Protecting Lubricants in Standby and Intermittent Service
Greg Livingstone (Fluitec) & Vanda Franco (Petrotec) A Technical Guide for Reliability Engineers Managing Turbines, Compressors, and Gearboxes …
Upcoming Lubrication Academies
Minyoun Chengdu Wuhou Hotel, China
Wed-Thur 12-13 Aug, 2026
A public Lubrication Academy event held in collaboration with Finta in China.
What Will We Cover?
• Rotating Equipment Fundamentals
• Lubricant Degradation & Varnish Control
• Turbine Oil Selection & Contamination Control
• Lubricant State-of-the-art Solutions
• Wind Turbine Hydraulics
• MPC & RULER® Training inclusive of hands-on demo on
Day 2
Why Should You Attend?
• Prevent Multi-Million Dollar Failures
• Maximize Asset Reliability
• Boost Energy Efficiency & Sustainability
• Access Expert Knowledge
• Practical, Actionable Insights
• Networking & Peer Learning
Past Lubrication Academies
2016 – Manchester, UK
2017 – Qatar
2017 – Copenhagen, Salt Lake City, Arizona, Houston
2018 – Cairo, Bilbao, Las Vegas, Bali
2019 – Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok
2020 – Arizona
NEWS & INSIGHTS
Find Out What We’ve Been Up To!
The New Zero Starts in the Reservoir: Eliminating Waste Across the Lubrication Lifecycle
One million operating hours on the original oil charge — and roughly US$1M in avoided costs. See how additive replenishment is rewriting the maintenance and carbon model for industrial lubrication. Read "The New Zero Starts in the Reservoir" in Maintonia Edition 11.
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Lubricant Varnish: What We’ve Learned and What We Still Don’t Know
25 years of research have transformed how we detect, treat, and understand lubricant varnish — but critical gaps remain. Here's where the science stands today.
Data Centers Are Redefining What a Lubricant Is
The fastest-growing fluid market for companies like ExxonMobil, Shell, FUCHS, Castrol, and Lubrizol has nothing to do with turbines, hydraulic presses, or gearboxes. It’s a stainless steel tank full of servers submerged in dielectric fluid.