Lubricating oil serves as the lifeblood of rotating equipment used in industrial processes, facilitating peak performance, and ensuring optimal efficiency of the rotating equipment. It serves as a key repository of information on the health condition of the rotating equipment. This repository is accessed by Oil Condition Monitoring (OCM). What is OCM? OCM is a …
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Whilst it may not sound particularly exciting, oil condition monitoring is an essential process for any business that operates or manufactures rotating equipment such as turbines in power generating plants, gearboxes in wind turbines, and engines on shipping vessels. As a practice, it involves analysis of the physical and chemical properties of the lubricating oil …
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For industries heavily reliant on lubricated machinery, such as maritime, energy, mining, manufacturing etc., preventing breakdowns, eliminating downtime, and increasing uptime are essential. Equipment failure can lead to lost production and unnecessary maintenance costs which impact a business’ bottom line. Consequently, Condition Monitoring (CM); a non-destructive process of gathering and analysing data on equipment operation …
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