Jim Fitch

Publications

Books, Book Chapters, Training Books, etc.:

• Wilford, Fred with Jim Fitch, Engine Oils and the Filters; Understanding Oil Lubrication and Contamination Control [Book], Published by Purdue University, 2019.
• Fitch, J.C., Inspection 2.0: Condition Monitoring of Lubricated Mechanical Machinery [Book], Publication Pending, Noria Publications, 2019.
• Fitch, J.C. with George Totten as Editor, Chapter: “Analysis of In-Service Automotive Engine Oils,” ASTM Handbook on Automotive Lubricants, Publication Pending.
• Fitch, J.C. with George Totten as Editor, Chapter 5: “Control and Management of Particle Contamination in Hydraulic Fluids,” Handbook of Hydraulic Fluid Technology, CRC Press, 2012.
• Fitch, J.C. and D. Troyer, Oil Analysis Basics, Noria Publishing, 2nd Edition, 2010.
• Fitch, J.C. and Drew D. Troyer, with John McKetta, et al Editors, Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing, Chapter: “Lubrication Performance Factors for Chemical Process Plant Machinery,” Marcel Dekker Encyclopedias, 2005.
• Fitch, J.C. and Sabrin Gebarin, Martin Williamson and George Arbocus, with George Totten, Editor, Chapter 21: “Foodgrade and the Food Processing Industry”, STLE/ CRC Handbook of Lubrication and Tribology, 2005.
• Fitch, J.C. with George Totten, Editor, Chapter 32: “Conservation of Lubricants, Materials and Energy,” STLE/ CRC Handbook of Lubrication and Tribology, 2005.
• Fitch, J.C., Seminar Coursebook, Effective Contamination Control, Noria Publishing, 2005-2006.
• Fitch, J.C. and Sabrin Gebarin, Best Practices in Bulk Lubricant Storage and Handling, Noria Publishing, 2004. Fitch, J. C., How to Select a Motor Oil and Filter for Your Car or Truck, Noria Publishing, 2nd Edition, 2004.
• Fitch, J. C. and M. Barnes, et al, with George Totten as Editor, Chapter 24: “Hydrocarbon Analysis,” ASTM Fuels and Lubricants Manual, ASTM Press, June, 2003.
• Fitch, J. C. & D. Troyer, Editors, Lubrication Excellence Conference Proceedings, Noria Publishing, 2003-2006 Annual Conferences.
• Fitch, J.C. with Robert Bolt, Editor, Chapter: “Particle Counting,” Lubrication Guide, Published by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), October 2001.
• Fitch, J.C. with George Totten as Editor, Chapter: “Advancements in Fluid Analysis Technologies and Strategies for Hydraulic System Condition-Based Maintenance,” Hydraulic Failure Analysis: Fluids, Components, and System Effects, ASTM Press, 2001.
• Fitch, J.C. and G. Trujillo, D. D. Troyer, Machinery Lubrication Coursebook, Noria Publishing, 2001-2006, Multiple Editions.
• Fitch, J.C. with Heinz P. Bloch, Editor/Author, Chapter 19, “Lubrication Analysis for Condition Monitoring,” Practical Lubrication for Industrial Facilities, Marcel Dekker, 2000
• Troyer, D. D. & J. C Fitch, Oil Analysis Basics, Noria Publishing, 2000-2006, Multiple Editions.
• Fitch, J. C. with John Mitchell as Editor, Chapter 11: “Strategies for Machinery Oil Analysis,” Operating Equipment Asset Management Handbook, Penn State Publishing, 2000 & 2006. First and Second Editions.
• Fitch, J. C., The Lubrication Field Test and Inspection Guide, Noria Publishing, Booklet, 2000.
• Fitch, J. C. and Robert Scott, Daily One-Minute Lubrication Inspections and Field Tests, Noria Publishing, 2013 Fitch, J. C., Sourcebook for Used Oil Elements, Noria Publishing, Booklet. 2000.
• Fitch, J. C. & D. Troyer, Editors, Practicing Oil Analysis Conference Proceedings, Noria Publishing, 1999-2002 Annual Conferences.
• Fitch, J. C., Oil Analysis I & II Coursebook, Noria Publishing, 1998-2006, Multiple Editions.
• Fitch, J.C., How to Develop a “Win-Win” Relationship with Your Oil Analysis Lab, Learning Resource Booklet, LRB.9801.1, Noria Publishing, 1998.
• Fitch, J. C. with E. Richard Booser as Editor, Chapter 75: “Elements of an Oil Analysis Program,” STLE/CRC Tribology Data Handbook, CRC Press, 1996.
• Fitch, J. C., Oil Analysis and Proactive Maintenance, Seminar Course Book, Diagnetics, 1996.
• Fitch, J. C., with A.K. Mehta as Editor, Chapter 32: “A New Approach to Maintaining Industrial Equipment,” Current Trends in Industrial Tribology, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1995.
• Fitch, J. C., The Ten Reasons Why Oil Analysis Programs Fail and the Strategies That Effectively Overcome Them, Diagnetics, Inc., 1995 (Booklet).
• Fitch, J. C. and H. Borden, “Comparison of Particle Counts Between Eight Commercial Oil Analysis Laboratories.” Technical Application Article No.8, Diagnetics, Inc., August, 1992 (Technical Bulletin).
• Fitch, J. C., Handbook of Case Studies on Fluid Contamination Control, Published by Diagnetics, Inc., 1991, Booklet.

Published Interviews

• Motor Equipment News, Interview, March, 2015.
• Interviewed by Miguel Guzman, Predictiva 21 Magazine, published Sept 2014.
• Interview with Prof. Peter Jost, “Interview with Luminary Professor H. Peter Jost,” Machinery Lubrication magazine, January- February issue, 2006
• Interviewed by Mr. Krokawa, Editor of Journal of Economic Maintenance Tribology (Japan), “Progress of Lubrication Education and Certification,” Published in Vol. No. 475, September 2005.
• Interview with Mario Andretti, “The Greatest Racecar Driver of All Times,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, March-April 2003.
• Interviewed by Marian Hookham (Editor), “The Good Oil – Trends in Lubrication in the Mining Industry,” Australia’s Mining Monthly, October 2002.
• Interviewed by Kathryn Carnes (Editor), “Measure by Measure,” Published in Lubricants World magazine, June 2001.
• Interviewed by Curt Bennink, (Staff Editor), “Maximize Oil Analysis ROI,” Published in Equipment Today magazine, August 2000.
• Interviewed by Jeff Hawk (Staff Editor), “Online Oil Analysis Speeds Equipment Managers’ Response Time,” Construction Magazine, October 2000.

Trade Magazine Editorial Columns

• Practicing Oil Analysis Magazine, 1998-2008
• Five Essential Lube Oil Properties Not Routinely Reported by Your Oil Lab
• Tactics for Identifying Wear Metal and Solid-particle Suspensions
• The Five Cardinal Signs of a Healthy Machine
• The Benefits of Utilizing Wear Debris Analysis in Industrial Machinery
• The Richness of Machine Failure
• The Value of Muck Sampling in a Condition Monitoring Program
• Why Onsite Particle Counting Makes Sense
• Decade in Review: Education and User Empowerment
• Ten Amazing Years
• Diagnosing a Cloudy Oil
• The Truths About Data Trending
• Planned Cleanliness
• The Meaning of a Low Viscosity Reading
• Oil is Like an Egg
• No Contamination, No Wear, No Kidding
• The Hot Stove Effect
• Recognizing the Symptoms of Lubricant Incompatibility
• What is Your Oil’s Impurity-holding Capacity (IHC)?
• What Do You Do with a High Particle Count?
• Oil Analysis for the New Millennium, (Republished in ML-Spanish, December 2006)
• The Importance of Provenance
• Tweaking the Eyes and Ears of Oil Analysis
• Beware of What You Measure
• A Much Closer Look at Particle Contamination
• Standby Equipment – Dealing with Oil Without Legs
• What do Canaries and Ferrous Density Meters Have in Common?
• The Agony of Diesel Engine Oil Particle Counts
• The Perils of Aerated Oils
• The Hazards of Water Handles
• Copper and Your Diesel Engine Oils
• Oil Analysis Reports – What’s Missing in the Comments?
• Sight Glass Oil Analysis
• Lubrication as a Professional
• Reliability’s Dirty Little Secret
• Dipstick Oil Analysis
• What is the No. 1 Cause and the No. 1 Consequence of Wear?
• Silent Assumptions of Bearing Reliability
• Which Questions Does Your Oil Analysis Program Answer?
• How to Convince Your Boss to Let you Attend Lubrication Excellence 2003
• Managing Reliability in Real Time — the Risk Management Grid (RMG)
• Clean Oil Reduces Engine Fuel Consumption
• The Surface Tension Test—Is it Worth Resurrecting?
• Spot Check Your Car’s Oil
• Today’s Oil Detectives Have a New Bag of Tricks
• The Hidden Cost of an Untrained Workforce
• Fallacies of Sampling Consistently
• How Telephone Poles are Like Filters
• You Can’t Fix a Problem You Don’t Know Exists
• World Class is What This Year’s Conference is About — What it is and How to Get it.
• Oil Analysis Economics — Saving and Making Money
• The Six Most Expensive Oil Analysis Tests
• Top Ten Ways to Not be World Class at Machinery Lubrication
• The Augustus H. Gill Award for Oil Analysis Excellence
• Three Important Words for Success in Lubrication and Oil Analysis
• Ten Compelling Reasons to Attend Practicing Oil Analysis 2000
• In Search of a Definition — What is Oil Analysis?
• Why Should Managers Care About Oil?
• Oil Analysis Standards — What Are We Waiting For?
• Oil Analysis and the Lean Organization
• Is Your Oil Analysis Program a Quart Low?
• Oil is Not a Fine Wine
• Adopt a New Philosophy
• Choose Your Weapon
• First an Idea — Now a Reality
• Deploying the Invisible Filter
• Surviving the Data Jungle
• Your Oil Is Talking … But Are You Listening?
• Machinery Lubrication Magazine, 2001 – 2020
• Detection Zone Coding for More Efficient Condition Monitoring
• 5 Ways to Monetize Lubrication Excellence Now
• The Power of Truthful Assessments in Jumpstarting a Reliability Transformation
• Philosophies of Transformational Change and ICML 55
• How the IIoT Is Changing Condition Monitoring
• Blotter Spot Testing for Metallic and Other Solid Particles
• Be Alert to Heat as Both a Contaminant and a Symptom
• Who Should Inspect Your Lubricated Machines?
• Ghost Riders That Haunt Your Oil
• The Importance of Sustainability for Transformational Change
• Guidelines for Developing a World-class Inspection Plan
• How to Make Your Oil Analysis Program Produce More Alerts
• Managing the Perils of Short-volume Oil Changes
• Make the Lube Room Your Lubrication Command Center
• How to Measure the Effectiveness of Condition Monitoring
• Be Proactive to Avoid Root Cause Fault Bubbles
• The 5 States of Machine Inspection 2.0
• How to Visually Inspect the Health and State of Oil
• Inspection 2.0: The Cornerstone of World-class TPM
• Getting Machines to the Proper State of Inspection Readiness
• Why Inspection 2.0 Is Your Best Strategy for Early Fault Detection
• Will ISO 55000 Change the Definition of Lubrication Excellence?
• The Power of Root Cause Pre-failure Analysis
• Understanding How Engines Consume Oil
• Avoiding the Pitfalls of Viscosity-starved Machines
• Remedies for a Bad Maintenance Culture
• How to Select Machines for Oil Analysis
• How to Build a Killer Lube Analyst Résumé
• Take Particle Settling and Oil Sample Agitation Seriously
• Recognizing the Causes and Hazards of Silt Lock
• 5 Ways to Reduce Lubricant Spending
• Develop a Corporate Education Master Plan
• The Wrath of Unscheduled Downtime: Why Oil Analysis is a Wise and Effective Defense
• Advantages of a Unified Condition Monitoring Strategy
• Don’t Forget Lubricant Criticality When Designing Oil Analysis Programs
• Use Zone Inspections for Early Problem Detection
• Demand Reliability Readiness from Equipment Builders
• Add Oil Circulation to Gear and Bearing Sumps for Greater Reliability
• Using ‘Unscheduled’ Oil Analysis for Early Predictive Maintenance
• A New Look at Criticality Analysis for Machinery Lubrication
• How to Optimize the State of Lubrication
• Hazards of Changing Lubricant Brands
• Why You Should Inspect Bearing Grease Discharge
• The Hidden Dangers of Lubricant Starvation
• Don’t Ignore Viscosity Index when Selecting a Lubricant
• Linking Enhanced Reliability to the State of Lubrication
• The Business Case for Lubrication Excellence
• The Optimum Reference State
• Justifying the Cost of Excluding a Gram of Dirt
• Grease Dry-out
• Setting Limits and Targets for Effective Oil Analysis
• Lubricant Consolidation
• The Power of the Patch
• A Well-Constructed Oil Analysis Report
• Increasing Demands Bring Advancements in Oil Filtration
• Noria is Recharged and Ready for Growth
• Strategies to Extend Drain Intervals and Reduce Lubricant Consumption
• What’s Hot? Current Trends in Lubrication and Oil Analysis
• Ban the Can: Sealable, Reusable Oil Containers are Smarter Options
• Looking Through the Eyes of Onsite Contaminant Monitor
• The Rationale for Using Magnetic Particle Collectors
• Virgin Particles and Weak Signals: Finding Meaning in Wear Debris
• Oil Flushing Tips to Address the Fish Bowl Effect
• Strategies to Achieve and Sustain Dry Oil
• When a Filter is Not a Filter
• These Additives Don’t Exist
• Performing Lubrication in a Recessionary Environment
• Oil Clotting and the Adrenaline Effect
• How Water Causes Bearing Failure
• Intervention is Key to Machine Life Extension
• Performing a Failure Scene Investigation
• Ten Hot Lubrication Trends
• Six Questions Every Lube Tech Should Be Able to Answer Correctly
• Ten Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Air Contamination
• The Consequences of Periodically Forgetting
• Four Lethal Diesel Engine Oil Contaminants
• Filter Flow Rate — the Silent Opportunity
• The Daily One-minute Inspection
• Tribology is a Behavioral Science
• The Enduring Grease vs. Oil Debate
• A Call for Innovators and Entrepreneurs, (Republished in ML-Japan, January 2007)
• A Conversation with Dad — Pioneer, Educator and Mentor in Fluid Contamination Control, (Republished in ML-Japan, November 2006)
• In Search of a Root Cause
• 12-Step Program for Recovering Addicts of Lubrication Neglect
• Evolution of Maintenance Man
• How to Give Your Machine a Physical
• Filter Economy — Insider Tips on Managing the Costs of Lubrication Filtration
• Receive a Contamination Control Transfusion in Three Days
• Lubricant Quality and the Chain of Custody
• Flushing and the Voice Within Your Oil
• Flushing Strategy Rationalization
• Navigating the Maze of Flushing Tactics
• When to Perform a Flush
• Lubrication Genesis
• Lubrication Excellence 2004 — It’s All About Learning
• How Grease Kills
• How Your Motives Influence Motor Oil Selection — Have You Heard About the New GF-4 Motor Oils?
• Headspace Management — Are You in On This Best-Kept Secret?
• The Difference Between Good Lubrication and Good Lubricants
• Should New Lubricant Deliveries be Tested
• Ask Your OEM to Accessorize New Equipment for Lubrication Excellence
• Wanted: Lubrication Management Professionals
• Aren’t Machines Supposed to Wear Out?
• New Lubrication Commandments: Conserve Energy, Protect the Environment
• Proactive Maintenance’s Unruly Cousin
• Lubrication UFOs
• Demystifying Sludge and Varnish
• From Whence Dirt Comes
• The Perfect Storm . . . Are You Secretly Waiting?
• At Last, A Lubrication Magazine for Maintenance Professionals

Trade Magazine Technical Articles

• Fitch, J.C., “Does your Company Need a Maintenance Culture Intervention?” UPTIME Magazine, Apr-May 2016,
• Fitch, J.C., “Rationalized and Unified Machine Condition Monitoring”, Uptime Magazine, Oct-Nov, 2014
• Dinslage, M., J.C. Fitch, and Sabrin Gebarin, “Bulk Lubricant Storage,” Machinery Lubrication magazine, July/August 2006.
• Fitch, J.C. “Maximizing Lubrication Program Investments – Compounding Your Returns,” Machinery Lubrication magazine, Jan.- Feb. 2005.
• Fitch, J.C. “How Grease Kills,” Reliable Plant magazine, Jan.-Feb. 2006.
• Fitch, J.C., “The Difference Between Good Lubrication and Good Lubricants,” LUBE 2005, Issue No. 70, Dec. 2005.
• Fitch, J.C., “New Equipment That’s Built for Lube Excellence,” Reliable Plant magazine, Nov.-Dec. 2005.
• Fitch, J.C., “Hey, Aren’t Machines Supposed to Wear Out?” Reliable Plant magazine, Sept.-Oct. 2005.
• Fitch, J.C., “Demystifying Sludge and Varnish,” Reliable Plant magazine, July-August 2005.
• Fitch, J.C., “To Flush or Not to Flush,” Power Magazine, Vol. 149, No. 5, June 2005.
• Fitch, J.C., “Aren’t Machines Supposed to Wear Out?” Gear Product News, April 2005.
• Gebarin, S and J. C. Fitch, “Origin of Spherical Particles in Lubricants,” Practicing Oil Analysis, March-April 2005.
• Troyer, D.D. and J. C. Fitch, “Lubrication Training in the Reliability Era,” ILMA Compoundings, February 2005.
• Dinslage, M and J.C. Fitch and S. Gebarin, “Bulk Lubricant Storage and Handling”, Machinery Lubrication magazine, September 2004.
• Fitch, J. C., “The Basics of Used Oil Sampling,” Practicing Oil Analysis, July-August 2004.
• Fitch, J.C., “Implementing oil and lubrication best practices,” Plant Engineering and Maintenance, December 2003.
• Gebarin, S. and J. C. Fitch, “Determining Proper Oil and Filter Change Intervals: Can Onboard Automotive Sensors Help?” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, November-December 2003.
• Fitch, J.C., “Execute Lubrication,” Asphalt Contractor magazine, April 2003.
• Fitch, J.C., “Deploying the Invisible Filter,” Fluid Power Journal, September/October 2003.
• Fitch, J. C. “Effective Lube Oil Management,” Pages 20-25, Power Magazine (Platts), October 2003.
• Fitch, J. C., “Why Lubricant Supply Contracts No Longer Go to the Lowest Bidder,” Machinery Lubrication magazine, July-August 2001.
• Fitch, J. C., “Scoring the Condition-Based Oil Change Decision,” Machinery Lubrication magazine, May-June 2001.
• Fitch, J. C., “Oil and Glycol Don’t Mix,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, July-August 2001.
• Fitch, J. C., “Troubleshooting Viscosity Excursions,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, May-June 2001.
• Fitch, J. C., “Vacuum Distillation for the Removal of Water and Other Volatile Contaminants,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, March-April 2001.
• Troyer, D. D. and J. C. Fitch, “Announcing the International Council for Machinery Lubrication,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Nov.-Dec. 2000.
• Fitch, J. C., “Tricks to Classifying Wear Metals and Other Used Oil Suspensions,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Sept.-Nov. 2000.
• Fitch, J. C. “The Enduring Flash Point Test,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, March-April 2000.
• Fitch, J. C., “Particle Counting: The Invisible Filter,” Maintenance Technology, March 2000.
• Fitch, J. C., “Defining and Executing Excellence in Lubrication,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Jan.-Feb. 2000.
• Fitch, J. C., “Sludge and Varnish: Two Puzzling Contaminants,” Hydraulics & Pneumatics magazine, December 2000.
• Fitch, J.C., “Using Oil Analysis to Control Varnish and Sludge,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, May-June 1999.
• Fitch, J.C., “Maximizing Fault Detection in Rotating Equipment Using Wear Debris Analysis,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, March-April 1999.
• Fitch, J.C., “The Influence of Bottle Cleanliness and Sample Agitation on Particle Count Trends,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, March-April 1999.
• Fitch, J.C., “Oil Analysis for the New Millennium,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Jan.-Feb. 1999.
• Fitch, J.C., “Using Oil Analysis to Monitor the Depletion of Defoamant Additives,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, July-August 1998.
• Fitch, J.C., “What Particles Mean and Why They Need To Be Monitored and Controlled,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Sept.- Oct. 1998.
• Fitch, J. C. and V. Porter, “Proactive Maintenance is a Blueprint for Success,” Plant Services magazine, April 1995.
• Fitch, E. C., “Establishing and Maintaining Levels of Cleanliness,” Plant Services magazine, October 1994.
• Fitch, J. C., “Proactive Maintenance is the 90’s Cost Reduction Strategy for Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines,” Maintenance Magazine – Australia and New Zealand, July 1994.
• Fitch, J. C., “Proactive Maintenance — A Cost-Reduction Strategy for the 90’s.” Diesel Progress, August 1992.
• Fitch, J. C., “Proactive Maintenance — The Cost-Reduction Strategy for the 90’s.” Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide, June 1992.
• Fitch, J. C., “Proactive Maintenance Targets Extending Machine Life.” Coal magazine, October 1992.
• Fitch, J.C. and V. Porter, “Proactive Maintenance is a Blueprint for Success.” Plant Services magazine, October 1992.
• Fitch, J. C., “Contaminant Monitoring: The Overlooked Predictive Technique,” Maintenance Technology magazine, January 1992.
• Fitch, J. C., “Proactive Maintenance: The Buzz Word for the 90’s,” Utility Construction & Maintenance magazine, September/October 1991.
• Fitch, J. C., “Water Removing Filters — the Latest Entry Into Hydraulic Filtration,” Hydraulics & Pneumatics magazine, January 1989.
• Fitch, J. C. and J. Allred, “Hydraulic Fluid Analysis: Avoiding the Pitfalls; Part 1: Careful Sampling and Correct Procedures Are Essential to Exploit This Valuable Maintenance Tool,” Hydraulics & Pneumatics magazine, January 1988.
• Fitch, J. C. and J. Allred, “Hydraulic Fluid Analysis: Avoiding the Pitfalls; Part 2: Interpreting Test Results,” Hydraulics & Pneumatics magazine, December 1987.
• Fitch, J. C., “Crucial and Healthy (Real-Time Machine Health Monitoring),” Production Engineering magazine, February 1984.
• Fitch, J. C., “Developing Automation Applications: How to Identity and Implement High Yield Projects,” Industrial Engineering magazine, November 1981.

Technical Journals, Symposia & Conference Papers

• Fitch, J.C. and Sabrin Gebarin, “Review of Degradation Mechanisms Leading to Sludge and Varnish in Modern Turbine Oil Formulations,” ASTM International Journal, Vol. 3, No. 8, Paper ID JAI13504, 2006.
• Fitch, J.C. and S. Gebarin, “Review of Degradation Mechanisms Leading to Sludge and Varnish in Modern Turbine Oil Formulations,” Oxidation and Testing of Turbine Oils Symposium, Norfolk, VA, Dec. 2005.
• Fitch, J.C., “Optimizing Oil Change Intervals to Reduce Oil Consumption,” 2005 Lubrication Excellence Conference Proceedings, March 2005.
• Fitch, J.C., “Doubling Diesel Engine Rebuild Intervals,” Lubrication Excellence 2004 Conference Proceedings, March 2004, Nashville, Tenn.
• Fitch, J. C. and Sabrin Khaled Gebarin, “Advances in Automotive Oil Change Sensors,” Lubrication Excellence 2004 Conference Proceedings, March 2004, Nashville, Tenn.
• Fitch, J. C., “Lubrication Strategies for Doubling Diesel Engine Rebuild Intervals,” Lubrication Excellence 2003 Conference Proceedings, April 2003, Houston, Texas.
• Fitch, J. C., “Optimizing Oil Change Intervals to Reduce Lubricant Consumption,” Lubrication Excellence 2003 Conference Proceedings, April 2003, Houston, Texas.
• Fitch, J. C., “Optimizing Oil Change Intervals to Reduce Lubricant Consumption,” Practicing Oil Analysis Conference Proceedings, 2001/2002, Tulsa, Okla.
• Fitch, J. C., “How to Select an Oil Analysis Lab to Meet Your Needs,” Practicing Oil Analysis Conference Proceedings, 2001/2002, Tulsa, Okla.
• Fitch, J. C., “The Usefulness of Particle Counting in Oil Analysis,” EPRI/NMAC Lube Notes, November 2002.
• Troyer, Drew & J. C. Fitch, “Skills Standards Development and Competency Assurance for Machinery Lubrication Technicians,” 2nd World Tribology Congress, Vienna, Austria, September 2001.
• Troyer, Drew, & J. C. Fitch, “Precision Lubrication for the Power Generation Industry,” Electric Power Research Institute, Maintenance and Reliability Conference, August 2001.
• Fitch, J. C., “Sampling Methods for Used Oil Analysis,” Lubrication Engineering, March 2000.
• Fitch, J. C., “Best Practices in Maximizing Fault Detection in Rotating Equipment Using Wear Debris Analysis,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Condition Monitoring, Swansea, Wales, April 1999.
• Fitch, J. C., “Simplify Oil Analysis with Easy Tests and Inspections,” Practicing Oil Analysis Conference Proceedings, Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 1999.
• Fitch, J. C., “Elements of a Successful Oil Analysis Program-Part II Selection of Tests,” Lubrication Engineering, September 1998.
• Fitch, J.C., “Elements of a Successful Oil Analysis Program-Part I Oil Sampling,” Lubrication Engineering, August 1998.
• Fitch, J.C., “Proactive and Predictive Strategies for Setting Oil Analysis Alarms and Limits,” Joint Oil Analysis Program Conference Proceedings, U.S. Dept. of Defense, May 1998.
• Fitch, J.C., “Proactive Maintenance and Oil Analysis in Mining Industry,” Maintenance 2000 Conference Proceedings, May 1998.
• Fitch, J.C., “Strategies for Setting Oil Analysis Limits,” Enteract Conference Proceedings, April 1998.
• Fitch, J.C., “What Particles Mean,” Reliability Week Conference Proceedings, Sept. 1998.
• Fitch, J. C. and Holly Borden, “Lubricant-Based Techniques For Condition Monitoring,” Maintenance Journal, July 1996.
• Fitch, J. C., “Applying Satellite Communications Technology to On-Line Oil Analysis of Crankcase Diesel Engine Lubricants,”
• Proceedings, Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association, Winter Meeting, Orlando, Fla., February 1995.
• Troyer, D. and J. C. Fitch, “An Introduction to Fluid Contamination Analysis,” P/PM Technology magazine, June 1995.
• Fitch, J. C., “A New Approach To Maintaining Industrial Machinery,” Current Trends in Industrial Tribology, TATA McGraw Hill, 1995.
• Fitch, J. C. and Simeon Jaggernauth, “Moisture — The Second Most Destructive Lubricant Contaminant, Part One — Its Effects On Bearing Life,” Proceedings of the JOAP Condition Monitoring International Conference, November 1994.
• Fitch, J. C. and Simeon Jaggemauth, “Moisture — The Second Most Destructive Lubricant Contaminant and Its Effects On Bearing Life,” Proceedings of the Predictive Maintenance Technology National Conference, November 1994, and P/PM Magazine, December 1994.
• Troyer, Drew D. and J. C. Fitch, “An Introduction to Fluid Contamination Analysis,” Proceedings of the Predictive Maintenance Technology National Conference, November 1994.
• Fitch, J. C., “The Accuracy and Reliability of Optical Particle Counters with Industrial Oils and Hydraulic Fluids,” Diagnetics, Inc., PB No. 9, 1994.
• Fitch, J. C. and Stuart Bents, “Applying Satellite Communications Technology to Condition-Based Maintenance for Mobile Equipment,” Condition Monitoring ’94 Proceedings on an International Conference on Condition Monitoring, Swansea, U.K., March 1994.
• Fitch, J. C. and H. Borden, “Lubricant-Based Techniques for the Condition Monitoring of Non- Circulating Gear and Bearing Systems,” P/PM Technology magazine, August 1993.
• Borden, H. J. and J. C. Fitch, “Proactive Maintenance — The New Technology For Cost Efficient Contamination Control of Mechanical Machinery,” 47th Meeting of the Mechanical Failures Prevention Group (MFPG), April, 13, 1993.
• Fitch, J. C. and H. Borden, “Lubricant-Based Techniques for the Condition Monitoring of Non-Circulating Gear and Bearing Systems,” Proceedings of the National Conference of Preventive and Predictive Maintenance, Dallas, Texas, November 1992.
• Fitch, J. C. and H. Borden, “Interpreting Contaminant Analysis Trends Into a Proactive and Predictive Maintenance Strategy,” The 4th International Conference on Profitable Conditioning Monitoring, Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK, December 1992.
• Fitch, J. C., “Proactive Maintenance Can Yield More Than a Ten-Fold Savings Over Conventional Predictive/Preventive Maintenance Programs,” 1992 Predictive Maintenance Indaba Proceedings, South Africa, September 1992.
• Borden, H. and J. C. Fitch, “Particle Contamination — Both a Cause and a Result of Mechanical Failure,” Proceedings of 16th Annual Meeting of the Vibration Institute, June 9-11, 1992.
• Borden, H. and J. C. Fitch, “Use of Lubricant Proactive Maintenance and Contamination Control to Achieve Predictable Machine- Life Extension,” 47th Annual Meeting of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), May 1992.
• Borden, H. and J. C. Fitch, “Extensive Cost Saving Opportunity from Strategic Implementation of Proactive Maintenance in the Iron and Steel Industry,” Association of Iron and Steel Engineers, Spring Conference, 1992.
• Borden, H. and J. C. Fitch, “Strategic Implementation and Cost Benefit of Contamination Control,” Proceedings of the International Fluid Power Applications Conference, March 1992.
• Fitch, J. C. and I.T. Hong, Condition Monitoring, Chapter 13, edited by 3. R. McEwan, Published by Elsevier, 1991.
• Fitch, J. C., “Contaminant Monitoring Targets Root Causes of Machinery Problems,” P/PM Technology magazine, Volume 4, Issue 2, March/April 1991.
• Fitch, J. C. and I. T. Hong, “Model of a Fuzzy Logic Expert System For Real-Time Condition Control of A Hydraulic System,” The Condition Monitoring Journal and 3rd International Conference, London, U.K., October 1990.
• Blok, P. and J. C. Fitch, “Concept and Application of a Portable Contaminant Monitor for Hydraulic Systems,” 9th Aachener Conference on Fluid Power, March 1990, West Germany.
• Blok, Peter, Jim C. Fitch, and Kim A. Hodgson, “Measuring Contaminant Levels in the Field (Bestimmung des Olreinheitsgrades on Ort und Stelle),” Olhydraulik und Pneumatik, 34. No. 5., 1990.
• Fitch, J. C. and D. Dyer, “Model of a Knowledge-Based Expert System for Real-Time Condition Control of a Hydraulic System,” SAE Paper 891937, International Off-Highway & Powerplant Congress and Exposition, 1989.
• Blok, P. and J. C. Fitch, “Filter Konnen das Wasser aus Hydraulikol Entfernen,” Olhydraulik und Pneumatik, July 1989.
• Blok, P. and J. C. Fitch, “Filtreren Van Water Uit Hydraulische Olie,” PT Werktuigbouw, April 1989.
• Fitch, J. C., “Fluid Conditioning of Aviation Hydraulic Fluids,” Proceedings, Commercial Aircraft and Helicopter Panel, SAE Committee A-6, Aerospace Fluid Power and Control Technologies, April 1987.
• Fitch, J. C., “Systems and Methods for Real-Time Condition Monitoring of Mechanical Machinery,” SAE Paper 861308, International Off-Highway and Powerplant Congress and Exposition. Additionally, this paper was selected for and republished in the 1986 SAE TRANSACTIONS.
• Fitch, J. C., “Quantifying the Contaminant Tolerance of Hydraulic Systems Using the ‘Contaminant Life Index’,” National Conference On Fluid Power Transactions, 1986.
• Fitch, J. C., “Theory, Design, and Performance Characteristics of a Direct-Reading Portable Solid Contaminant Analyzer,” SAE Paper 860738. 1986 Earthmoving Industry Conference. Additionally, this paper was selected for and republished in the 1986 SAE TRANSACTIONS.
• Fitch, J. C., “The Influence of Marketing on the Design of Fluid-Power Products,” The BFPR Journal, October 1982. This article was selected for presentation at the 1981 Annual BFPR Conference.
• Fitch, J. C., and E. C. Fitch, “Safety Considerations in Fluid Power Products — Design Aspects,” The BFPR Journal, July 1979.
• Fitch, J. C., “Safety Considerations in Fluid Power Products — Motivation Aspects,” The BFPR Journal, April 1979.
• Fitch, J. C., “The Heritage of Fluid Power,” The BFPR Journal, January 1979.

Conference Presentations

• Congreso Mexicano de Confiabilidad 2019, Lima, Peru
• IDCON Reliability Conference, September, 2019, Raleigh, NC
• OilDoc 2019, Rosenheim, Germany, January, 2019
• Spectro Scientific Annual Sales Meeting, Orlando, FL, Oct., 2018
• Congreso Mexicano de Confiabilidad 2018, Monterrey, MX
• Chevron Reliability Maintenance Conference, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 2017
• Congreso Mexicano de Confiabilidad 2017, Monterrey, MX
• Ingredion North American Management Reliability Meeting, Quebec, Canada, Aug. 2017
• TriFluLub Conference and Exhibition (keynote address), Lima, Peru, Oct. 2016
• TOTAL Lubricants National Sales Meeting (keynote address), Phoenix, AZ, Nov. 2016
• LubMat Conference and Exhibition, Bilbao, Spain, 2016
• World Maintenance Congress (keynote address), Cartagena, Columbia, June 2015
• Oil Doc Conference and Exhibition, Munich, Germany, 2011, 2013, 2015
• Congreso Mexicano de Confiabilidad 2013, Monterrey, Mexico, October, 2013
• Reliable Plant Asia (keynote address), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December, 2012
• AIMAN Congress (keynote address), Florence, Italy, November, 2012
• LubMat Conference and Exhibition, Bilbao, Spain, June, 2012
• Congreso Mexicano de Confiabilidad 2011, Leon, Mexico, October 2011
• EPRI (PUG), Portland, Ore., August 2011
• EPRI (GAPAC Users Group), Pittsburg, Pa., August 2010
• International Paper Lubrication Workshop, August 2010
• Brazilian Maintenance and Reliability Conference (ABRAMAN), Sao Paulo, June 2010 (Keynote Address)
• Goodyear Lubrication and Reliability Meeting, Lawton, Okla., April 2010
• Vibration Institute, Wisconsin, March 2009
• EPRI (NMAC Lubrication Workshop), August 2008, San Antonio, Texas, NMAC
• EPRI (Circuit Breaker Reliability Meeting), August 2008
• ASIATrib Conference, Kanazawa, Japan – Keynote Address, October 2006
• Chevron-Texaco Sludge and Varnish Symposium, Phoenix, Ariz., July 2006
• Lubrication Excellence 2006, Columbus, Ohio – Keynote Address, May 2006
• ASTM Lubricant Oxidation Symposium, Norfolk, Va., December 2005
• Water Environment Federation Conference (WEFTEC), October 2005, Washington, D.C.
• STLE Conference, Workshop on Condition Monitoring, Las Vegas, Nev., May 15, 2005
• 34th A&M TurboMachinery Symposium, September 2005, Houston, Texas
• ASTM Oxidation and Testing of Turbine Oils Symposium, D02 Meeting, Norfolk, Va., December 2005
• EPRI Turbine Generator Users Group Annual Meeting, St. Pete, Fla., January 2005
• EPRI Predictive Maintenance Users Group Annual Meeting, St. Pete, Fla., June 2004
• TAPPI Annual Conference, Atlanta, Ga., May 2004
• Nuclear Regulatory Inspectors (NRC) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Ga., May 2004
• Rio Tinto Asset Management and Reliability Conference, Denver, Colo., September 2003
• EPRI/NMAC Lubrication and Bearing Workshop, Mystic, Conn., June 2003
• IDCON, Predictive Maintenance Conference, Raleigh, N.C., October 2002
• ACSIM 2002 Conference, Cairns, Australia, Keynote address, September 2002
• Caterpillar, SOS Dealer Conference, Peoria, Ill., September 2002
• EPRI, Predictive Maintenance Users Group, Myrtle Beach, S.C., April 2002
• FOMIS Outage Control Conference, Scientech, Clearwater, Fla., August 2002
• STLE Central Illinois Section Meeting, March 2002
• World-Wide Contamination Control Conference — Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., Keynote Speaker, March 2002
• EPRI Lubrication and Bearing Workshop, Durham, N.C., January 2002
• International Paper Annual Maintenance Conference, Shreveport, La., July 2001
• ExxonMobil Lubrication Conference, Atlanta, Ga., February 2001
• Practicing Oil Analysis, International Conference & Exhibition, Tulsa, Okla., October 2000
• CSI, Emerson Electric, Reliability Week Conference, Atlanta, Ga., October 2000
• International Standards Organization, Plenary Presentation, TC108/SC5, Nanjing, China, August 2000
• Mobil Oil Lubrication Conference, Boston, Mass., July 2000
• International Paper Maintenance Conference, Atlanta, Ga., June 2000
• Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, Conference, July 2000
• WearCheck International Annual Meeting, France, July 2000
• Exxon Lubrication Conference, New Orleans, La., May 2000
• ASTM Hydraulic Failure Symposium, Lake Tahoe, Calif., December 1999
• Practicing Oil Analysis, International Conference & Exhibition, Tulsa, Okla., October 1999
• EXXON Lubrication Conference, Orlando, Fla., June 1999
• EXXON Advance Lubrication Training Symposium, Houston, Texas, June 1999
• International Conference on Condition Monitoring, Swansea, Wales, April 1999
• STLE Condition Monitoring Seminar, Swansea, Wales, April 1999
• Oklahoma Predictive Maintenance Users Group, Stillwater (OSU), Okla., January 1999
• EXXON Lubrication Conference, Las Vegas, Nev., October 1997
• EXXON Lubrication Conference, Lake Tahoe, Calif., June 1998
• EXXON Lubrication Conference, New Orleans, La., March 1998
• EXXON Lubrication Conference, Richmond, Va., October 1998
• EXXON Lubrication Conference, Minocqua, Wis., September 1997
• Technology Showcase, Joint Oil Analysis Program U.S. D.O.D., Mobile, Ala., May 1998
• ENTERACT ’98, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1998
• Maintenance 2000, World Mining Conference, Tucson, Ariz., April 1998
• Predictive and Preventive Maintenance Conference, Indianapolis, Ind., November 1998
• CSI Reliability Week, Nashville, Tenn., October 1998
• Oil Analysis I and II, Predict Engineering, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 1998
• Mobil Oil Lubrication Conference, Maine, May 1998
• DMSI Predictive Maintenance Conference, Vancouver, B.C., May 1998
• EXXON, Lubrication Conference, Maine, June 1997
• DMSI Predictive Maintenance Conference, May 1997
• Enteract ’97, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 1997
• Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association, Winter Meeting, Orlando, Fla., February 1995
• Tribology Society Of India, Principal Speaker, Bombay and New Delhi, September 1995
• JOAP Condition Monitoring International Conference, Pensacola, Fla., November 1994
• Predictive Maintenance National Conference, Atlanta, Ga., November 1994
• Courses on Oil Analysis, Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, South Africa, October 1994, November 1995
• International Conference On Condition Monitoring, Swansea, Wales, UK, March 1994
• Symposium On Proactive Maintenance, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 1993
• Enteract ’93, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 1993
• 4th International Conference On Profitable Condition Monitoring, Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK, December 1992 (Speaker, Session Chairman, Member of Organizing Committee)
• 1992 Predictive Maintenance Indaba, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 1992 (Keynote Speaker)
• Sixteenth Annual Meeting And Conference, Vibration Institute, Williamsburg, Va., June 1992
• Predictive/Preventive Maintenance Technology, National Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 1989
• International Off-Highway And Powerplant Congress And Exposition, Milwaukee, Wis., September 1989
• Japan Automotive Parts Industry Association (Japia) Conference, Tokyo, Japan, August 1989
• Nato/Econosto Lecture On Contamination Control Technologies, Rotterdam, Netherlands, March 1989
• Joint International Fluid Power Applications Conference & National Conference On Fluid Power, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 1988
• National Sae A-6 Aerospace Fluid Power And Control Technologies Conference, Destin, Fla., April 1987
• International Off-Highway And Power Plant Congress, Milwaukee, Wis., September 1986
• National Congress On Fluid Power, Detroit, Mich., May 1986
• National Earthmoving Industry Congress, Peoria, Ill., April 1986