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Flushing to Remove Varnish and High Velocity Flushing at an Italian Refinery

Sicelub Ibérico was contracted to perform a major project at an Italian refinery. We worked on a lubrication system with 8,500 liters of oil that operates as a lubrication system for three turbo compressors, two of which also feature a seal system. Previous evaluations had determined the presence of varnish in the lubricant, which affected […]

28 de March de 2025 by

Chemical Cleaning and Hydraulic Flushing Service in Argentina

Our company, Lubritech Argentina, was recently awarded to perform an intervention on a Siemens SST 300 Steam Turbine at a power plant in northeast of Argentina. Four technicians, coordinated by our Service Leader, Martín Videla, were deployed to perform chemical cleaning and high velocity oil flushing of the various lubrication, control, and lifting systems, as […]

13 de March de 2025 by

Sicelub Ibérico SL obtains Sustainability certification in Spain

Recently, our company in Spain, Sicelub Ibérico, obtained a Sustainability certification; being among the 15% best in Spain in this regard. The result indicated that we were in the 86th percentile, which indicates an excellent value. We would like to thank Leila Martí, who led the audit and certification process. At the Sicelub Lubritech Group, […]

18 de February de 2025 by
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15 – Conclusions

With this post we will close the cycle. Oil Mist lubrication has been operating since 1967 in the Oil & Gas Industry with excellent results worldwide. With more than 150,000 mist lubricated pumps since then, the installed base and references are extremely large, both in the United States, Latin America, the Middle East and Europe. […]

20 de January de 2025 by
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14 – Reducing Mechanical Seal Failures.

We continue to delve into the benefits of oil mist lubrication in improving the reliability of mechanical seals. Here Heinz Bloch explains that the root cause of mechanical seal failure is sometimes misdiagnosed. When a failure is verified in a centrifugal pump and it is inspected and the mechanical seal is found to be damaged, […]

13 de January de 2025 by
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13 – Failure Reduction by Mechanical Seals

Here Heinz Bloch shows us a comparison of MTBF only of Mechanical Seals, for two similar Plants, one with conventional lubrication and another with Oil Mist lubrication. But how is it possible that the application of oil mist produces benefits in reducing mechanical seal failures, if they are not exposed to oil mist lubrication? In […]

7 de January de 2025 by
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12 – Pump Repairs.

This fragment shows in more detail the reduction in failures when mist lubrication is applied. Two similar plants with about 200 pumps each are compared. In one plant, the conventional oil bath lubrication method is used, and in another plant, mist lubrication is used. The number of repairs is much lower in the plant where […]

17 de December de 2024 by
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11 – Oil Mist Lubrication Benefits

Here we summarize the benefits of the technology, or the value that it brings to users. Although there are multiple benefits, Heinz Bloch highlights 4 here, which we consider to be the most important. Reduction of repairs and failures. It is important to note that an unscheduled intervention to repair a centrifugal pump in the […]

10 de December de 2024 by
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10 – Functions of lubricant. Protection against corrosion.

In this video, we will delve into another of the lubricant’s functions and how it is improved by moving from oil level to mist lubrication. We analyze in detail the function of protecting against corrosion. This function is greatly improved when mist lubrication is applied, since when using oil bath or level; there is poor […]

4 de December de 2024 by

Emergency Water Removal Service in Turbine

Lubritech Argentina recently carried out emergency job on a Siemens Steam Turbine of an important Petrochemical Company in the country. Our Company received a request indicating that a customer had an emergency due to high water contamination at its plant. Lubritech contacted the customer, and an urgent mobilization was carried out to be able to […]

27 de November de 2024 by