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Simmons Feed Ingredients Wins 2016 Battle Award

June 1, 2017 · Leslie Fish

by Leslie Fish, ICML, June 2017 | “I’d like to thank ICML for this award,” said Tim Newman, the maintenance manager at the Simmons Feed Ingredients (SFI) plant in Southwest City, Missouri. “It’s a big honor. I’d also like to thank Simmons’ management for all the support they gave us, and my crew for achieving […]

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ICML Charts Growth While Planning Future Success

April 1, 2017 · David Lange

With an experienced and knowledgeable staff, a solid volunteer support network, and a good resource base from which to build, ICML is well-positioned to expand its programs and services to support the expected growth in the lubrication industry.

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How Certification Can Trigger a Culture Change

February 1, 2017 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Hitchcock, ICML, Feb. 2017 | The International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) recently announced changes to its board of directors. Eli Lilly and Company’s Rendela Wenzel joins the board after serving on the organization’s advisory council and exam committees. Wenzel is no stranger to ICML. She earned her Machine Lubricant Analyst (MLA) certification […]

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ICML Names 2015 Battle and Gill Award Winners

June 1, 2016 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Hitchcock, ICML, June 2016 | ICML recently named its 2015 Augustus H. Gill and John R. Battle award winners at the Reliable Plant Conference & Exhibition in Louisville, KY. Anglo American’s Minas-Rio mine in Brazil was selected to receive the Battle award for excellence in lubrication, while Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington Nuclear Generating […]

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Is Your Lube Tech Costing You Money?

December 1, 2015 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Hitchcock, ICML, Dec. 2015 | The impact of improper lubrication in equipment failure should be of no surprise to Machinery Lubrication readers, yet lubrication departments are not always highly regarded within a maintenance organization. Why? Many personnel do not understand the risks associated with the different jobs. People still do not realize that […]

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Why Laboratory Personnel Should Be Certified

October 1, 2015 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Hitchcock, ICML, Oct. 2015 | The certification of laboratory-based personnel is essential in supporting quality lab systems, as some accreditations do not guarantee technical accuracy. Most lab systems are designed to ensure repeatability of the process, data, product, etc., but repeatability is not necessarily accuracy. Accuracy in the oil analysis field generally has […]

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Certification Offers Benefits to Individuals, Organizations and the Community

July 7, 2015 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Hitchcock, ICML, July 2015 | Increasingly, managers are looking to third-party organizations to verify that their staff members are competent and ready to perform in the roles to which they are assigned. This is largely due to narrow margins that demand mistake-free production and to cutbacks that have spread managers thin. Their increased […]

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Exelon named Gill Award Winner

May 1, 2015 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Hitchcock, ICML, May 2015 | “I would like to thank the judges and ICML for recognizing and conferring the Augustus H. Gill Award to Exelon Generation, particularly Exelon Wind,” said Nishant Prasad, senior engineer of operations and maintenance. “This has helped Exelon reduce our failure rates, improve our energy capture and improve the […]

Case Studies

How Clopay Plastics Sustains Lubrication Excellence

December 1, 2014 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

As a global leader in hygiene and healthcare products with plants in the United States, Germany and Brazil, Clopay Plastics remains a prime example of long-term championing of machinery lubrication excellence. One of the company’s U.S. facilities…

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