L.E.T.S. — The Four Parameters That Should Drive Every Lubricant Selection

by Danny Stephens | Jul 13, 2026 | Lubrication Fundamentals Series

Lubrication Fundamentals Series — Week 14 Fourteen weeks ago we started with a simple premise: education is the most powerful tool in lubrication. Every article since has built on that premise — wear modes, lubricating films, viscosity, base oils, oxidation,...

Automatic Lubrication Systems — When They Work and When They Don’t

by Danny Stephens | Jul 7, 2026 | Lubrication Fundamentals Series

Lubrication Fundamentals Series — Week 13 Last week we established that over-lubrication destroys bearings as surely as under-lubrication — and that the correct quantity is a calculation, not a feeling. This week we look at the technology designed to solve that...

Over-Lubrication Is a Real Problem — and It’s More Common Than You Think

by Danny Stephens | Jun 30, 2026 | Lubrication Fundamentals Series

Lubrication Fundamentals Series — Week 12 Ask most maintenance technicians whether too much grease can hurt a bearing, and the instinctive answer is no. Grease protects. Grease prevents wear. If a little grease is good, more grease seems like it should be better — or...

Grease — The Most Misunderstood Lubricant in the Plant

by Danny Stephens | Jun 23, 2026 | Lubrication Fundamentals Series

Lubrication Fundamentals Series — Week 11 Walk into any maintenance storeroom in any industrial facility and you will find grease. Tubes of it, cartridges of it, pails of it — in different colors, different grades, different brands, stacked on shelves with varying...

Contamination — The Silent Killer in Every Lubrication System

by Danny Stephens | Jun 15, 2026 | Lubrication Fundamentals Series

Lubrication Fundamentals Series — Week 10 Every week in this series we have looked at a different way lubrication can fail. Wrong viscosity. Wrong film type for the conditions. Oxidation beyond service life. Each one is a real failure mode with real consequences. This...

Oxidation, Flash Point, and Pour Point — The Properties That Protect Your Equipment

by Danny Stephens | Jun 10, 2026 | Lubrication Fundamentals Series

Lubrication Fundamentals Series — Week 9 Last week we looked at what is actually inside your lubricant — the base oil, the additive package, and in grease, the thickener. This week we look at three properties that determine how that formulation holds up under the...