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A New Twist on Grease Testing

LNG Magazine - May 21, 2019

When a unique application called for enhanced grease performance, a metalworking fluid test yielded the right results.

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STM: A Sharper Tool for Engine Tests?

May 21, 2019

With its ability to save time and money, can the Single Technology Matrix carve out a larger place in engine oil approva ...

Taming an Unruly Test

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 b ...

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Machine Learning Boosts Oil Analysis

December 14, 2018

Artificial intelligence may conjure dystopian images from the Terminator movies, but an oil analysis company has used it ...

Stop Your Fretting

Stop Your Fretting

November 12, 2018

With electrical contacts in cars expected to double, fretting wear and corrosion are an increasing concern. A new test r ...

New Turbos Spur TEOST Overhaul

New Turbos Spur TEOST Overhaul

March 19, 2018

Decades of dramatic changes in turbochargers and engine oils have overwhelmed the TEOST 33C bench test. Savants update w ...

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Testing in Texas

January 23, 2018

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

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Picture-perfect Analysis

December 19, 2017

Digital imaging helps antiwear additives and corrosion inhibitors get ready for their close-up and brings greater unders ...

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Modern Tests for Modern Fluids

May 23, 2017

As turbine oils become more advanced, traditional fluid selection tests might not be up to the task.

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Testing New Frontiers

January 20, 2017

Grease and bearing performance go hand in hand, but these days bearings long outlive their lubricants. Researchers conti ...

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Pulling Out of the Rut

October 18, 2016

Long mired in outdated technologies, the grease industry is breaking free with the help of some innovative studies.

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Automotive

May 26, 2016

Steve Swedberg eyeballs the reasons that good engine tests go bad.

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Busting the Ghost Particles

November 18, 2015

Cant seem to get a clean reading on your lubricants particle count test? You may be haunted by phantom particles.

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Risk in the Machine?

April 28, 2015

Real-world examples show how oil analysis averted equipment damage and downtime, by raising the alarm on lubricant chemi ...

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Tribologys Place is Space

April 23, 2014

Rather than rely on Earth-based tests and limits, the scientific study of friction, wear and lubrication should aim for ...