CONTENTS – Vol. 6, Issue 02: June 2024

• ICML board welcomes Johnsen and Majka
• “Are We There Yet?” Coming soon: ICML 55® Corporate Certification Program
• Saudi Aramco Facility Wins Prestigious Battle Award
• Advance your studies & career with the ICML eLibrary
• “I’m having a hard time poking holes in this”: Quick chat about ICML 55 Asset Management Standard
• Now in Portuguese: Food-grade lubrication badge exam—Novo: Há agora um exame de Português para FPL
• Our upcoming conference schedule:
  • PreConLub (Mexico & Central America)
  • CMC-LATAM (Colombia & Mexico)
  • SMRP Annual Conference

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• Expanded individual membership benefits: exam discounts, eLibrary access, and YOU!
• New eLibrary provides valuable access & affordability
• ICML Board welcomes Paul Dufresne
• MRG Labs offers first public training class to support new FPL Certification Badge
• Guest Author Case Study: “Oil analysis asset management leads to 45% cost reduction and 9x improved audit score”
• Expert Machinery Lubrication Training & Networking Complimentary Lunch Sessions in UK and Ireland
• Making a difference at upcoming conferences
• Now in Spanish: Food-grade lubrication badge exam—Ahora en español: Examen de lubricación de grado alimenticio

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CONTENTS – Vol. 5, Issue 04: December 2023

• Newly certified? Free trial access to our new eLibrary!
• Food-grade lubrication specialty badge is here
• Guest Author: “Engineering Creativity: My Journey In Industrial Oil Management”
• POLARIS Laboratories® 2024 Webinar Series
• Apply for 2023 Industry Excellence Awards
• Order the complete ICML 55® Standard
• Talking about food-grade issues at 2024 Lubricant Expo N.A.

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CONTENTS – Vol. 5, Issue 03: September 2023

• Now complete! ICML 55® Standard is “birth of a new era”
• Blue Buffalo pet food facility wins second ICML award
• Recognizing our newest certificants…
• …and welcoming our newest organizational members
• Guest Panel: “Why should practitioners pursue Level 2 certifications?”
• Upcoming conferences
  * SMRP
  * LRVS – EMEA (Lubrication & Reliability Virtual Summit, online)
  * CMC-Chile

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CONTENTS – Vol. 5, Issue 02: June 2023

• Our newest organizational members
• ICML 55.2 Standard status update
• Guest Post: “The Catalyst Effect of ICML In My Career”
• ICML 55® kickoff presentation: Read the abstract
• What about the 2022 excellence awards?
  * Gill Award will be announced August 1
• Upcoming conferences
  * Reliable Plant (USA) with 10% discount code
  * LRVS – Americas (Lubrication & Reliability Virtual Summit, online)
  * CBMGA / EXPOMAN (Brazil)
• Now search training partners by language

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CONTENTS – Vol. 5, Issue 01: March 2023

• Recognizing Our Newest Certificants
• ICML 55.2 “Guideline” Standard Coming in July
• Guest Author: Sensors v. Laboratory Testing
• Infographic: Air & Water Contamination
• The Excellence Awards Are Back!
• Machinery Lubrication Magazine is Digital
• Check out these upcoming 2023 conferences + discounts
  * Reliability Ireland
  * OilDoc (Germany)
  * PreConLub (Mexico)
  * Reliable Plant (USA)

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CONTENTS – Vol. 4, Issue 04: December 2022

• Christmas Music Video: “Deck the Wall (With My Credential)”
• ICML 55.2 Standard status update
• Recognizing our newest certificants June-November
• Guest Author: One ICML member’s varnish badge journey
• Sponsoring Reliable Plant MENA in Cairo – Feb. 2023
• Our 2022 MLE panel is now a FREE course at Fluid Learning

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CONTENTS – Vol. 4, Issue 03: Sept-October 2022

• Sign our ICML 55.2 Notification List
• New Jobs Board is a practical member benefit
• Guest Author: “ICML and Other Certifications: Which is Best?”
• OilDoc 2023 Call for Papers: Oct. 31 deadline
• General ICML brochure now available in Spanish
• El folleto principal de ICML ahora está en español

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CONTENTS – Vol. 4, Issue 02: June 2022

• Ken Bannister joins ICML Board of Directors
• Your colleagues have spoken: Do not underestimate the on-the-job value of certifications (article + video)
• Recognizing 2650+ people certified since Covid started
• Win free passes to Reliable Plant 2022 and LRVS22
• VIM and VPR badge exams now offered in Spanish
• Is your lube program ready for an industry award?

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CONTENTS – Vol. 4, Issue 01: March 2022

• Success Story: The Award-Winning Power of Management Support at Blue Buffalo – Heartland
• Guest Post: How Long to Wait to Take the ICML Certification Test
• Member Advertisement: MRG is HIRING at several USA sites
• New links make it easier to plan your training dates
• ICML conference sponsorships: PRECONLUB in June and Reliable Plant in July
• Is your lube program ready for an industry award?

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CONTENTS – Vol. 3, Issue 04: December 2021

• Christmas Video: “Jingle Bells ICML”
• Making Sense of ICML 55.1: New Video
• Recognizing 2020 Gill and Battle Award Winners
• Member Case Study: IJssel Saves a Critical Asset
• Longtime Certificants: Where Are They Now? Andy Sitton
• ICML Panel Discussion at PEMAC: “Tangible Benefits”
• WANTED: Your Video Comments About Timely Exams
• Sweepstakes: Our Final Drawing of 2021

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CONTENTS – Vol. 3, Issue 03: Sept-October 2021

• You can make varnish history with VIM and VPR
• Here is what we are doing at Reliable Plant this year
• Guest Author: Is Coolant Analysis Necessary?
• Pro Tip: Start with ICML’s Independent Training Partners
• Longtime certificants: Where are they now? Rendela Wenzel
• Sweepstakes: Who won the Q3 drawing? Only one more to go…
• Still time to register for November’s hybrid OilDoc Conference

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CONTENTS – Vol. 3, Issue 02: June 2021

• Sign up for the war on varnish: Two new badges!
• Now in print: Spanish & Portuguese ICML 55.1
• Associate members grow with ICML
• Roger Story joins ICML Board of Directors
• Longtime certificants: Where are they now? Mr. Randy Hall
• Guest Post: Industrial Lubricants — A Different Perspective
• Sweepstakes: Congratulations to Mark Smith! Who will win Q2?
• Exhibiting at MainTrain, Sept. 28-29

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CONTENTS – Vol. 3, Issue 01: Feb. 2021

• After 20 Years… ICML Anniversary + Timeline Infographic
• Anniversary Special: $20 off ICML 55.1 Standard
• Quarterly drawings for free ICML 55.1 Standard
• Sponsoring & exhibiting at MARCON 2021
• Associates can support ICML for 20% less
• Where are they now? Mrs. Steven Lara-Lee Lumley

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CONTENTS – Vol. 2, Issue 03: Nov. 2020

• ICML 55.1 Standard now in Spanish and Portuguese
• New video helps prepare you for online exam proctors
• Spanish-speaking PRECONLUB Conference is Nov. 26-27
• Are online exams right for you? See what others are saying.
• What is your favorite ICML memory?

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CONTENTS – Vol. 2, Issue 02: July 2020

• ONLINE exam applications opened June 15
• Guest Post: Three sources that drive a reliability specialist’s core competency
• New, hyperlinked list of Training Partners
• Industry awards: submissions are still open thru Aug. 31
• New brochure: “Get Certified. Stay Certified.”

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CONTENTS – Vol. 2, Issue 01: Feb. 2020

• MLA II requirements have changed
• Guest Post: Real-Time Maintenance Management
• Our Pro List is now more functional, easier to use
• Last-minute conference savings
  • MARCON 2020
  • Reliable Plant 2020
• Introducing…verifiable digital credentials!
• Make 2020 the year you earn MLE

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CONTENTS – Vol. 1, Issue 02: Nov. 2019

• Video: Johnson Explains ICML 55.1 Standard
• Noria’s Machinery Lubrication Conference Recap
• All-New Membership Opportunities
• Contact ICML When…
  • New Job or Email Address
  • New Ideas for Articles
  • New Certification Logos!
• Have You Ordered Your ICML 55.1 Standard Yet?

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