Summit Chief Technology Officer Dan Myrick talks about the 18 degree rule of pushing your oil to its outer limits.

Summit Chief Technology Officer Dan Myrick talks about the 18 degree rule of pushing your oil to its outer limits.

18-Degree Rule

When a product is labeled Food Grade and NSF H1 certified, itâ€™s simply an audit of the ingredients in the product. Thereâ€™s no way to know if that product and its certified ingredients are being blended in a way that would be up to the standards of â€œfood grade.â€ Â  Well, actually, there is a way to know, but it goes beyond calling something â€œfood gradeâ€ and â€œH1.â€ Dan Myrick, Summitâ€™s executive vice president of operations and technology, explains in our latest Tribology Talk podcast.

When a product is labeled Food Grade and NSF H1 certified, itâ€™s simply an audit of the ingredients in the product. Thereâ€™s no way to know if that product and its certified ingredients are being blended in a way that would be up to the standards of â€œfood grade.â€ Â  Well, actually, there is a way to know, but it goes beyond calling something â€œfood gradeâ€ and â€œH1.â€ Dan Myrick, Summitâ€™s executive vice president of operations and technology, explains in our latest Tribology Talk podcast.

Explaining Food Grade, NSF H1 and ISO 21469

What causes foaming and what should you do when you see it? Is all foaming equally dangerous? Dan Myrick, the executive vice president of operations and technology at Summit Industrial Products, tackles this complicated issue.

What causes foaming and what should you do when you see it? Is all foaming equally dangerous? Dan Myrick, the executive vice president of operations and technology at Summit Industrial Products, tackles this complicated issue.

Foaming

Steele Glenn, manager of pump oil sales at Summit Industrial Products, talks about the cost and production benefits of using a specific product like pump oil instead of more generic options. 

Steele Glenn, manager of pump oil sales at Summit Industrial Products, talks about the cost and production benefits of using a specific product like pump oil instead of more generic options.

Why use pump oil?

How filtered should your oil be? Can oil be too clean? Can you filter out additives? Dan Myrick, executive vice president of operations and technology at Summit Industrial Products, dispels a few myths and explains just how filtered your oil needs to be.

How filtered should your oil be? Can oil be too clean? Can you filter out additives? Dan Myrick, executive vice president of operations and technology at Summit Industrial Products, dispels a few myths and explains just how filtered your oil needs to be.

Filtering Your Oil

Scott Harper with Applied Air Systems submitted the topic of â€œAdditive Packs: Compare their competitive add packs vs. our current technology.â€ So we grabbed Thomas Knight, our research and development chemist at Summit Industrial Products, to discuss the process and use of additive packs.

Listener FAQ: Additive Packs

FAQ: Running Hot

What do all the fields on my product data sheet actually mean?

FAQ: Physical Properties Part 2

FAQ: Physical Properties Part 1

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FAQ: TAN Progression

Grease and oil experts discuss all aspects of keeping industrial machines running smoothly.

What does it mean when a company says their products are biodegradable?

FAQ: Biodegradability

Are the OEM brand lubricants better for my machine?

FAQ: OEM Lubricants

FAQ: Mixing Oils

What are the different additives and how do they work?

FAQ: Additives

FAQ: Viscosity Range

How do you measure viscosity and what's the viscosity index?

FAQ: Explaining Viscosity

What is the effect of oxidation and how do we avoid it?

FAQ: Oxidation

FAQ: Synthetics

What is the particle count index number and how does it effect my machine?

FAQ: Particle Count

Color

Oil Color

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Why are there different types of base stocks?

Base Stocks

Learn more about Food Grade certifications, markets, trends and put to rest a stigma that has been following food grade products for far too long.

The Food Grade Market

ISO and NSF certification processes and steps are explained by Summitâ€™s Vice President of regulatory affairs, Lonnie Hall.

What's in a certification?

R &amp; D chemist Thomas Knight explains the process a product goes through from idea to production.

Itâ€™s Not a Commodity

Sending in oil samples for analysis is like taking your machine to the doctor. We explain why you should schedule a regular check-up.

Benefits of Oil Analysis

How does water get into oil? What are the symptoms and consequences?

Water in Oil

Barrier Fluids

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