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Tribology & Lubrication Technology
August 2026


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FEATURES

OEM ARTICLE (STLE MEMBER BONUS CONTENT)
What OEMs Really Need from Lubricants
Panelists from the U.S. Army, Danfoss, Dauch and Jenbacher Gas Engines discuss validation challenges, supply chain pressures and the future of lubrication at STLE’s inaugural OEM Panel.
 
LUBRICANT SUPPLY (STLE BONUS CONTENT)
The Lubricant Supply Crisis: What the Industry Needs to Do Now
Industry leaders from ILMA, API, NLGI and STLE gathered at a special session to address the growing lubricant supply crisis, and what formulators, suppliers and end-users must do before inventories run out.
 

20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With Deepak Kumar
This professor of mechanical engineering discusses the tribological challenges to using magnesium alloys and future directions in high entropy alloy tribology.
 

TRIBOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS
The wonders of motion and vacuum-based surface engineering
Vacuum-based thin film deposition gives tribologists atomic-level control over surfaces, creating coatings that fight friction and wear where motion matters most.
 

WEBINAR
Lubricating grease
Here is a comprehensive look at its technology, evolution, evaluation and sustainable lubrication solutions.
 

FEATURE
Implementing telematics and connected devices for maintenance
Experts look at how to move through data collection to actionable insights.
 

TECH BEAT I
Potential catalyst: Aluminum cyclic trimer
Ethylene is inserted between one of the aluminum-aluminum bonds to produce a monomeric addition product at room temperature.
 

TECH BEAT II
Mechanical strength of lithium dendrites
Lithium dendrites exhibit higher tensile stress than bulk lithium metal due to higher dislocation nucleation resistance
 

TECH BEAT III
PFAS decomposition using battery degradation mechanism
Lithium’s degradation of fluorinated compounds, which can cause premature battery failure, may be ironically a way to decompose PFAS.
 

SOUNDING BOARD
Metalworking fluids
Readers share their insights on metalworking fluids.
 
COLUMNS


AUTOMOTIVE TRIBOLOGY

Self-driving cars
 

CUTTING EDGE

The shear-ly beautiful game
 

VOLUNTEER'S VOICE

Getting on board mid-career
 

MACHINERY

Back to data centers