This special interest group (SIG)/technical committee newsletter will be released every quarter with new articles. It will be released the first Monday of the following months: March, June, September and December. See below for the latest issue, or find an article in our past issues. If you are interested in contributing, send ideas to Kara Sniegowski at ksniegowski@stle.org, and take a look at our contribution guidelines.

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March 2013

Articles - coming soon!

• Development of an Axle Efficiency Methodology for Evaluating Fuel Economy Potential of Synthetic Lubricants, by Vasu Bala
• Choosing A Safe Lubricant When Working With Oxygen or Reactive Gases, by Tom Blunt
• New Group V Synthetic OSPs for High Performance Grease Application, by Govind Khemchandani
• Phosphate Ester Hydraulic Fluids: Meeting Market Needs by Improvements to New and Used Fluid Quality, by W. David Phillips

Upcoming & Archived Education

• 3/26: Basic Synthetics, with instructor Robert Gresham, STLE | Register
• 12/4: Esters, with instructor Gene Zehler, BASF | Register
• Classification & Testing of Industrial Fire Resistant Hydraulic Fluids, with instructor John Sherman, BASF | Purchase
• Hydraulic Fluid Properties and Hydraulic Systems: A Vital Link, with instructor Paul Michael, MSOE | Purchase
• Future Trends in Fluid Power, with instructor Kim Stelson, CCEFP | Purchase
• Polyalkylene Glycols: Present and Future Applications, with instructor Martin Greaves, Dow | Purchase
• Synthetics: Existing and Emerging Materials, with instructor Ken Hope, Chevron | Purchase

Archived TLT Articles

• The Quest for Fire Resistance, by Jean Van Rensselar
• Synthetic Lubricants: Perception vs. Reality, by Charles Barrett

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