Automotive Greases

New Grease Plant Starts Up in Kansas

New Grease Plant Starts Up in Kansas

Posts - July 20, 2020

A joint venture between Japanese grease maker Kyodo Yushi and its American partner Lubrication Engineers began operating ...

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Expanding to Grow in Evolving Grease Market

Posts - July 20, 2020

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

North American Grease Production Slips

North American Grease Production Slips

Lube Report Americas - July 1, 2020

North American production of lubricating greases seems to have dipped from 2018 to 2019, according to a survey by the Un ...

Spotlight on Grease

Spotlight on Grease

Lubes'n'Greases - June 2, 2020

The grease industry has been under pressure to develop formulations that keep pace with the increased performance and ef ...

Shear Improvement: Polymers Keep Mechanical Stability

Shear Improvement: Polymers Keep Mechanical Stability

Lubes'n'Greases - June 2, 2020

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

Greases Make MR Fluid Technology Stick

Greases Make MR Fluid Technology Stick

Lubes'n'Greases - June 2, 2020

Magnetorheological fluids are being used in an increasing number of applications, but this relatively new technology sti ...

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Marketing Matters

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - April 27, 2020

Emeka Umejei looks at African grease trends.

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Gost in the Machine

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - January 17, 2020

When lubrication is concerned, standards need to evolve to match advances in technology. In Russia, some grease manufact ...

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Expanding to Grow in Evolving Grease Market

Lube Report Americas - 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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New Grease Plant Starts Up in Kansas

Lube Report Americas - November 13, 2019

A joint venture between Japanese grease maker Kyodo Yushi and its American partner Lubrication Engineers began operating ...

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Axel to Expand, Improve U.S. Grease Plants

Lube Report Americas - 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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Digitializing Can Benefit Production, Expert Says

Lube Report Americas - September 25, 2019

Lubricant and grease production plants can improve efficiency and profitability by digitalizing their operations, an ind ...

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Contradictory Compatibility

Lubes'n'Greases - September 17, 2019

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

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When Australian Grease Goes Bad

Lubes'n'Greases - August 19, 2019

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

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Sustainable Grease Starts With The Process

Lubes'n'Greases - August 19, 2019

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

NLGI Pursues Future Grease Specs

NLGI Pursues Future Grease Specs

Lube Report Americas - August 14, 2019

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

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Publishers Letter

Lubes'n'Greases - 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 ...

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SPOTLIGHT ON GREASE

Lubes'n'Greases - May 21, 2019

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