Grease Specifications

Grease manufacturers and end users are closer to having another simple manual device to quickly inspect samples of lubricating greases and forecast at ...

The Road to Standardization

December 1, 2021

Quantifying Tackiness and Adhesion in Greases Standardization of test methods in the lubricants industry is neither a quick nor an easy process.&nb ...

There are over 140,000 miles of freight and passenger railroad tracks in both the United States and Europe. As train wheels spin, move and grind to a ...

Gauging Interest

May 3, 2021

A crossover test will allow quick, easy and inexpensive grease particle counts  An industry working group is nearing completion of a fast, sim ...

The National Lubricating Grease Institute launched on Dec. 2 its new High-Performance Multiuse Grease Certification, known as HPM, and subcategories w ...

Worries Over Fretting Wear

October 1, 2020

The Fafnir fretting wear test, an important part of several grease performance specs, has produced unacceptable variability in results. An industry ta ...

There are a number of potential avenues of development and challenges for electric vehicle lubricant formulators, but whatever path they take, compreh ...

The National Lubricating Grease Institute will publish details of its new High Performance Multiuse grease specification on its website within the nex ...

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 ...

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

SPOTLIGHT ON GREASE

May 21, 2019

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

Taming an Unruly Test

December 14, 2018

A critical test for wheel-bearing greases has been returning wildly inconsistent results for decades. Could it soon be brought to heel?