Tribology Talk: The Science of Lubrication

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Grease and oil experts discuss all aspects of keeping industrial machines running smoothly.

  1. 02/08/2018

    18-Degree Rule

    Summit Chief Technology Officer Dan Myrick talks about the 18 degree rule of pushing your oil to its outer limits.

  2. 27/11/2013

    Explaining Food Grade, NSF H1 and ISO 21469

    When a product is labeled Food Grade and NSF H1 certified, it’s simply an audit of the ingredients in the product. There’s no way to know if that product and its certified ingredients are being blended in a way that would be up to the standards of “food grade.”   Well, actually, there is a way to know, but it goes beyond calling something “food grade” and “H1.” Dan Myrick, Summit’s executive vice president of operations and technology, explains in our latest Tribology Talk podcast.

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  3. 31/10/2013

    Foaming

    What causes foaming and what should you do when you see it? Is all foaming equally dangerous? Dan Myrick, the executive vice president of operations and technology at Summit Industrial Products, tackles this complicated issue.

  4. 30/09/2013

    Why use pump oil?

    Steele Glenn, manager of pump oil sales at Summit Industrial Products, talks about the cost and production benefits of using a specific product like pump oil instead of more generic options.

  5. 30/08/2013

    Filtering Your Oil

    How filtered should your oil be? Can oil be too clean? Can you filter out additives? Dan Myrick, executive vice president of operations and technology at Summit Industrial Products, dispels a few myths and explains just how filtered your oil needs to be.

  6. 28/02/2013

    Listener FAQ: Additive Packs

    Scott Harper with Applied Air Systems submitted the topic of “Additive Packs: Compare their competitive add packs vs. our current technology.” So we grabbed Thomas Knight, our research and development chemist at Summit Industrial Products, to discuss the process and use of additive packs.

  7. 28/12/2012

    FAQ: Running Hot

    How hot will my oil run?

  8. 14/12/2012

    FAQ: Physical Properties Part 2

    What do all the fields on my product data sheet actually mean?

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