Tribology & Lubrication Technology
August 2018

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This issue of the digital TLT is sponsored by Acme-Hardesty.

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FEATURES

MARKET TRENDS
Mobility changes and the passenger car motor oil market
A mix of regulatory, regional and social mega-trends is defining the adoption rate for electric vehicles.

20 MINUTES

20 Minutes With Lars-Erik Stacke
This SKF engineer discusses advances in simulation technology—and why the lubricant’s influence on the bearing performance still is not fully understood.

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS

Antioxidants: The challenge for additive manufacturers
Formulators are tasked with reducing oxidation with fewer choices in their chemical toolbox.

FEATURE ARTICLE 

Countdown to GF-6
Formulators are collaborating feverishly to avoid further delays and eliminate inefficiencies for future categories.

2016 TFC ABSTRACT HIGHLIGHTS 

Studying wear at the asperity scale
By Peter W. Jacobs, Andrew R. Konicek, Fang Cao, Gary L. Hunter, Alan Schilowitz and Martin N. Webster

TECH BEAT I 

Generation of long-lasting superlubricity at the macroscale
Researchers discover the role of onion-like carbon structures.

TECH BEAT II 

Joining aluminum to steel
A new technique known as friction stir dovetailing is effective in joining thicker metal structures.

TECH BEAT III 

New type of polymer membrane for water treatment
Polymer membranes can be designed for specific applications.


SOUNDING BOARD
Metalworking fluids
What will be the impact on MWFs now that various governments have narrowed the biocide choices?

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