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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
19th Annual CMF Plus (posted on October 15, 2021)
Some of the industry's most innovative companies release key presentation from STLE's 2021 Commercial Marketing Forum.
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FEATURE ARTICLE
The electric vehicle grease industry finds its bearings (posted on October 15, 2021)
“The field of electric vehicle (EV) grease formulations is evolving,” says STLE member Anoop Kumar, senior staff scientist and subject matter expert on grease formulations at Chevron Technical Center in Richmond, Calif. Grease formulations for EVs are just one of the many changes shaking up today’s automotive industry, but getting the formulations right is essential to a vehicle’s performance overall..
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BEST PRACTICES
Controlling particle contaminants (posted on October 15, 2021)
Oil cleanliness is the measure of particle contaminant in the oil. Particles sourced from the external environment include particles such as dirt that are prevalent throughout most operations. Internal sources of contamination include machinery wear in situations such as abrasion, erosion and fatigue that produce wear particles. Given this, the measure of cleanliness is the level of particulate contamination in the fluid.
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PRESIDENT'S REPORT 
Thanks to the volunteers (posted on October 15, 2021)
Friends, we find ourselves at this point of our year deep in college football drama—the traditions, the rivalries and the joy of watching the conflict on the gridiron. There is one rivalry that takes place on the third Saturday of October every year between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Tennessee Volunteers. I must admit, that with all of the glorious mascots in college football, the Volunteers doesn’t seem to instill fear the way others do. However, that was before I knew the courageous history behind the name (and this is coming from a ’Bama fan).
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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.
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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 and lubrication 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.
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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.
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