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Test-takers speak out, Part 1 of 3: What is the best way to prepare for the MLE exam?

March 11, 2020 · Paul Hiller

Now that practitioners around the world have been sitting the MLE exam for about a year, I thought potential candidates might be curious what these early adopters think about it. So I contacted them and asked a few questions…

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Real-Time Maintenance Management

February 17, 2020 · Randy Clark, CRL, MLA III, OMA

Your fluid analysis data should be included in the real-time information you are focusing on. Integrating your fluid analysis data directly to your CMMS is achievable…

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What Does Plant-Level Lube Program Competence Look Like?

February 14, 2020 · Paul Hiller

The Four Stages model provides a means to describe how human beings learn new skills. Most often, these stages are applied to the learning journey of an individual person. But how can they be applied to a lubrication maintenance organization?…

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Survey Says: Lube Techs are Positive, Well-informed

November 16, 2019 · Paul Hiller

In 2018 we hired a firm to reach out worldwide to certificants, sponsors, technical contributors, and trainers, and we also conducted an online survey that attracted hundreds of participants. As anticipated, the responses provided us an honest and instructive snapshot of the perceptions and priorities held by a large cross-section of ICML’s market. I believe readers might find value in knowing how some of their fellow practitioners responded anonymously to our questions…

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ICML Expands Membership Options and Benefits

October 7, 2019 · Paul Hiller

Who exactly is an ICML “member?” In 2019, ICML has revamped its membership packages to allow greater flexibility and benefits for organizations and individuals who wish to support ICML’s mission, collaborate with peers, gain promotional exposure and secure exam discounts…

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ICML Award Winners to Be Announced at Machinery Lubrication 2019

July 10, 2019 · Paul Hiller

Once upon a time, a maintenance & reliability manager was reviewing reports that showed his plant’s recent progress on the production floor. Machinery downtime was down, and uptime was up. He was fully aware these numbers correlated with…

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Volunteers and Varnish: ICML’s new education badge program

January 28, 2019 · Paul Hiller

Thanks to a team of technical contributors around the world, ICML’s new Lubrication Education Badge Program (LEBP) will kick off a series of “specialty” certifications, starting with the “Varnish and Deposit Prevention and Removal” badge in late 2019.

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Twitter and LinkedIn: ICML’s Social Lubricants

October 1, 2018 · Paul Hiller

ICML has stepped up its social media activity this year, particularly on Twitter and LinkedIn groups. I believe human interaction—even virtual camaraderie—correlates directly with job effectiveness.

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ICML Certification: Your Cinderella Story

April 25, 2018 · Paul Hiller

By focusing its efforts on the training, competence, and success of human technicians and analysts, ICML is actually boosting plant reliability by boosting people.

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