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    Maintenance Mindset: ICML 55.1 in action — Real-world lubrication success stories
    Verticals from pharmaceuticals and food manufacturing to heavy industry uncover measurable improvements in asset reliability and maintenance efficiency achieved through lubrication...
    Ask the Experts: What plant professionals need to know about food-grade lubrication standards
    Industry experts share the most common myths about food-grade lubricants—and why they’re dangerous for your facility.
    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.
    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.
    Is it time to upgrade your plant’s lubrication program?
    Sheila Kennedy charts new developments in software and technology that simplify lube management.
    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.
    Making the most of your oil analysis data
    "You don't have to be a chemist with an analytical chemistry degree to do a really good job of oil analysis and data interpretation."
    Ask The Experts Best In Class Lubrication Practices
    The standard collectively known as ICML 55 provide a structured framework for developing lubrication management system (LMS) plans that can be audited and certified.
    Tips And Tricks To Improve Your Plant’s Oil Analysis Program
    "People aren't raising their hand to say, 'I want to go out and pull 100 samples every month, that sounds like fun.' So it's a challenge,"
    Switched Source to expand Phase-EQ manufacturing facility in Illinois 
    5 workers killed, 10 injured in explosion at aluminum manufacturing facility
    Industry report roundup: Perspectives on tariffs and reshoring, cybersecurity risks, product development, and more
    Yeadon Fabric Domes invests $4.6M to build air-supported structure manufacturing facility in North Carolina 
    Hitachi Energy invests $70M to expand high-voltage manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania 
    NVIDIA to produce $500B of AI infrastructure in the U.S. with manufacturing facilities in Texas and Arizona 
    Factory fallout: Manufacturing plant closures and layoffs from Merck, Post, STMicroelectronics, and more
    JCB invests $500M to expand construction equipment manufacturing facility in Texas