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Case study: failed greased bearing cost £100k by not sampling. Don't make the same mistake.

Case study: failed greased bearing cost £100k by not sampling. Don’t make the same mistake.

February 19, 2018 Adam Cutler

This was an interesting sample I came across recently, I thought I would make into a case study. The bearing…

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Posted in: Lube Oils
Learn oil analysis and the the case of the contaminated fuel

Learn oil analysis and the the case of the contaminated fuel

February 13, 2018 Adam Cutler

An interesting case I had recently where I was asked to do a bit of independent consultancy after 5 small…

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Posted in: Lube Oils
Can you make your lube oil last 5000 years?

Can you make your lube oil last 5000 years?

February 9, 2018 Adam Cutler

I recently had a long weekend in the south of England and did a little sight seeing getting the most…

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Posted in: Lube Oils
Varnish is like cholesterol in your machinery

Varnish is like cholesterol in your machinery

February 5, 2018 Adam Cutler 1 Comment

Varnish has become a popular term in the industry in recent years although it has been around since the first…

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Posted in: Lube Oils
Why you should be sampling your car oil, fuel and coolant?

Why you should be sampling your car oil, fuel and coolant?

January 23, 2018 Adam Cutler

Oil analysis is often spoken about in terms of large diggers, ships, production machinery in factories, power generation, and large…

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Posted in: Lube Oils
Particle counting - determine fluid cleanliness ISO4406 / NAS / SAE4059

Particle counting – determine fluid cleanliness ISO4406 / NAS / SAE4059

January 19, 2018 Adam Cutler

Particle count – Particle counts measure the relative cleanliness of a fluid. This can be performed at different particle sizes…

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Posted in: Lube Oils
Making £1M decisions may be as simple as saying start or stop, but oil analysis makes sure it's the right one.

Making £1M decisions may be as simple as saying start or stop, but oil analysis makes sure it’s the right one.

January 10, 2018 Adam Cutler

Million pound or Million dollar decisions are often used as the proverbial phrase to denote the importance of a decision.…

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Posted in: Lube Oils
If you had a tool that could predict an accident to save lives and saved you money at the same time, would you not use it?

If you had a tool that could predict an accident to save lives and saved you money at the same time, would you not use it?

Adam Cutler

If you had a tool that could predict an accident and actually saved you money too, would you not use…

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Posted in: Lube Oils
Changing components based on predicted life models is just a best guess

Changing components based on predicted life models is just a best guess

January 2, 2018 Adam Cutler

There are a few types of maintenance strategies a company can adopt. You can do run to failure aka reactive…

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Posted in: Lube Oils
New year resolution: do oil analysis

New year resolution: do oil analysis

January 1, 2018 Adam Cutler

Each January millions across the world start on their New Years resolutions whether it be giving up smoking, cutting down…

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Posted in: Lube Oils

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