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More Work Needed on Sustainability Standards
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More Work Needed on Sustainability Standards

May 22, 2024

Trade associations in the lubricants industry have taken significant steps the past few years developing standards to he ...

Virtual Lab Aims to Optimize Formulations

Virtual Lab Aims to Optimize Formulations

September 6, 2023

Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials say they have developed a virtual lab to pred ...

Report Sees Dual Sustainability Roles for Lubes

Report Sees Dual Sustainability Roles for Lubes

August 2, 2023

Like businesses in many industries, lubricant companies are busy looking for ways to reduce amounts of greenhouse gases ...

Lube Formulation, Tribology Draw Young People

Lube Formulation, Tribology Draw Young People

May 24, 2023

Lubrication formulation and tribology face a number of pressing challenges, and this is helping attract young people to ...

Webinar Promotes Process for Aviation Oils

Webinar Promotes Process for Aviation Oils

September 28, 2022

Tribology-by-design aims to simplify and make more efficient the development of tribological solutions involving lubrica ...

Evans: STLE Helps Industry Meet Challenges

Evans: STLE Helps Industry Meet Challenges

May 18, 2022

The new president of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers said such professional organizations can play ...

STLE Looks to Future

STLE Looks to Future

August 18, 2021

Ken Hope, global polyalphaolefins technical services manager for Chevron Phillips Chemical, assumed the role of the Soci ...

R.I.P. Gear Inefficiency

R.I.P. Gear Inefficiency

October 23, 2018

An aftermarket product claiming to improve gear efficiency might sound like snake oil, but it could be just what the doc ...

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Plastic Pulls Double Duty

December 22, 2016

Shouldnt every component in your grease pull its weight? Polymer thickeners not only provide structure, they also help l ...

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If Not Chlorine, What?

January 22, 2016

The search is on for the next generation of extreme pressure additives to replace chlorinated paraffins in metalworking ...