The Role of MPC & RULER in Monitoring the Presence of Varnish Condition monitoring is vital when trying to understand the health of your equipment. Different types of equipment require varying tests and frequencies. However, there are a number of tests which can be performed to determine the health of the lubricant. Typically, these traditional […]
Improving Reliability in Your rotating Equipment Assets—One Drop at a Time We all want to increase reliability, reduce downtime and maximize the life of our assets. Is this an impossible feat to be accomplished? Not if special considerations are taken when designing the maintenance tasks related to your equipment. If the maintenance tasks are […]
Our B Corp Journey Fluitec began its B Corp Journey over a year ago. After becoming the first and only Industrial lubricant company to become B Corp certified, we have seen tremendous changes to our organization and its impact on the world. When we became certified, we joined over 3,800 certified B Corporations in 150 […]
Can MPC Tests Become Part of a Standardized CM Program for Hydraulic Oils? Varnish is common in most oils, especially turbine oils, compressor oils, gear oils and hydraulic oils. Typically, the suite of tests used to monitor the onset of varnish in oils requires a large volume of oil from the system (in some cases […]
Can grease become oxidized? Typically, when we think about oxidation, oils are at the top of the list. However, greases can oxidize as well. Greases consist of base oil, additives and thickener, hence the base oil or thickener can become oxidized just as in regular oils. When a grease oxidizes, it will lose its capacity […]
