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Lubes’n’Greases January Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases January Issue Available

Lube Report Americas - January 10, 2024

Will PTFE be banned in the coming years, and how might increasing regulation affect lubricant formulations? What did Nor ...

Lubes’n’Greases December Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases December Issue Available

Lube Report Americas - December 13, 2023

Will PTFE be banned in the coming years, and how might increasing regulation affect lubricant formulations? What did Nor ...

The State of Reliability Testing

The State of Reliability Testing

Lubes'n'Greases - December 4, 2023

How are new tests, tools and regulations driving oil analysis into a new era?

The Indicators of a Quality Fluid Testing Lab

The Indicators of a Quality Fluid Testing Lab

Lubes'n'Greases - March 1, 2023

Lubricant analysis is vital for companies looking to keep expensive and vital equipment in the best shape possible. Euro ...

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Jalos Studies Lube Test Methods

Lube Report Asia - September 9, 2022

Japan Lubricating Oil Society recently reported results of studies that it completed into the accuracy of test methods f ...

Avoiding Varnish-related Shutdowns with Routine and Advanced Tests

Avoiding Varnish-related Shutdowns with Routine and Advanced Tests

Lubes'n'Greases - August 1, 2022

Varnish can be a real headache for those tasked with managing equipment uptime. Fortunately, advanced testing can help t ...

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Field Trials for Engine Oil Specs?

Lube Report EMEA - December 7, 2021

Modern lubricant performance specifications usually contain a number of bench and engine tests, but an official with a G ...

Oil Monitoring of Marine Lubes Still Key

Oil Monitoring of Marine Lubes Still Key

Lube Report Americas - December 2, 2020

IMO 2020’s lower sulfur cap had a profound impact on the marine lubricant landscape, changing not only oil formulation ...

Zeller+Gmelin Opens Test Lab

Zeller+Gmelin Opens Test Lab

Lube Report EMEA - November 10, 2020

German lubricant manufacturer Zeller+Gmelin last week said it fully opened a new high-tech quality control testing labor ...

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Sensor Gives Early Warning of Engine Failure

Lube Report Americas - August 26, 2020

U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists have reported inventing a method to detect and predict mechanical failure due t ...

A New LSPI Test for Aged Oil

A New LSPI Test for Aged Oil

Lubes'n'Greases - April 29, 2020

ILSAC GF-6 makes its debut this month, but trouble is already brewing around LPSI prevention as engine oils age. A new t ...

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Smart Factories Seek Smarter Fluids

Lubes'n'Greases - March 19, 2019

Advanced machinery in Chinas increasing number of Industry 4.0-enabled factories is accelerating demand for cutting-edge ...

Machine Learning Boosts Oil Analysis

Machine Learning Boosts Oil Analysis

Lube Report Americas - February 27, 2019

There is increasing talk in the lubricants industry about a range of technologies collectively referred to as Industry 4 ...

Cutters Cut Costs with Oil Analysis

Cutters Cut Costs with Oil Analysis

Lubes'n'Greases - August 21, 2018

Onboard oil analysis keeps the U.S. Coast Guards cutter ships mission ready while reducing oil change frequency and main ...

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The Path Ahead for Metalworking Fluid Microbiology

Lubes'n'Greases - May 21, 2018

Decades of research have advanced metalworking fluid maintenance practices, but unanswered questions still abound.

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Deploy Data to Defuse Disruptors

Lubes'n'Greases - March 19, 2018

Last year didnt turn out so badly for lube makers, but Fuchs sees a rising threat from digitalization companies trying t ...

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Testing in Texas

Lubes'n'Greases - January 23, 2018

The engine test labs at Intertek and Southwest Research Institute are inextricably intertwined with lubricant developmen ...