Our partner, a taconite mine in northern Minnesota, has a long history with using Mobil Delvac 1 ESP synthetic engine oils in their fleet of 30 Komatsu 830E haul trucks, powered by Cummins QSK 60 engines. The mine strives to be a leader in the iron ore industry through safe workplaces, operational efficiency, and environmental stewardship. As part of meeting this ambition, the Mobil Serv Engineering team and the reliability…

So far, we’ve mainly covered what rust is and how to prevent it when preserving equipment. This article discusses what can happen when equipment isn’t preserved correctly and what the corresponding impacts are.  What is a common occu...

In our first article, we discussed what rust is and why it become so important over the last year. In this article, we will discuss ways to prevent rust and how to rust preventatives work. The first principle of corrosion protection is to coat intern...

The oil and gas, as well as many other industrial sectors, are in a down turn – who knew?  We’ve been through cycles before, and there’s no telling when or how this one will end.  So what is an operator to do about equipme...

Gears have been around since the time of Ptolemy, (2nd century AD), and they have traditionally, and happily, been lubricated with petroleum (mineral) based oils for much of this time.  So why incur the expense of using synthetic based Mobil SHC...

Electric motors are the most common asset in most facilities, but can also have the highest rates of failure.  This training will help you better understand why these failures are happening and how to reduce or even eliminate them altogether! Th...

Construction operators are no stranger to digitization, given that many businesses integrating new digital technologies to improve productivity and reduce long-term costs. But despite the growth of these digital solutions, few of them improve mainte...

Choose a custom lubrication solution Different construction fleets have different needs. That’s why we created three lubrication product tiers to deliver custom support. This innovative maintenance approach was designed to help you meet your b...