Webinar Wednesdays

STLE keeps members connected with free online learning while you work remotely.

Following 14 weeks of Webinar Wednesdays, STLE is temporarily pausing this service to highlight and redirect your attention to our upcoming online events, as well as the multitude of online technical resources available to you.

STLE members received 13 hours of complimentary online educational content and over 39 hours of discounted content covering core competency topics to further your technical knowledge.

The webinars are available for purchase in the STLE Store, along with other industry resources, in our extensive catalog, and, as always, members receive discounts on every purchase.

Please continue to refer to this page for webinars, TLT articles, and CRC Press book recommendations organized by popular topics. 

Have questions or comments?  Please contact us at Membership@stle.org.

STLE Membership is a Low-Cost Investment with High Professional Rewards.


STLE Webinar Wednesdays

Free webinar for the week of June 24 - June 30, 2020
Gear Failure Analysis
The free webinars will be a link that is sent to the email attached to your account. All purchased webinars will remain the same and accessible from your account as before.

Additional Gear Failure Analysis Webinars:
Fundamentals of industrial Enclosed Gears
Challenges to Formulating and Selecting Industrial Gear Lubricants and Their Applications

TLT Articles:
Beckman, M. (2019), “Choosing the Right Open Gear Lubricant,” TLT, 75 (11)
Canter, N. (2016), “Challenges in Formulating Industrial Gear Oils,” TLT, 72 (12)
Whitby, R.D. (2016), “The Correct Industrial Gear Oil,” TLT, 72 (3)
Rensselar, J. (2013), “Extending Wind Turbine Gearbox Life with Lubricants,” TLT, 69 (5)
Whitby, R.D. (2013), “Lubrication of Worm Gears,” TLT, 69 (5)
Rensselar, J. (2013), “Trends in Industrial Gear Oils,” TLT, 69 (2)
Rensselar, J. (2010), “The Elephant in the Wind Turbine,” TLT, 66 (6)

CRC Press Books:
Advances in Gear Design and Manufacture
Free webinar for the week of June 17 - June 23, 2020
Understanding Turbine Oil Failure
The free webinars will be a link that is sent to the email attached to your account. All purchased webinars will remain the same and accessible from your account as before.

Additional Turbine Oil Webinars:
Turbine Oil Analysis Report Interpretation
Successfully Flushing a Turbine Oil System
Determining & Solving Varnish Problems

TLT Articles:
Whitby, R.D. (2017), “Monitoring Aviation Gas Turbines,” TLT, 73 (11)
Rensselar, J. (2016), “The Unvarnished Truth about Varnish,” TLT, 72 (11)
Gresham, R.M. (2015), “Turbines: What Goes Around Comes Around,” TLT, 71 (6)
Whitby, R.D. (2013), “Varnish Deposits from Steam Turbine Oils,” TLT, 69 (11)

CRC Press Books:
Lubrication of Electrical and Mechanical Components in Electric Power Equipment
Free webinar for the week of June 10 – June 16, 2020
Fundamentals of Filters & Filtration
The free webinars will be a link that is sent to the email attached to your account. All purchased webinars will remain the same and accessible from your account as before.

Additional Filters and Contamination Control Webinars:
Advanced Filters & Filtration
Lubricant Contamination Control Strategies

TLT Articles:
Sniderman, D. (2015), “Determining and Solving Varnish Problems,” TLT, 71 (11)
Gresham, R.M. (2015), “Contamination Control,” TLT, 71 (4)
McGuire, N. (2015), “Tiny Bubbles,” TLT, 71 (2)
Canter, N. (2013), “Lubricant Additives: What Degree Are They Removed by Filtration Systems,” TLT, 69 (12)
Gresham, R.M. (2010), “The Basics of Filters and Filtration,” TLT, 66 (9)
Free webinar for the week of June 3 – June 9, 2020
Tribological Perspective on Engine Friction Reduction
The free webinars will be a link that is sent to the email attached to your account. All purchased webinars will remain the same and accessible from your account as before.

Additional Energy Efficiency and Lubrication Webinars:
Basic Synthetics
Polyalkylene Glycols: Present and Future Applications

TLT Articles:
Beckman, M. (2019), “Squeezing energy from synthetics,” TLT, 75 (1)
Tsui, D. (2018). “The potential of energy-efficient lubricants,” TLT, 74 (2)
McGuire, N. (2018), “The drive for efficient performance,” TLT, 74 (1)
Van Renesslar, J. (2014), “The drive for more fuel-efficient engines,” TLT, 70 (9)
Van Renesslar, J. (2012), “Power to Spare: Hydraulic Hybrids,” TLT, 68 (2)
Zhmud, B. (2011), “Developing energy-efficient lubricants and coatings for automotive applications,” TLT, 67 (9)
Whitby, D. (2011). “Stick-slip friction,” TLT, 67 (5)
Johnson, M. (2010), “Energy efficiency through precision lubrication,” TLT, 66 (11)

CRC Press Books:
Large Turbo-Generators – Malfunctions and Symptoms
Practical Plant Failure Analysis – A Guide to Understanding Machinery Deterioration and Improving Equipment Reliability, Second Edition
Free webinar for the week of May 27 – June 2, 2020
Condition Monitoring Series: Physical Properties
The free webinars will be a link that is sent to the email attached to your account. All purchased webinars will remain the same and accessible from your account as before. 

Additional Physical and Performance Properties Webinars:
Component Performance in Engine Oil Formulation
Hydraulic Fluid Properties and Hydraulic Systems
Base Oils

TLT Articles:
Gresham, R.M. (2017), “Viscosity Index’s New Importance,” TLT, 73 (1)
Whitby R.D. (2017), “Engine oil viscosity,” TLT, 73 (1)
McGuire, N. (2016), “Minding the metalworking fluids,” TLT, 72 (4)
Van Rensselar, J. (2015), “Lubricants for the nuclear power industry,” TLT, 71, (9)
Canter, N. (2015), “Metal Corrosion Preventives: Protect metal and specific applications,” TLT, 71, (8)
Van Renesslar, J. (2014), “Tribological bearing testing,” TLT, 70 (4)
Whitby, R.D. (2013), “Varnish deposits from steam turbine oils,” TLT, 69 (11)
Whitby, R.D. (2013), “Competition for metal surfaces,” TLT, 69 (9)
Van Rensselar, J. (2011), “How basestocks and additives are improving energy efficiency,” TLT, 67 (10)
Booser, R. E., and Khonsari, M.M. (2010), “Grease life in ball bearings: The effect of temperatures,” TLT, 66 (10)

CRC Press Books:
Friction, Wear, Lubrication: A Textbook in Tribology, Second Edition
Free webinar for the week of May 20 – 26, 2020
Challenges Using Environmentally Friendly Fluids
The free webinars will be a link that is sent to the email attached to your account. All purchased webinars will remain the same and accessible from your account as before.

Additional Environmentally Friendly Fluid Webinars:
Biobased Lubes & Greases: Market Contenders
USDA Biopreferred Program
Food Grade Lubricants and Their Regulation

TLT Articles:
Canter, N. (2018), “Special Report: Growth likely but future still uncertain for environmentally friendly additives,” TLT, 74 (9)
Luzuriaga, S., (2017), “Bio-lubricants: Global opportunities and challenges,” TLT, 73 (12)
Sniderman, D. (2017), “VGP 2013: Propelling marine lubricants,” TLT, 73 (5)
McGuire, N. (2014), “Bio-based Greases: Back to the Future,” TLT, 70 (5)
Van Rensselar, J. (2011), “In search of: The perfect biodegradable lubricant,” TLT, 67 (6)
Canter, N. (2010), “What is green?” TLT, 68 (12)
Gresham, R.M. (2010), “The global case for green,” TLT, 68 (12)
Johnson, M. (2010), “Eco-friendly fluids for the lubricants industry,” TLT, 66 (10)
Van Rensselar, J. (2010), “Biobased Lubricants: Gearing up for a green world,” TLT, 66 (1)

CRC Press Books:
Environmentally Friendly and Biobased Lubricants

Environmental Compliance and Sustainability — Global Challenges and Perspectives

Free webinar for the week of May 13 - 19, 2020
Lubricant Contamination Ctrl: Contaminant Source
The free webinars will be a link that is sent to the email attached to your account. All purchased webinars will remain the same and accessible from your account as before.

Additional Failure/Wear Modes Webinars:
Why Hydraulic Fluids Fail
Cond Monitoring Series: Adv Data Interpretation
Grease and Oil Lubrication Failure Analysis
Bearing Damage Analysis
Bearing Damage Analysis Pt II: Beyond REB

TLT Articles:
Beckman, M. (2019), “Figuring out why things break down,” TLT, 75 (3)
Van Rensselar, J. (2018), “Filter debris analysis: From aircraft to wind turbines,” TLT, 74 (11)
Van Rensselar, J. (2016), “Unraveling the mystery of oil analysis flagging limits,” TLT, 72 (1)
Gresham, R.M. (2015), “ A little fretting about fretting,” TLT, 71 (7)
Malcolm, M. (2015), “Turbine oil analysis report intepretation,” TLT, 71 (6)
Gresham, R.M. (2015), “Contamination control,” TLT, 71 (4)
Van Rensselar, J. (2014), “Leveraging the power of oil analysis,” TLT, 70 (1)
Whitby, D. (2013), “Reducing rolling bearing failures,” TLT, 69 (7)
Johnson, M. (2011), “Wear debris measurement,” TLT, 67 (5)
Free webinar for the week of May 6 – May 12, 2020
Condition Monitoring of Metalworking Fluids
The free webinars will be a link that is sent to the email attached to your account. All purchased webinars will remain the same and accessible from your account as before.

Additional Metalworking Fluid Webinars:
Metalworking Corrosion Issues & Test Methods
Amines 101 for Metalworking Fluids
Emulsifiers 101
Emulsifiers 201
Guidelines for Selecting MWF Additives
MWFs Biocides: Formulating in a Modern World
Corrosion Inhibitors
Chlorinated Paraffins: Where Do We Go From Here?
Synthetic Metal Removal Fluids

TLT Articles:
Canter, N. (2020), “Metalworking Fluids: Minimizing aluminum staining,” TLT, 76 (3)
Canter, N. (2019), “Metalworking Fluids: The quest for bioresistance,” TLT, 75 (3)
Canter, N. (2018), “Bridging the gap between metalworking fluid bench tests and machining operations,” TLT, 74 (3)
Canter, N. (2017), “Formulating water-based MWFs in the 21st Century,” TLT, 73 (3)
Passman, F.J., Canter, N.M., Rotherham, R., Byers, J., Eachus, A. (2016), “MWF Biocides Part II: Science vs. Fiction,” TLT, 72 (3)
Canter, N. (2015), “Foam: Dealing with a persistent problem,” TLT, 71 (12)
Van Rensselar, J. (2015), “Biocides: Both problem and solution,” TLT, 71 (11)
Van Rensselar, J. (2015), “The future of metalworking fluid additives,” TLT, 71 (3)
Whitby, D., (2011), “Monitoring and maintaining MWFs,” TLT, 67 (3)
Passman, F.J. (2010), “Current trends in MWF microbicides,” TLT, 66 (5)
Canter, N. (2010), “MWF heat treatment: Options for a critical process,” TLT, 66 (3)
Byers, J.P. (2009), “Selecting the ‘perfect’ metalworking fluid,” TLT, 65 (3)
Gresham, R.M. (2009), “I get mistry…no more!” TLT, 65 (3)

CRC Press Books:
Metalworking Fluids
Free webinar for the week of April 29 – May 5, 2020
Basic Hydraulics
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Additional Hydraulics Webinars:
Hydraulic Fluid Properties and Hydraulic Systems
Efficient Hydraulic Systems and Fluids
Why Hydraulic Fluids Fail
Cardinal Sins of Hydraulic System Design
Classification & Testing of Fire Resistant Hydraulic Fluids

TLT Articles:
Whitby, D. (2016), “Selecting the correct hydraulic oil,” TLT, 72 (1)
McGuire, N. and Michael, P. (2016), “Efficient hydraulic systems deliver the power,” TLT, 71 (5)
McGuire, N. (2015), “Tiny bubbles,” TLT, 71 (2)
Van Renesslar, J. (2015), “Hydraulic fluid efficiency in construction equipment,” TLT, 71 (6)
Livingston, G. and Cavanaugh (2015), “The real reasons why hydraulic fluids fail,” TLT, 71 (7)
Van Renesslar, J. (2013), “The power of aircraft hydraulic redundancy systems,” TLT, 69 (6)
Van Renesslar, J. (2011), “Hydraulic systems take center stage,” TLT, 67 (1)
Whitby, D. (2011), “Efficient hydraulic fluids,” TLT, 67 (1)

CRC Press Books:

Basics of Hydraulic Systems

Free webinar for the week of April 22  – April 28, 2020
Test Methods for Lubricant
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Additional Condition Monitoring Webinars:
Condition Monitoring Advanced Data Interpretation
Condition Monitoring Physical Properties
Ferrography: An Excellent Condition Monitoring Technique
Spectrographic Data Interpretation Part I: Contaminants and Wear
Spectrographic Data Interpretation Part II: Additive Metals
Condition Monitoring Data Interpretation

TLT Articles:
Beckman, M. (2020), “More options than ever for condition monitoring,” TLT, 76 (4).
Andrew, J. (2019), “Oil Analysis: What is ‘normal’ anyway?” TLT, 75 (9).
Van Rensselar, J. (2019), “Thorough oil analysis,” TLT, 75 (2).
Van Rensselar, J. (2018), “Liberating oil analysis data,” TLT, 74 (7).
Van Rensselar, J. (2018), “Implementing an oil analysis program,” TLT, 74 (2).
McGuire, N. (2017), “Minding the fleet from inside out,” TLT, 73 (1).
Fernatt, J. (2013), “Small and Mobile: The future of on-site oil analysis,” TLT, 69 (8).
Kilbane, P. (2013), “Elements of a successful fluid analysis program,” TLT, 69 (4).
Heston, S. (2013), “Managing a lubricant changeover,” TLT, 68 (3).
Staniewski, G. (2009), “PdM: Your choices for an effective oil analysis program,” TLT, 65 (10).

CRC Press Books:
Lubricant Blending and Quality Assurance
Analytical Methods in Petroleum Upstream Applications
Free webinar for the week of April 15 – April 21, 2020
Fundamentals of Grease
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Additional Grease Webinars:
Biobased Lubricants & Greases: Respected Market Contenders
Grease and its Use in Food Processing
Grease and Oil Lubricant Failure Analysis
Grease Manufacturing
Grease: The Niche Market Opportunity
Performance Additives for Lubricating Greases
Selecting Lubricating Greases
Calcium Sulfonate Complex Greases
Grease Particle Evaluation – Meaningful Measure of Matter
Grease Compatibility
Grease Chemistry: Micelle Formation

TLT Articles:
McGuire, N. (2020), “Lithium’s changing landscape,” TLT, 76 (2).
Beckman, M. (2019), “Can you grease a squeaky wheel and stop a train?” TLT, 75 (5).
Sniderman, D. (2018), “Aesthetics in lubricating greases,” TLT, 75 (8).
McGuire, N. (2014), “Bio-based greases: Back to the future,” TLT, 70 (5).
Whitby, D. (2014), “Polyurea greases,” TLT, 70 (3).
Coe, C. (2014), “Deleterious particles in lubricating greases,” TLT, 70 (1).
Gresham, R.M. (2013), “A little dab will do ya,” TLT, 69 (5).

CRC Press Book:
Lubrication Fundamentals - Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
Free webinar for the week of April 8 – April 14, 2020
Basics of Lubricant Additives
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Additional Additives Webinars:
Corrosion Inhibitors
EP Additives as Chlorinated Paraffin
Guidelines for Selecting MWF Additives
Performance Additives for Lubricating Greases
The Chemistry and Function of Lubricant Additives

TLT Articles:
Tsui, D. (2019), “Additives manufacturers brace for change,” TLT, 75 (11)
Canter, N. (2019), “Special Report: ZDDP’s uncertain future,” TLT, 75 (9)
Van Rensselar, J. (2018), “Extreme pressure/antiwear additives and friction modifiers,” TLT, 74 (12)
Canter, N. (2018), “Special Report: Growth likely but future still uncertain for environmentally friendly additives,” TLT, 74 (9)
Sniderman, D. (2018), “Introduction to detergents,” TLT, 74 (4)
Gresham, R.M. (2018), “Are pour point depressants depressing,” TLT, 74 (3)
Gresham, R.M. (2018), “What’s up with detergents and dispersants?” TLT, 74 (1)

CRC Press Books:
Lubricant-Additives: Chemistry and Applications
Surfactants in Tribology
Silicone-Dispersions
Free webinar for the week of April 1 – April 7, 2020
Base Oils: Their Manufacture, Properties, Performance and Applications

Additional Base Oil Webinars:
Base Oil Groups I-V
Fundamentals of Base Oils for the Lubricant Formulator
European Series: Base Oils for Lubricating Greases
Synthetics: Existing and Emerging Materials

TLT Articles:
Andrew, J. (2020), “Group I base oils: Going, going, but nowhere close to gone,” TLT, 76 (4). 
Luzuriaga, S. (2019), “Supply exceeds demand in synthetic lubricants base stock market,” TLT, 75 (1).
Kumar, A. (2018), “The evolving global bright stock market,” TLT, 74 (6).
Tsui, D. (2017), “Why synthetics are leading the lubricants market,” TLT, 73 (6).
Sniderman, D. (2016), “The challenge of bringing synthetic lubricants to market,” TLT, 72 (2).
Brown, S. (2015), “Base Oil Groups: Manufacture, Properties and Performance,” TLT, 71 (4).

CRC Press Books:
Synthetics, Mineral Oils, and Bio-Based Lubricants: Chemistry and Technology
Lubricant Blending and Quality Assurance
Free webinar for the week of March 25 - March 31, 2020
Bearing Fundamentals

Additional Bearing Webinars:
Plain Bearings
Bearing Damage Analysis
Bearing Damage Analysis Pt. II: Beyond REB
Thin Section Bearing Considerations
Lubrication Selection – Rolling Element Bearing
Lubricating Grease for Rolling Element Bearings
Grease Selection for Rolling Element Bearings

TLT Articles:
McGuire, N. (2019), “Designing Better Bearings,” TLT, 75 (4).
Beckman, M. (2019), “Bearing the Load,” TLT, 75 (6).
Van Rensselar, J. (2017), “Rolling Element Bearing Steels,” TLT, 73 (6).
Canter, N. (2012), “Key Trends in Bearing Lubrication,” TLT, 68 (4).
Gresham, R.M. (2012), “Bearings and their Lubrication,” TLT, 68 (10).