As the mercury starts to rise and warmer days approach, fleet managers know the importance of preparing their vehicles for the challenges that come with higher temperatures. Spring is the perfect time ...
Proper lubrication is integral to ensuring the functionality of components and systems within heavy-duty machinery. “If there’s a bushing, bearing or gear, something that is rotating or sliding in ...
HUNTINGTON, Ind., July 19, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Shuttleworth, a leader in automated product handling solutions, has developed a family of preventative maintenance kits to keep Shuttleworth ...
Wear control, lubrication and filtration company Filter Focus has assisted Germiston-based precious metals refiner Rand Refinery in significantly reducing its operational expenditure from R2.4-million ...
In a study conducted by a major component manufacturer, improper lubrication accounts for 53% of all bearing failures, a major cause of equipment downtime and significant maintenance costs. The ...
Improper lubrication is one of the leading causes of premature bearing failure, often resulting in unplanned downtime, equipment damage, and lost productivity. Achieving proper lubrication is not only ...
For most manufacturers, machine downtime can cost thousands or even millions of dollars. Small investments in preventive maintenance, however, can prevent downtime and pay for themselves many times ...
Every contractor running a cold milling machine knows the grind isn’t just under the cutter drum. A Wirtgen W-220 XFi milling machine has 63 grease points, and each one needs to be hit with various ...
Machine and equipment manufacturers are feeling more pressure than ever to cut costs without sacrificing machine performance, a balance that can be difficult to achieve. OEMs often overlook a simple ...
This dual-line automatic lubrication system features metering units that provide precise metering and lubrication intervals, even at low ambient temperatures and with large distances between the pump ...
Spreading the gospel of automatic-lubrication systems throughout the construction industry has been a matter of evangelism, not product innovation, according to Kenneth Walsh, who manages marketing ...