Industrial Gear Oils

China aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, which will likely offer opportunities for metallocene polyalphaolefin as a base stock in lubricants for ...

U.S. Adds More Wind Turbines

February 16, 2022

Wind power generation capacity in the United States grew 10% in 2021 to 134,996 megawatts, but the amount added was less than the record high set in 2 ...

The falling costs for wind energy turbines in China, where high coal prices have caused a number of power shortages during 2021, could represent a gro ...

Back in the Saddle

July 3, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic—and other factors, like severe weather—forced temporary shutdowns in a variety of industries. Because of this downtime, valu ...

Asia-Pacific’s wind power capacity reached almost 56 gigawatts in 2020, a 78% increase from 2019, according to data released last week by the Global ...

Since the first steam trains of early 19th century England, locomotives have been an invaluable boon to trade and civilization. While the rise of air ...

The COVID-19 pandemic will reduce global demand volumes for general industrial oils and greases by 13% this year, consultancy Kline & Co. forecast ...

The current economic downturn should cause a setback for demand of lubricants used in wind turbines, but the industry should still offer good profits ...

Global lubricant demand for wind energy is likely to hit a speed bump in the current economic climate but should rebound in subsequent years, an indus ...

Robots Need Lubes, Too

June 2, 2020

Industrial robots have multiple joints, similar to human elbows and knees. Unlike humans, regular greasing is all they need to avoid wear and stay in ...

The Gearbox Killer?

February 14, 2020

White etching cracks are a harbinger of gearbox death in wind turbines and other equipment. New research points to subpar steel as the likely culprit, ...

United States operating wind power capacity grew 9.5 percent in 2019 to almost 105,600 megawatts, while power purchase agreements between utilities an ...

United States wind operations and annual maintenance spending is expected to increase by 50 percent from 2018 to more than $7.5 billion by 2030, accor ...

Gear Oils Gain Efficiency

October 22, 2019

A new polyether hybrid base stock hopes to bridge the gap between compatibility and performance in the synthetic fluid lineup.

Are the synthetic and naphthenic understudies to paraffinic base oils ready to steal the limelight?

Attendees at the annual meeting of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers heard a call to accelerate their pace of innovation. An offic ...

Industrial gear oils must meet the requirements of lingering legacy specifications as well as a number of new standards that are evolving rapidly and ...

Industrial gear oils now face a more rigorous gauntlet of tests for gear and bearing protection and for extended drain intervals. Only the best formul ...