Lubrication for Industry, 2/e
 
                         Author:  Kenneth Bannister
 
         256 pages,   Year:  August 2006    ISBN (0-8311-)3278-7
 
                                Price $ 39.95
 
 
Overview
With over 70% of bearing failures attributed to ineffective lubrication practices,
no one involved in asset management can afford to pass up this new edition!
As a clear, concise, practical introduction to the world of industrial lubrication,
the second edition dispels the myths surrounding lubrication and helps users
develop a keen sense and understanding of how lubrication directly and indirectly
impacts machine reliability, availability, and ultimately, the bottom line.What’s
more, it provides readers with practical advice that will allow them to put in
place a viable lubrication management program and effectively troubleshoot
lubrication related problems immediately, while offering essential information
required to significantly reduce equipment downtime and increase life cycle
management. It is a significant source that provides vital information and practical
methods not currently taught in trade apprenticeship and engineering programs.
 
Features
Formatted in an easy to read style.
Clarifies the subject matter that is often seen as a "black art", by dispelling its myths.
Reviews how bearing, lubricant, and lubrication system manufacturers approach the world
        of lubrication in different ways, and how this affects the reader.
Delivers easy to understand lubricant requirement calculations that are rarely disclosed
        by the lubrication companies.
Explains in a step-by-step process for the first time, exactly how to consistently
        manually lubricate a bearing.
Describes how to write an effective Preventive Maintenance job task in objective
       language to assure consistent work completion every time.
Explains how lubrication is the cornerstone of perimeter based maintenance.
Illustrates to the reader why the grease gun is responsible for so many bearing
        failures, and how the reader can dramatically increase bearing life with just a
        few simple steps.
Contents
  Lubrication History
  Lubrication for Profit
  Lubrication Theory
  Lubricants
  How Much and How Often ?
  Selecting a Lubrication Delivery System
  Preventive and Predictive Maintenance
  Health, Safety, Storage and Handling
  Filtration
 
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