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Food and pharma lubrication practitioners face unique challenges with their machine lubricants and lubrication programs. They must contend with numerous regulations, priorities, and practices that are simply not common or necessary in other environments. The International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) offers a specialty certification badge for Food Processing Lubrication (FPL), developed by a remarkable, multi-national team of industry professionals. To provide some insight into the background, development, and relevance of the FPL badge—even in sectors outside of direct food & pharma manufacturing—I connected with several members of ICML’s development committee.
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