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FEATURES


20 MINUTES

20 Minutes With Jay Bickett
Chevron Phillips Chemical’s global business manager for polyalphaolefins discusses long-range supply issues and new applications.

COMMENTARY

The business case for attending STLE’s Annual Meeting
The entire lubricants industry is meeting in Detroit. Why your company should be there.

WEBINARS 

The Five Levels of Fleet Maintenance
A fleet manager for the Virginia DOT offers a goal-driven program that has passed the hardest test of all—life on the streets.

FEATURE ARTICLE 

GHS: New challenges for the lubricant & metalworking fluids industries
A global uniform standard is redefining the way companies provide health and safety information on chemical substances.

TECH BEAT I 

Improved sulfur removal from petroleum-based fuels
A new sulfur adsorbent containing nanoparticles is highly effective at removing hydrogen sulfide.

TECH BEAT II 

Factor-limiting battery life
Researchers found that lithium ions migrated into the copper current collector used in the anode.

TECH BEAT III 

Photochemical machining
This fast and efficient process offers a cheap solution in manufacturing of precise metal parts.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Oil analysis misconception
What is the biggest misconception you’ve come across regarding oil analysis?


COLUMNS


PRESIDENT’S REPORT                                         

Tradition and innovation


FROM THE EDITOR

Seeing the unseen


HEADQUARTERS REPORT

Tribology—The great enabler

CAREER COACH

Job searching when you’re over 50

ON CONDITION MONITORING

Complexity in oil analysis: Part IX

WORLDWIDE

Tribology and metal cutting