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Raising Awareness of Lubrication’s Role in Asset Management

August 1, 2014 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Hitchcock, ICML, Aug. 2014 | A key principle of asset management, as described in the recently published ISO 55000 standard, is fitness for purpose. This is the objective or intent of continuous improvement: failure elimination and prevention. As such, fitness for purpose is a primary attribute of any asset management program and can […]

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Sinclair Refinery Named Battle Award Winner

June 1, 2014 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, June 2014 | The Sinclair refinery in south-central Wyoming has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) John R. Battle Award for excellence in the application of machinery lubrication. Jonathan McNees, the plant’s maintenance engineer, along with lubrication technician Gene Goetz, accepted the award […]

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Why You Should Keep Your Certification Up-to-Date

February 1, 2014 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, Feb. 2014 | Every certification from the International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) is hard-earned. Your certification shows that you are a professional with the ability to successfully utilize machinery lubrication and/or oil analysis. So why would anyone allow his or her ICML credentials to lapse?… Article linked here with permission […]

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World-Class Reliability Starts with a Solid Foundation

December 1, 2013 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, Dec. 2013 | When it comes to developing, implementing and sustaining a reliability-improvement program, long-term success ultimately depends on a solid foundation with the shop-floor staff or technicians. Without them, their buy-in and a solid foundation of technical skills, no amount of reliability theory, philosophy or trendy gadgetry will make […]

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Nissan Plant Wins 2012 Battle Award

June 1, 2013 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, June 2013 | Nissan North America’s stamping plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) John R. Battle Award for excellence in the application of machinery lubrication. Chad Crane, the plant’s reliability maintenance supervisor, and his team accepted the award […]

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Laboratory-based Technician Skills to be Standardized

October 1, 2012 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, Oct. 2012 | ICML’s Laboratory Lubricant Analyst (LLA) committee, with the help of laboratory managers from around the world, has done extensive work to bring its original LLA certification to the ISO-desired three-tier proposal. The result is a document that has received a 98-percent approval rate by participating ISO member countries… […]

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Visy Paper Wins Battle Award

June 1, 2012 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, June 2012 | In 2009, the Visy Paper Gibson Island plant embarked on a journey to improve reliability and reduce engineering downtime. The plant decided to concentrate on lubrication as a major area of improvement. Utilizing a “back to basics” approach, Visy Paper Gibson Island achieved incredible results in a very […]

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Clopay’s Lippert Reaps the Benefits of ICML Certification

November 1, 2011 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, Nov. 2011 | Scotty Lippert is often referred to as “ICML’s poster boy.” For 26 years, Lippert has been with his current employer, Clopay Plastics of Augusta, KY. Lippert truly personifies the spirit of ICML for a number of reasons, including his mentoring, his giving nature and his passion for volunteering. […]

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Eli Lilly’s Wenzel Embodies the Spirit of ICML

October 1, 2011 · Suzy (Jamieson) Hitchcock

by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, Oct. 2011 | Ten years ago, ICML held its very first examination session in Biloxi, Mississippi, changing the course of the machinery lubrication industry. In the small pioneering group of only six practitioners stood Rendela Wenzel, who took it upon herself to be part of the very first group of ICML […]

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