Automotive Greases

North American production of lubricating greases seems to have dipped from 2018 to 2019, according to a survey by the United States-based National Lub ...

Spotlight on Grease

June 2, 2020

The grease industry has been under pressure to develop formulations that keep pace with the increased performance and efficiency requirements of moder ...

Polymers can improve water resistance, thickener yield and tackiness in grease formulations, but their long molecular structure made formulators quest ...

Magnetorheological fluids are being used in an increasing number of applications, but this relatively new technology still has some kinks. Adding grea ...

Marketing Matters

April 27, 2020

Emeka Umejei looks at African grease trends.

Gost in the Machine

January 17, 2020

When lubrication is concerned, standards need to evolve to match advances in technology. In Russia, some grease manufacturers are still making lubrica ...

Aerospace Lubricants is nearing completion on an expansion to add 10 million pounds of grease production capacity at its plant in Columbus, Ohio, to h ...

A joint venture between Japanese grease maker Kyodo Yushi and its American partner Lubrication Engineers began operating a new grease plant in Wichita ...

Axel Christiernsson AB announced on Monday a multi-million dollar expansion and improvement plan across its three grease plants in the United States, ...

Lubricant and grease production plants can improve efficiency and profitability by digitalizing their operations, an industry insider said at a confer ...

Contradictory Compatibility

September 17, 2019

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

After two recalls in Australia this year, grease makers examine how products can slip through the cracks of sophisticated quality protocols.

Grease can contribute to energy efficiency in applications, but the grease-making process itself can also help cut down on emissions.

The National Lubricating Grease Institute yesterday announced a collaboration with the Center for Quality Assurance to define future grease specificat ...

Publishers Letter

June 24, 2019

The amount of grease the world is making each year may be stagnant, but production is, in fact, changing, Chuck Coe told the National Lubricating Grea ...

SPOTLIGHT ON GREASE

May 21, 2019

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

Electric vehicle battery makers domination of global lithium supplies leaves Indian grease makers vulnerable to shortages. One Hungarian grease manufa ...

ASTM International approved as a standard a new small scale oxidation test that provides more accurate results for biobased greases. The approval culm ...

Hill Corp. recently finished building a used oil rerefinery and a small grease unit at its lubricant blending plant in Shymkent, in southern Kazakhsta ...

Spotlight on Grease

May 21, 2018

Modern grease formulation is a balancing act of performance, service life and energy efficiency. Two companies give insight into the drivers of innova ...