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The Case for Clear Grease Guns
Mixing Lubricants: A Recipe for Trouble
By Ashley Mayer, director of applications engineering
Noria Reliability Solutions
… there is no doubt that using the wrong lubricant, including mixtures of lubricants, is a major cause of machine and lubricant failure. … In most cases, lubricant mixing occurs due to a lack of knowledge about the possible negative consequences, as well as just a lack of attention to detail.
Reasons for Failure
(study conducted by BHP Billiton)
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Source: Noria Corporation
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Improving food plant reliability
Food & Drink Technology
 In the ever-competitive food processing industry, companies continuously search for initiatives that will help them to effectively cut costs and increase their corporate profits. … So how can improving the reliability of your food processing plant actually help to reduce its operating and maintenance costs, and how can this be achieved? … The use of quality H1 lubricants alone will not allow a food plant to fully benefit from powerful improvements in reliability – they need to be used in partnership with other reliability solutions, (including) the recently launched patented Clear Grease Tubes, which allow food processing plants to have 100 percent visual grease identification, therefore avoiding costly grease cross-contamination errors. [read more]
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Improving food plant reliability: The synergy of high performance H1 lubricants and reliability products is totally clear
Innovations in Food Technology
 The importance of reliability has never been more vital to food manufacturing facilities worldwide; a reliable plant is much more likely to be a profitable and successful one. Many of the reliability solutions that are available to the market – like high performance lubricants – offer an excellent return on investment to the customer. Companies such as LE are able to offer a full turnkey solution for the reliability needs of food plants, providing a reliability-centered maintenance program. Examples include … (the) Clear Grease Tubes, (which) provide a simple, cost-effective reliability solution for eliminating grease misapplication mistakes.
What Our Customers Are Saying
Cargill Regional Beef – Milwaukee, Wis.
After introducing the clear grease guns in 2009, the company has experienced a significant drop in cross-contamination incidents.
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APS Redhawk Power Station – Arlington, Ariz.
The maintenance foreman saw a Clear Grease Gun ad and brought it to the attention of the mechanics as part of their continuous improvement process. They all agreed the guns could eliminate the opportunities for cross-contamination. After implementation, they are even more convinced of their usefulness and recommend that anyone using more than one kind of grease should use this product.
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Naval Safety Center – Norfolk, Va.
Clear Case for Clear Grease Guns
By ASCS(AW) Phil LeCroy, maintenance analyst
Mech – The Navy & Marine Corps Aviation Maintenance Safety Magazine
 We found a new, clear grease gun that appears superior in every way to the metal ones found around the fleet. … These new grease guns were designed to fulfill the needs of the military. … The clear design is important because high-tech machines can be lubricated with the wrong grease, requiring costly tear down to flush bearings and joints. We already have too much work to do without adding unscheduled, self-inflicted work. The new product allows the user to see the type of grease being used, check the quantity remaining, and can be used with bulk grease or a cartridge. …
We struck it against a large metal object, put it in a vise, and parked a three-ton truck on top of it. These tests would have destroyed a metal gun, but we only could scuff it. The product is durable and should stand up to anything an overeager maintainer can dish out. This tool has been tested in the fleet, too. Here are some of the positive feedback reports that have been received on its ease of use and durability.
Mechanic 1
“My opinion on the grease gun you showed me a few weeks ago is that it is a superior alternative to our current equipment. The quality is 10 fold what we currently use. In addition, the available options offered will increase productivity and safety,” said a maintainer from HMM(T)-164.”
Mechanic 2
“I believe that this grease gun is the way of the future for Marine and naval aviation. I wish that we had had these when I was a young flight-line mechanic. Just the safety aspects of the grease gun far surpass any other.”
Mechanic 3
“Recommend making this grease gun the new standard-issue equipment. Very impressed.” [Read more on p. 31-32]
Clear Case for Clear Grease Guns: Follow-Up
By ASCS Mark Tangney, maintenance analyst
Mech – The Navy & Marine Corps Aviation Maintenance Safety Magazine
 You may recall the grease-gun Crossfeed article from Mech Spring 2007. It highlighted the advantages of an innovative new grease gun “drop-tested” by us here at the Safety Center and by maintainers in the fleet. It is durable, color-coded and has clear tubing, making it easy to identify the type of grease inside.
Clear Grease Guns are now available to the fleet. They can be ordered using PN 12CMBLK, NIIN 01-550-8352 or can be open-purchased. [Read more on p. 29]
Clear Case for Clear Grease Guns: Update
By MSgt. Michael Austin
Mech – The Navy & Marine Corps Aviation Maintenance Safety Magazine
 Many Mech readers have probably seen a Crossfeed article (or two) about Clear Grease Guns. The grease guns, manufcatured by Lubrication Engineers, Inc., are designed to take the guess work out of identifying what kind of grease is used on equipment. Clear Grease Guns can be ordered though the military supply chanel ... You can open-purchase them or get replacement parts from the manufcaturer: http://www.cleartubegreaseguns.com/.
[Read more on p. 29]
In the News
EDITOR'S PICK: Clearing the Confusion
Uptime Magazine
 Simple is always better. And solutions really don’t come any simpler than this one.
Imagine eliminating virtually any chance of cross contamination in all of your grease applications. The solution is as simple as switching the type of grease gun you use. That’s it.
A clear grease gun. Wow! It makes perfect sense once you think about it. So why didn’t somebody think about it until now? Nobody really knows, but now that they are here, companies can experience the simple solution to grease worries. [read more]
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Also Seen In
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Asian Food Journal, Mark 2010
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Lube 'n' Greases International, Nov/Dec 2009
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IMPO Insider, Nov. 13, 2009
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Food Engineering, Oct 2009
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Lube 'n' Greases, Sept 2009
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Innovations in Processing and Packaging, Aug 2009
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Food Manufacturing, May 2009
News Releases
Clear Grease Gun Plus Battery Power Equals Convenient Solution;
LE Adds Third Grease Gun Style to Its Popular Reliability Product Offerings
4/09/10 For maintenance personnel and others seeking a solution to the costly problems of grease misapplication and cross-contamination, Lubrication Engineers, Inc. offers its Clear Grease® in pistol grip and lever style versions as well as its newest option - the convenient Battery Powered Clear Grease Gun. [read more]
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LE Adds E-Commerce Capability to Revamped Microsite
3/10/10
After launching its Clear Grease Guns product line in March 2009 and achieving a solid first year of sales, Lubrication Engineers, Inc. is further bolstering its investment with a complete revamping of the microsite dedicated to this product line, including the addition of e-commerce capability. [read more]
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LE Offers Clear Grease Guns to Global Market;
New Product Ensures 100 Percent Visual Grease Identification
4/17/09
Adding to its growing arsenal of reliability solutions, Lubrication Engineers, Inc., announces its appointment as the worldwide exclusive distributor of Clear Grease Guns®. The patent-pending clear tubes ensure 100 percent visual grease identification for users, thereby avoiding costly grease cross-contamination errors. Other grease guns on the market do not allow the user to see what is inside the tubes, making proper grease identification impossible. LE’s new clear grease tubes provide a simple, cost-effective, reliable solution for eliminating grease misapplication. [read more] | |
