Grease Thickeners

Shear Improvement: Polymers Keep Mechanical Stability

Shear Improvement: Polymers Keep Mechanical Stability

June 2, 2020

Polymers can improve water resistance, thickener yield and tackiness in grease formulations, but their long molecular st ...

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Marketing Matters

April 27, 2020

Emeka Umejei looks at African grease trends.

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Passing the Test: Choosing the Best Grease for Your Heavy Equipment

November 20, 2019

A how-to guide for using bench tests to select the right grease for your heavy mining equipment.

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Expanding to Grow in Evolving Grease Market

November 20, 2019

Aerospace Lubricants is nearing completion on an expansion to add 10 million pounds of grease production capacity at its ...

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Axel to Expand, Improve U.S. Grease Plants

October 30, 2019

Axel Christiernsson AB announced on Monday a multi-million dollar expansion and improvement plan across its three grease ...

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Lithium Prices Give Back Ground

October 23, 2019

Lithium prices have fallen in recent months, offering respite to lubricating grease producers who had been squeezed by a ...

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Contradictory Compatibility

September 17, 2019

Different grease compatibility charts often present conflicting information, putting end users and their equipment at ri ...

NLGI Pursues Future Grease Specs

NLGI Pursues Future Grease Specs

August 14, 2019

The National Lubricating Grease Institute yesterday announced a collaboration with the Center for Quality Assurance to d ...

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Grease Production Dips in North America

June 12, 2019

Lubricating grease production in North America declined 4.2 percent in 2018, according to the National Lubricating Greas ...

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SPOTLIGHT ON GREASE

May 21, 2019

Grease performance and production techniques continue to advance. Two companies present their latest grease innovations.

Easing India’s Reliance on Lithium Greases

Easing India’s Reliance on Lithium Greases

March 22, 2019

Indian grease manufacturers, like their counterparts in other countries, have for the past couple years bemoaned sharp i ...

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Everyone’s Business

March 18, 2019

Trevor Gauntlett celebrates the International Year of the Periodic Table.

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Aluminum Complex Grease Has Growth Potential in India

March 18, 2019

Electric vehicle battery makers domination of global lithium supplies leaves Indian grease makers vulnerable to shortage ...

Grease Industry Trending Toward Calcium

Grease Industry Trending Toward Calcium

January 2, 2019

The grease industrys use of calcium thickeners is on the rise, spurred by a search for alternatives to increasingly expe ...

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Spotlight on Grease

May 21, 2018

Modern grease formulation is a balancing act of performance, service life and energy efficiency. Two companies give insi ...

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Grease Consistency: A Stiff Challenge

October 24, 2017

For almost a century, the cone penetrometer has taken the measure of grease stiffness. Its easy, cheap, fast--and wildly ...

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Sliding into Food-Grade Lubes

June 20, 2017

Greater automation in the food industry is raising the pressure on greases for processing equipment. A common compound i ...

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Formulating Water-Resistant Grease

June 15, 2017

Water in lubricating greases has been a concern for more than a century. Recent research shows that calcium sulfonate gr ...