Tribology & Lubrication Technology
 October 2017

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FEATURES

MARKET TRENDS
Shifting demand impacts global base stocks market
Key factors include economic uncertainty, rapid technological advancement and the reduced need for Group I products.

20 MINUTES

20 Minutes With Sean Komatinsky
This former U.S. Coast Guard officer examines emerging lubrication challenges in the offshore industry.

20 MINUTES

20 Minutes With Chris Bame
Lube-Tech’s owner has a business plan that focuses on niche markets—and encouraging family members to work together.

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS

2017 STLE Emerging Trends Report
The updated edition provides market-by-market analysis for industry managers, researchers and lubrication engineers.

WEBINARS

Selecting lubricating greases: What you should know
To get optimal performance and long operating life, pay close attention to specifications and monitor your operations closely.

FEATURE ARTICLE 

PC-11 targets the oils that support tomorrow’s engines
How oil formulators, engine manufacturers, distributors and end-users will adapt.

2016 TFC ABSTRACT HIGHLIGHTS 

Nanoscale Subsurface Imaging and Control of Friction using Ultrasonic Atomic Force Microscopy
By Philip Egberts, Hossein Jiryaei and Seonghwan Kim

TECH BEAT I 

PAGs: Reducing ester vulnerability to hydrolysis
An ethylene oxide/propylene oxide triblock copolymer traps water like a sponge.

TECH BEAT II 

Enhanced capacitor performance using natural precursor
A carbon material with a very high electrochemically active surface area and pore volume was prepared from milk.

TECH BEAT III 

New approach to functionalize aromatic hydrocarbons
The process is conducted under mild reaction conditions.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Type of wear
Describe the major type of wear you encounter in your components and your solution.

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