the past f ive years. The strong leadership and management of our department has been the vehicle that has enabled our successes to be communicated to both the site management and corporate management levels. Having that level of leadership and team members who are truly experts in their f ields has given us the credibility with senior management to trust in what we do. www.machinerylubrication.com | November - December 2014 | 49 • Ef cient, Transparent, Fast • Customer-Driven Services • Industry Experience • Technical Expertise • In-Depth Analysis Better Service, Better Results Scan to get your copy or visit http://apexoillab.com/mlm-11122014/ 1-844-APEX-OIL apexoillab.com Free Get a Copy of "Trifecta of Equipment Reliability" Expect More From an Oil Lab Set Your Expectations High We'll Meet You There