Fluitec Becomes World’s First Industrial Lubricant Company to Achieve B Corp Certification Fluitec is the first industrial lubricant company in the world to become B certified, joining over 3,800 certified B Corporations in 150 different industries. B Lab is a nonprofit organization that certifies B Corporations, in the way USGBC certifies LEED buildings. stands […]
Avoiding Hydraulic Fluid Failure Hydraulic fluids undergo some of the most extreme conditions, as such, they tend to degrade faster than most fluids. Over the last decade, we have seen OEMs reduce sump sizes by as much as 40% while clearances became tighter, efficiency demands increased and carbon footprints have been reduced. Generally, hydraulic systems […]
Does It Matter If I Flush Or Not?! Within the industry, the question of whether to flush between oil changes has been asked numerous times. “Is it cost effective, does it really make a difference to the system?” are also asked in tandem. Flushing is recommended in systems that have experienced varnish and in systems […]
Turbine Oil Flushing, Do We Really Need It? What is flushing? Within the industry, we’ve always heard that “flushing” should be done or there are particular conditions required to do a flush but what exactly is a flush? Is there one standard definition? As per ASTM D6349 (Standard guide for […]
How should Rotating Equipment Lube Oils in the Ammonia & Nitric Acid Industry be managed? Varnish in the fertilizer industry! Do you work in the fertilizer industry? If you do, then you know how critical it is for your compressors to be fully functional! Typically, we’ve seen compression gases such as ammonia, nitrogen, carbon […]
