Last year, sales of cars and light trucks in the United States – with its 300 million people – reached 16.9 million units, according to J. ...

Heavy loads, grating friction and an aggressive saltwater environment. How does a new complex grease endure such torture?

Chemical supply concerns - more than base oil worries - are keeping metalworking fluid formulators on edge.

Pour point depressants hold the key to the relationship between temperature and viscosity. Heres how and why.

How well do phenolic compounds hold up against microbes such as bacteria, fungi and viruses in metalworking fluids? For the first time, a challenging ...

Recent research at Wisura GmbH disputes conventional theories about how metalworking fluids work. Joachim Schulz says a new model should lead to new a ...

Oils typically used for rolling nonferrous metals often do not provide the best lubrication or surface finishes. Researchers describe how to improve t ...

Antifriction coatings help reduce interior car noise and provide a soft, silky feel to controls. And they last for the life of the car under the harsh ...

A lack of basic grease knowledge can compromise equipment reliability. So, its good to review the basics to fill the knowledge gap about the proper se ...

Demand is growing for synthetic greases. Wilfried Bartz says these products have impressive strengths - and some weaknesses - and that users should co ...

With so much focus on fuel economy, lubricant formulators are seeking new types of friction modifiers. One academic says dont abandon the old.

Automakers are satisfied that low-phosphorus engine oils deliver the wear protection they need. That's cold comfort to the engine rebuilders and car g ...

SI Group signed a deal to acquire Albemarles antioxidants, ibuprofen and related business and assets, including a lubricant antioxidants line. Terms w ...

Conventional theories about metalworking fluids state that they react chemically with the surfaces of metal workpieces during the short time that the ...

Today's engine oils do a great job, thanks to this workhorse additive. Here's a close look at ZDDP, and why some drivers and engine rebuilders insist ...

Global consumption of lubricant additives is climbing 2.2 percent a year -- which is faster than the lubes they go into, a study finds.

Liqui Moly traces its success to a silvery powder called molybdenum disulfide and has built itself from a regional supplier of additives into a global ...

Global lubricant additive consumption will grow 2.2 percent per year from 4 million metric tons in 2012 to 4.5 million tons by 2017, consultancy Kline ...

Foam control is more critical in metalworking fluids because of the higher cutting speeds and higher pressures being used today. Two industry experts ...

BRB International plans a 4.5-hectare (11.2-acre) expansion at its headquarters location in the Netherlands, where it will build a new oil additives p ...