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11th Annual Corporate Profiles
Your guide to the lubricants industry's key people, products and services.
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18th Annual CMF Plus
Some of the industry's most innovative companies release key presentations from 2020 Commercial Marketing Forum Webinars.
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Check out what's inside the March Issue of TLT - Digital Edition | TLT Archives
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
FEATURE ARTICLE
Metalworking fluids: Update on boundary lubricity additives (posted on February 16, 2021)
The challenges facing metalworking fluid (MWF) formulators usually focus on such issues as minimizing microbial contamination, eliminating foam and having products that can operate under harsh operating conditions, particularly with high levels of water hardness. But MWFs need to contain the proper types of lubricity components to fulfill their main function of reducing friction and wear.
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MAREKT TRENDS
COVID-19 IMO 2020 and decarbonization challenges create entry barriers for new entrants (posted on February 16, 2021)
The shipping industry faced two major hurdles in 2020: the implementation of International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020 0.5% sulfur fuel norms, also known as IMO 2020, and the COVID-19 pandemic. IMO 2020 led to operational challenges as shipping companies coped with the transition to using very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) or 0.5% sulfur fuel.
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LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS
Calculating lubricant viscosity versus temperature (posted on February 16, 2021)
Though it is widely known that oil-based lubricants are less viscous at higher temperatures and more viscous at lower temperatures, calculating a precise viscosity presents a formidable challenge. Lubricant viscosity, temperature and operating conditions all interact in complex ways, some of which are poorly understood.
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PRESIDENT'S REPORT 
Blame the lube - that was easy! (posted on February 16, 2021)
I have always been amazed throughout my approximately 40-year career by the number of times I have heard someone say, “It’s the lube’s fault.” Yikes, talk about hitting the easy button and moving on to the next issue. But if there is one thing I have learned—and this truly is no major revelation—it’s that lubricants don’t make mistakes. Near as I can figure, never have and never will.
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STLE EDUCATION
Personalize Your Education. Advance Your Career
STLE Learning Pathways is a new online resource library for lubrication industry professionals to help identify, align and target their education and career development needs with access to technical articles, courses, webinars and books that will help them better serve their customers and employers. Learn more >
WHITE PAPERS & SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS
2020 Report on Emerging Issues and Trends in Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
STLE’s 2020 Report on Emerging Issues and Trends in Tribology and Lubrication Engineering builds on a multiphase research effort to evaluate current trends and predict future developments impacting the field of tribology andlubrication engineering that was published in the first two Emerging Trends reports in 2014 and 2017. Based on input from technical experts around the world, the triennial Emerging Trends Report includes a look into more recent advances and topics that have surfaced in the latest publication. Order your copy >
Tribology Opportunities for Enhancing America's Energy Efficiency
The Tribology Opportunities for Enhancing America's Energy Efficiency Report, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), summarizes the results from a workshop STLE hosted at the 2016 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. The purpose of the workshop was to explore opportunities in advanced tribological science and engineering of energy technologies across a wide range of practical application sectors. You'll find the results of these efforts in the report. Order your copy >
Trends in Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: Industry Leader Predictions Report
The Trends in Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: Industry Leader Predictions Report evaluates the impact of changes in industry, technology and the economy on the field. The 20-page report is based on a year-long study of nearly 1,000 industry experts surveyed with the goal of tapping into their collective wisdom and insight and drawing conclusions about the future of tribology and lubrication engineering.
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Trends in Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: Industry Leader Predictions Report
The Trends in Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: Industry Leader Predictions Report evaluates the impact of changes in industry, technology and the economy on the field. The 20-page report is based on a year-long study of nearly 1,000 industry experts surveyed with the goal of tapping into their collective wisdom and insight and drawing conclusions about the future of tribology and lubrication engineering.
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Trends in Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: Industry Leader Predictions Report
The Trends in Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: Industry Leader Predictions Report evaluates the impact of changes in industry, technology and the economy on the field. The 20-page report is based on a year-long study of nearly 1,000 industry experts surveyed with the goal of tapping into their collective wisdom and insight and drawing conclusions about the future of tribology and lubrication engineering.
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Trends in Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: Industry Leader Predictions Report
The Trends in Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: Industry Leader Predictions Report evaluates the impact of changes in industry, technology and the economy on the field. The 20-page report is based on a year-long study of nearly 1,000 industry experts surveyed with the goal of tapping into their collective wisdom and insight and drawing conclusions about the future of tribology and lubrication engineering.
Order your free copy >