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FEBRUARY 2018 VOL. 24 ISSUE 2
Molybdenum
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PUBLISHER'S LETTER
“Can tribology save
the world?”
T hat seems like a very naive question,
admits Mike Anderson, president of
the Society of Tribologists &
Lubrication Engineers. But tribology—the
interdisciplinary study of friction, motion and
lubrication—speaks to the deepest prob-
lems we face. The most basic human
needs, such as clean air, clean energy, lower
food costs and more drinkable water, may
FEBRUARY 2018 VOL. 24 ISSUE 2
Solvency and Viscosity Delivered From the truste
PUBLISHER'S LETTER “Can tribology save the wor
FEBRUARY 2018 VOL. 24 ISSUE 2 TABLE OF
Think beyond the foam
AUTOMOTIVE The Times They Are a-Changin' M
AUTOMOTIVE Continued from page 6
Our products are so good because they are in fact
Continued from page 8 close to a true synthetic
issues were fully discussed and clari- fied befor
BEST PRACTICES What Could Go Wrong in 2018?
Turning Your Ideas Into Reality With a p
Continued from page 12 continuing negotiations a
ry situation far enough into the future to have a
NEED TO KNOW Looking Back and Moving BY T
Continued from page 16 of other products used by
Ask the Expert is the Lubes'n'Greases new inter
The Ford LSPI test stand at Southwest Research In
Lubes'n'Greases recently visited San Antonio, Tex
The Sequence IVB, part of the ILSAC GF-6 passenge
The independent testing labs must keep track of h
sor Sequence VID because the new tests must be re
ASIA'S ADCOS Seek Wider Role With electric vehic
Jinzhou Kangtai's additive production facility in
undertake an initial public offering process on C
LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE... PU
Continued from page 28 ship with Tiarco Chemical
For BRB, packages are the preferred option. “B
Molybdenum to the Rescue 32 FEBRUARY
Image: Anton Bugaev - Fotolia Who hasn't ogled o
molybdenum in combination with MoDTCs (the fill-g
Continued from page 34 molybdenum. He evaluated t
Now includes CRUDE OIL PRICES! No one knows wher
BY LISA TOCCI A s they eye the
Image: freshidea-Fotolia LUBES'N'GREASES 39
1,000 500 0 HVI 4 and Star HVI 6. Elabo
IPAC 2600 Series - Stopping Corrosion in its Trac
Continued from page 40 110,000 to 120,000 tons of
Stop Searching. Start Finding. LUBRICANTS IND
BY MICHAEL SHANNON In manufacturing plan
house workers, production managers need to use a
dispose of in a proper solid waste receptacle. It
PRODUCT NEWS PRODUCT NEWS Better mixing and sa
or hot water, Kluber boasts. The grease is compat
PLACES'N'FACES PLACES'N'FACES Ford Makes Headway
group II base oils this is what progress looks l
Continued from page 50 time will be valid through
major ports in west and southeast India, giving B
Government agencies tightened lubricant inspectio
Bernard Roell Charlie Schulz
BASE OIL REPORT No “Fire and Fury,” just Flood
Reflecting the needs of tomorrow We're increasin
YOUR BUSINESS America, We Have a Communication
TOGETHER. HollyFrontier and Petro-Canada Special
WHEN YOU HAVE A CLEAR SOLUTION, ANYTHING IS POSSI