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Author: Paul Hiller
ICML Members Say Not To Underestimate the Value of Timely Certification Exams
Guest authors explain that timely certification exams make formal training worthwhile, and credentials enhance productivity, professionalism, and client perception on the job.
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Management support provided necessary ingredient for early award-winning lube program at Blue Buffalo Heartland
Blue Buffalo’s new Heartland Pet Food plant was barely a few years old when it earned ICML’s 2020 John R. Battle Award for Lubrication Excellence. Management support played a key role in getting the lube program up and running…even before the machinery was in place.
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Associate Members grow with ICML
Signing up as an Associate Member has its advantages. In our anniversary year, several active associates reflect on ICML’s relevance and their own roles in helping support the mission.
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Are Online Exams Right for You? See What Others Are Saying
You may be wondering whether ICML’s online exams live up to the hype so far. And you may be wondering if your own private concerns about online exams are shared by others. Here is feedback from recent test-takers, and their responses confirm that ICML is definitely on the right track.
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Test-takers speak out, Part 3 of 3: Advice for MLE exam
Previous questions asked MLE practitioners why they had wanted to earn the MLE, and how did they prepare for the exam, and what were their assumptions? Now we ask them to offer advice to potential MLE test-takers.
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ONLINE exams: Start Applying June 15
On Monday, JUNE 15, you can start applying for any of our online exams, not just MLA I and MLT I as originally planned. Here is an overview of the new application process…
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Test-takers speak out, Part 2 of 3: Assumptions about MLE exam
Previous questions asked MLE practitioners why they had wanted to earn the MLE, and how did they prepare for the exam. Now this next question asks what were their assumptions going into the exam? Responses are steeped in opinion and personal preference, so your own experiences may vary…
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ICML Members Adapt to Covid-19 Restrictions
Several ICML members have provided us with descriptions of their experiences so far, sharing how their plants and labs are dealing with the covid-19 fallout…
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Test-takers speak out, Part 1 of 3: What is the best way to prepare for the MLE exam?
Now that practitioners around the world have been sitting the MLE exam for about a year, I thought potential candidates might be curious what these early adopters think about it. So I contacted them and asked a few questions…
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What Does Plant-Level Lube Program Competence Look Like?
The Four Stages model provides a means to describe how human beings learn new skills. Most often, these stages are applied to the learning journey of an individual person. But how can they be applied to a lubrication maintenance organization?…
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Survey Says: Lube Techs are Positive, Well-informed
In 2018 we hired a firm to reach out worldwide to certificants, sponsors, technical contributors, and trainers, and we also conducted an online survey that attracted hundreds of participants. As anticipated, the responses provided us an honest and instructive snapshot of the perceptions and priorities held by a large cross-section of ICML’s market. I believe readers might find value in knowing how some of their fellow practitioners responded anonymously to our questions…
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ICML Expands Membership Options and Benefits
Who exactly is an ICML “member?” In 2019, ICML has revamped its membership packages to allow greater flexibility and benefits for organizations and individuals who wish to support ICML’s mission, collaborate with peers, gain promotional exposure and secure exam discounts…
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ICML Award Winners to Be Announced at Machinery Lubrication 2019
Once upon a time, a maintenance & reliability manager was reviewing reports that showed his plant’s recent progress on the production floor. Machinery downtime was down, and uptime was up. He was fully aware these numbers correlated with…
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Volunteers and Varnish: ICML’s new education badge program
Thanks to a team of technical contributors around the world, ICML’s new Lubrication Education Badge Program (LEBP) will kick off a series of “specialty” certifications, starting with the “Varnish and Deposit Prevention and Removal” badge in late 2019.
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Hydraulic unit failures no match for trained & certified lubrication team
With a steadily rising number of hydraulic unit failures, downtime was becoming increasingly interruptive and costly. Management sought expertise to improve machine reliability with a new oil maintenance program.
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Award-Winning, DIY Oil Analysis Success Story at the Home of the US Space Program
In early 2013, Jacobs won a contract to help NASA’s Kennedy Space Center transition to a 21st Century launch facility. Jacobs immediately targeted the ways that lubricants were being received, stored, transported, tested, and analyzed.
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Twitter and LinkedIn: ICML’s Social Lubricants
ICML has stepped up its social media activity this year, particularly on Twitter and LinkedIn groups. I believe human interaction—even virtual camaraderie—correlates directly with job effectiveness.
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MLA-II certificant spearheads city-wide lubrication program
Aware of inefficiencies across several water treatment plants, the City of Chandler, AZ, hired a MLA-II certified technician who was well-versed in predictive maintenance to develop a strategy and pursue solutions.
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ICML Certification: Your Cinderella Story
By focusing its efforts on the training, competence, and success of human technicians and analysts, ICML is actually boosting plant reliability by boosting people.
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A few thoughts about the value of ICML industry awards
Benefits of the industry-wide Gill and Battle awards can be observed at three distinct levels: industry, plant and practitioner. There truly is no downside.
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Humans need certification …for now. But will AI change that?
Will lubrication and oil analysis certifications become irrelevant with increased use of automation and so-called smart technology?
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