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FEATURES


20 MINUTES

20 Minutes With Brian Carr
Perfection Servo’s general manager discusses hydraulics and strategies recent graduates can use to enter the field.

CERTIFICATION

Becoming an OMA-certified industry professional
A new survey helps profile the typical holder of this important industry credential.

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS

Turbines: What Goes Around Comes Around
These hard-working machines play a vitally important role in industry and transportation.

WEBINARS

Turbine oil analysis report interpretation
How to evaluate oil analysis data to prevent unnecessary maintenance issues.


FEATURE ARTICLE 

Hydraulic fluid efficiency in construction equipment
Demand has increased for high-performance hydraulic fluids in the marketplace.

TECH BEAT I 

Pitting corrosion model
A new modeling strategy accounts for the movement of all metal ions during pitting corrosion.

TECH BEAT II 

Optimizing zeolite catalysts and sieves for base oil and biofuel production
A computational screening process identifies new zeolites for petroleum oil processing and ethanol production.

TECH BEAT III 

Iridium catalyst for splitting water
A new heterogeneous catalyst is effective at producing oxygen under acidic conditions.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Predictive maintenance program challenges
What are the biggest challenges facing a predictive maintenance program in a manufacturing facility?


COLUMNS


PRESIDENT’S REPORT                                         

You want me to get into the
TARDIS with Doctor Who?


FROM THE EDITOR

Psychedelic Kosmotrope


HEADQUARTERS REPORT

Make STLE your expert advisor

CUTTING EDGE

Gecko’s feet and sticky tape

AUTOMOTIVE TRIBOLOGY

New automobile motor oil spec long overdue