STUCK AND seized parts are the bane of any engineer's life. But a specialist penetrant can ease the seizure, where brute force alone fails.

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THE COMPANY is looking to broaden its range of specialist products developed for industry. It needs 3,000 professionals to give their feedback on its new Fast Release Penetrant and Fast Acting Degreaser. In what is believed to be an industry first, the company is giving away 6,000 products.

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ONE OF the key learnings from COVID-19 is the importance of industrial expertise. UK manufacturers who worked together to produce over 14,000 ventilators during the pandemic [1], is just one example of how collaboration and knowledge-sharing has helped drive recovery.

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AFTER A challenging 18 months, growth for the UK manufacturing sector is set to double this year [1]. Despite production lines gathering speed, challenges such as a widening skills gap, increasing demand and unplanned downtime risk are still prevalent. Optimised operations depend on reliable equipment, which in turn depends on an effective maintenance programme:

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AS MODERN machines have evolved, so have lubrication systems and, as the oil film between system components is only a few microns thick – invisible to the human eye – it is essential to control and monitor contamination effectively, explains CP Lubricants.

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SHELL HAS announced it will offer customers carbon neutral lubricants across a range of products for passenger cars, heavy duty diesel engine and industrial applications. This initiative meets a growing desire from consumer and commercial vehicle drivers to lower their carbon footprint.

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INDUSTRIAL LUBRICANTS specialist, ROCOL has launched a new heavy duty grease to support crane boom maintenance regimes.

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SKF has extended the capability of its Enlight ProCollect portable data collection system, enabling maintenance engineers to plan lubrication routes around a factory or process operation.

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Using a special applicator, a new chain lubrication application (CLA) system from iwis permanently delivers lubricant to the chain drive and other components to help ensure a long chain service life economically, cleanly and with precision.

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Industry’s growing desire for non-hazardous products that offer the same performance is driving the introduction of a major product update by a leading manufacturer of professional cleaning and maintenance chemicals.

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While it is important to understand the benefits of fresh oil, Miller Oils explains that it is also important to understand how it interacts with the machinery it lubricates, and what the oil looks like days, weeks, months and even years down the line.

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Viper WRL, an Australian owned company, manufactures and supplies wire rope lubrication equipment to the marine, petrochemical, mining and manufacturing industries.

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Donghua provides a hot-dipped chain lubrication facility in its Midlands workshop and has now launched a hot wax lubrication service.

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Bob Wood, technical engineer at Total Lubricants, reports that almost a third (28%) of industrial equipment failure is a result of inadequate lubricant maintenance and incorrect lubrication, with the likely impact potentially running into millions of pounds for UK businesses.

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Rotalube Systems reports that it has fitted the largest applicator ever manufactured to suit a 12in pitch chain on a ThyssenKrupp Circular Re-claimer.

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SKF's new LRM2 lubrication remote monitor is compatible with oil or grease and designed for use with lubrication systems that cannot be checked daily due to the nature or position of the application.

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Total showcased its high performance lubricants, coolants and added-value services to delegates at Hillhead 2018. 

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Vaisala’s OptimusTM OPT100 DGA monitor for critical power transformers assesses transformer oil for the presence of moisture and seven different gases. By tracking real-time levels of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, ethane, ethylene and acetylene, the OPT 100 gives asset owners an understanding of the condition and health of a transformer, enabling them to make informed, proactive maintenance decisions.

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Rotalube Systems reports that it has fitted the largest applicator ever manufactured, to suit a 12 inch pitch chain on a ThyssenKrupp Circular Re-claimer and has reduces oil consumption by 6000 to 7000 litres per year.

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Klüber Lubrication has developed homogeneous lubricants using water as a functional constituent. This approach is said to offer benefits both in terms of lubricant performance and sustainability.

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