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May 2019


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This issue of the digital TLT is sponsored by the 2019 STLE Annual Meeting & Exhibition.
FEATURES

MARKET TRENDS
Analysis: The global polyisobutylene market
Lubricant additives drive demand in North America, Europe and Asia.


20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With Yip-Wah Chung
This Northwestern professor says technical personnel spend three-quarters of their time using an under-developed skill—communication.

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS
Change is a good thing!
STLE continues to grow through lasting partnerships, both international and domestic.

COVER STORY

Can you grease a squeaky wheel and still stop a train?
Performing contrasting functions simultaneously is just one of the challenges with railroad track lubrication.

FEATURE ARTICLE

The future of lubricating greases in the electric vehicle era
Meeting performance expectations will require a new kind of collaboration among industry segments.

TECH BEAT I 

New material with strength of titanium and density of water
The newly created material contains interconnected spherical pores in a face-centered cubic orientation.

TECH BEAT II 

Lanthanide superhydride: Potential for superconductivity near room temperature
To achieve superconductivity at room temperature, researchers are evaluating compounds with multiple hydrides.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Lubricant life cycle
Describe the top challenges when implementing a lubricant life cycle.

COLUMNS


PRESIDENT’S REPORT                                         

Is it globalization or being global?


FROM THE EDITOR

Holes in the data


HEADQUARTERS REPORT

Good for you!

CAREER COACH

Don’t hesitate to negotiate a job offer

WORLDWIDE

Friction welding