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When a new technology emerges, the lubricants industry must evolve to meet the specific challenges of the new operating paradigm. In the 1980's on of the biggest new applications was the wind turbine gearbox. In this episode Jim Carey, retired Mobil formulator, talks us through the evolution of these products and the formulation challenges as gearboxes became larger and more power dense.
Industrial gear oil formulation is an interesting business. The first gear oils were more or less just cut back engine oil formulations, but as...
Can lubricant last forever? What do you need to measure and treat in service oils so that their life can extend to equal that...
Gas to Liquid (GTL) base oils have become reasonably popular in the industry over the last decade. Primarily produced by Shell at the Pearl...