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Tribology & Lubrication Technology
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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
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