lubrication and wear News

Cost-efficient and environmentally friendly wind energy

Gearbox failure is the primary reason for downtime in a wind turbine and is extremely costly to replace. One of the main and most damaging causes of gearbox failure is ferrous metal contamination under 10 microns in size which leads to bearing failure. Metal contamination, the primary contaminant produced by gear wear, suspends in the lubrication oil causing premature bearing failure as it ...

Aug. 26, 2009

By One Eye Industries Inc.
Oil Lubricated Rollers

CPM-Europe has developed a revolutionary oil-based lubrication system for the rollers of the pellet mill. This newly developed system has a number of benefits that offer significantly lower operational cost compared to regular grease-lubricated rollers, as well as strongly improved process control. Technical description The oil-based lubrication system is a system using forced oil circulation ...

Oct. 3, 2014

By CPM Europe BV
ASTM D7484 - 11 Standard Test Method for evaluation of automotive engine oils for valve-train wear performance in Cummins ISB medium-duty diesel engine

This test method was developed to assess the performance of a heavy-duty engine oil in controlling engine wear under operating conditions selected to accelerate soot production and valve-train wear in a turbocharged and aftercooled four-cycle diesel engine with sliding tappet followers equipped with exhaust gas recirculation hardware. The design of the engine used ...

Dec. 8, 2011

By ASTM International
U.S. Department of Energy Projects Win 31 R&D 100 Awards for 2014

U.S. Department of Energy researchers have won 31 of the 100 awards given out this year by R&D Magazine for the most outstanding technology developments with promising commercial potential. The R&D 100 awards, sometimes called the “Oscars of Innovation,” are given annually in recognition of exceptional new products or processes that were developed and introduced into the ...

Jul. 11, 2014

By US Department of Energy

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Cost-efficient and environmentally friendly wind energy

Oil Lubricated Rollers

ASTM D7484 - 11 Standard Test Method for evaluation of automotive engine oils for valve-train wear performance in Cummins ISB medium-duty diesel engine

U.S. Department of Energy Projects Win 31 R&D 100 Awards for 2014

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