Geoff Manley, Lubrication Engineering, Australia, explains how lubricant reliability can be improved by using a purpose-built lubrication storage and dispensing system.
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ustralia is a vast land and, while the economy may have once ridden on the sheep’s back, mining and associated minerals processing is now the largest industrial sector in the country. Mine sites, whether underground or opencast, mining coal or any of the hard rock minerals, are often located in hot, arid regions of Australia and the working
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conditions at these facilities can be extremally harsh for both people and machinery. As the Australian industry has worked hard to evolve, using the most modern equipment and the latest technologies, the expectation is that mine sites and the variety of equipment at these facilities will operate as required and do the job they are tasked to perform.
