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    Ask the Experts: How food-grade lubrication certification is shaping industry standards
    Members of the International Council for Machinery Lubrication reveal why the new FPL badge was built and what it means for food-grade lubrication.
    Maintenance Mindset: Unlocking the potential of ICML 55.1 — Best practices for lubrication management
    The ICML 55.1 standard aligns with ISO 55001 principles to enhance machinery lubrication management, improve equipment uptime, and extend asset lifespan.
    Podcast: From frontline worker to plant manager — Leadership lessons in manufacturing
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, James Lane from Trivium Packaging discusses how to keep 14 production lines running 24/7 while training the next generation...
    Podcast: Oil analysis can boost equipment reliability, but only if you use the data
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Mike Holloway from 5th Order Industry explores how AI is changing tribology, and how many plants really know how to...
    Maintenance Mindset: Integrating AI and human expertise for effective oil analysis
    AI can address surface-level efficiency, but it requires human insight to ensure it is used ethically and responsibly.
    Maintenance Mindset: What is the CBS program, and how can it boost your bearing knowledge?
    The Certified Bearing Specialist program offers a comprehensive certification to enhance bearing knowledge for professionals in sales, distribution, and maintenance.
    Maintenance Mindset: It's the end of oil analysis as we know it … and I feel fine
    Discover the potential of AI in oil analysis while heeding T.S. Eliot's cautionary message.
    Maintenance Mindset: Why oil analysis fails for most — but automation can change that
    The shift towards automation and AI in oil analysis is already happening, and will move much of this work out of the lab and back onsite.
    Debunking 12 common lubrication myths with best-practice realities
    Proper training, adherence to best practices, and regular oil analysis can help organizations avoid common lubrication pitfalls.
    Maintenance Mindset: Meet the winners of the DOD's 2024 Maintenance Innovation Challenge
    Out of 77 entrants in categories from condition-based maintenance to logistics and inspections, the two big winners were mixed reality tele-maintenance and on-aircraft cold spray...
    Maintenance Mindset: How maintenance automation is reducing manual work on the plant floor
    Ai may be at the peak of its hype cycle, but it is also being combined with mature condition monitoring technology to reduce manual rounds (and help cover unfilled positions on...
    The art of bad lubrication: How to make your machines hate you
    Captain Unreliability says forget standards and best practices – your equipment will appreciate the element of surprise.
    Boosting asset reliability with smart portable condition monitoring
    Sheila Kennedy says reliability solutions at the ready never go out of style.
    Podcast: Why motion amplification is a game changer for equipment reliability
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Dave Aebischer from Cintel explains how to utilize motion amplification technology as a quality assurance tool.
    Is it time to upgrade your plant’s lubrication program?
    Sheila Kennedy charts new developments in software and technology that simplify lube management.
    Selecting the ideal predictive maintenance plan for your motors
    Build a custom strategy to predict and prepare for motor failure at your plant
    Making the most of your oil analysis data
    In this episode of The Tool Belt, Jim Fitch and Paul Hiller from ICML discuss why machinery lubrication is such an import part of your maintenance and reliability strategy.
    LGM Pharma invests $6M to expand drug manufacturing facility in Texas
    Angelalign Technology to open 52,000-square-foot clear aligner manufacturing facility in Wisconsin
    Training tomorrow’s workforce: How manufacturing partnerships with schools are evolving
    Flock Safety opens $10 million manufacturing facility in Georgia
    It's just business: Manufacturing moves from Sintavia, Apptronik, TriMas, and more
    ALLTAPE invests $70M to build adhesive manufacturing facility in South Carolina
    Nortian Foodtech invests $22.2M to build protein manufacturing facility in Missouri
    Industry report roundup: Perspectives on manufacturers’ priorities, AI adoption, industry challenges, and more