Subscriptions
Non-member individual and agency subscriptions are available.
Sign up for a TLT subscription.
Previous Issues


December 2020
View this issue >

November 2020
View this issue >


October 2020
View this issue >
Issue archives >

Tribology & Lubrication Technology
January 2021


View the digital edition >






FEATURES

MARKET TRENDS
Chinese PCMO and HDMO markets: Recovery and emerging sales channel opportunities
Newer standards and investments in real estate and infrastructure development help to stimulate growth in commercial fleets.

20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With Frederik van de Voort and Michael Viset
These two experts collaborated to work on acid number analysis by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.

BEST PRACTICES
Ultrasound monitoring
With so many applications, this fast and simple condition monitoring tool is proving instrumental for many industries.

WEBINAR
Gas engine oil for biogas applications
Tribology will play an increasingly important role in biogas use.


MINING
Predictive maintenance polishes up mining
Systems are more cost effective than regularly timed maintenance.

FEATURE ARTICLE

Greases for slow and steady wind turbine bearings
In the ocean or on remote mountainsides, grease lubricants help slowly rotating wind turbine main shaft bearings reliably support their huge loads year after year.

TECH BEAT I 

Superconductivity detected at room temperature
Researchers irradiated a mixture of carbon, sulfur and hydrogen, and then subjected it to high pressure to produce a superconductive material.

TECH BEAT II 

New technique for determining metal failure
A new approach has been developed to better understand the formation of persistent slip bands.

TECH BEAT III

Regeneration of water splitting catalyst
The size of the MNF catalyst also governs the intermittent electrochemical reduction process.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Electric vehicles
What do you find attractive or unattractive about electric vehicles compared to traditional internal combustion engine vehicles?

COLUMNS


PRESIDENT’S REPORT                                         

Due diligence again!


FROM THE EDITOR

Water, water, everywhere


HEADQUARTERS REPORT

Your go-to professional resource in 2021

CAREER COACH

Job search planning during a pandemic

WORLDWIDE

A novel application for rheopexy