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COVER STORY
The brave new world of electric vehicle fluids (posted on September 15, 2021)
Electric vehicles (EVs), because they are fundamentally different from internal combustion vehicles, are presenting multiple challenges—and opportunities—for lubricant formulators. “I’ve been developing lubricants for almost 30 years, and this probably has been the biggest single change that we’ve faced over the years,” says Michael Gahagan, driveline technology manager for The Lubrizol Corp. in Derby, UK.
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FEATURE ARTICLE
The future of jet engine lubrication (posted on September 15, 2021)
If you cracked the hood of any airplane during World War II, chances are you would have found mineral oil lubricating the engine. During the 1940s and 1950s, that began to change. The aviation industry started to shift toward using synthetic lubricants for engines, mainly because mineral oil couldn’t survive the increasing temperatures of newer engine models, a trend that has continued to the present day.
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BEST PRACTICES
The value of lubrication cleanliness (posted on September 15, 2021)
While there is much emphasis on using the best lubricant for the application, keeping the lubricant clean during production, in storage, during the fill process and in operation is just as, if not more, important. In fact, one could make the case that it doesn’t matter how much the lubricant costs or what kind of additives it has if it’s laden with particles and debris.
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PRESIDENT'S REPORT 
Where did you hear that idea? (posted on September 15, 2021)
How we obtain information today is much different compared to years ago (thank you, captain obvious!). If you remember days gone by when our source of information was the 5 o’clock news, the morning newspaper or perhaps the water cooler, then look to where we are now—you may feel like a train just passed, and you can feel the wind and hear the roar from it. It seems like it came so quickly. That is a bit like how I feel in reflecting on the pace of information flow.
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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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