CONTENTS


An Insight into the Supercar Giant McLaren Pages 6 to 9


Exploring McLaren Technology Group In this interview with representatives of the McLaren group, LUBE explores the advancements made by McLaren in terms of the development of materials and aerodynamic technologies, in addition to investigating the best lubricants used in the machining of parts and the smooth running of engines, all of which go into creating the durable and highly efficient racing cars used by McLaren’s F1 team.


How thick is your skin? Pages 10 and 11


Safe handling and storage from Enviroderm Services


Chris Packham, Dermatological Engineer at Enviroderm Services, examines some of the myths surrounding the care of skin when working in an industry that frequently requires contact with potentially hazardous chemicals, and details some of the extra information that may be needed for people to remain safe when working with such substances.


Lower motor oil viscosity and the challenge in lubricating modern engines Pages 29 to 31


Reconciling the views of regulators and consumers In this article from Neste, Chris Castanien (Technical Services Manager- Americas) looks at the development and complexity of base oil interchange in the automotive sector, and the considerations that will need to be taken into account in future with regard to the development of motor oils.


Lube-Tech Pages 33 to 37


The Impact of SAE Critical Specifications to the formulating and manufacture of automotive oils Dr Edward Wright discusses the viscosity grades of automotive oils and the various tests that can be used to measure the viscosity of oils. With the methodology explained, Dr Wright also expounds upon how an understanding of the viscosity specifications of a fluid, and of the requirements and tolerances of automotive systems, ultimately lead to the formulation of more efficient fluids.


Challenging ATF Claims Pages 38 to 40


Establishing claims for automatic transmission fluids With an ever-increasing complexity demanded of transmission fluids and competition becoming more aggressive between marketers, this article from Afton Chemical looks at some of the reasons behind these issues and questions whether the service-fill market in Europe presents a growing problem or a potential opportunity.


Trading Outside the EU Page 42 and 43


An Economic Review from Morris Lubricants Is the European lubrication industry benefiting from a huge growth area outside of Europe? Morris Lubricants, gives its outlook on the matter.


Regulars: UKLA President’s Report UEIL President’s Report UEIL News


Lube Local Report: Germany ICIS Base Oil Report Forthcoming Events Publisher’s details


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Page 56 Page 57 Page 69 Page 70 Page 70


Cover courtesy of McLaren; The McLaren 570S Spider. McLaren Automotive, was founded in 2010 and now sells its family of Sports Series, Super Series and Ultimate Series products across 30 global markets. Together they form the McLaren Group which is one of the largest privately owned companies in the UK. You can read their article on their machining and lubrication of parts to produce the best possible performance on page 6.


4 LUBE MAGAZINE NO.142 DECEMBER 2017


EV, E-REV, PHEV, BEV, PIV, ULEV, RE, NEV, FCEV, ALT, ICE, HCU, RA...


A new automotive language has evolved since politicians have been racing to show the world how quickly their countries can reduce carbon, particulate and other emissions with official dates now set for the banning of new gasoline and diesel passenger cars. However, it seems the strategy and infrastructure to achieve these goals is not yet in place. Does this sound like Brexit?


Could the EV be like the CD – an innovation that is quickly superseded by a superior product? The disadvantages of the EV are batteries are harder on the environment than one may think, the infrastructure is not in place for charging vehicles, lithium is sourced from just a few countries, it takes hours to charge batteries and range is limited. The tax losses governments would suffer are colossal and it is not obvious how these would be regained.


I rode in a Hydrogen car recently and couldn’t help thinking this may be the way forward. Instead of the battery there is the fuel cell and the only emission is water. The infra-structure is in place as hydrogen pumps can be installed at existing filling stations, it only takes a few minutes to re-fill and the range is decent, up to about 600km. And, governments could continue to tax this energy source in the same way they do gasoline and diesel.


We may not, yet of course, have discovered what the new cleaner (autonomous) vehicle is to be. However as the move to hit green targets steadily gains speed, there are serious implications for the oil and lubrication industry. Companies who anticipated their automotive engine oil sales would shift from European and Western markets to the Emerging markets, may need to rethink. EV’s are likely to gain market share from ICE vehicles in countries such as India and China much more quickly than expected...


Few countries have done more than China to push towards an electric future. China has the world’s largest car market, is one of a few countries which has lithium as an abundant resource and it also has a massive central planning mechanism.


If oil hadn’t been discovered in the mid 1800’s, it is likely we would all be driving electric or hydrogen vehicles now anyway as they were in their early stages of development then. Whichever way it goes, the good old ICE vehicle is likely to mimic the vinyl LP – the precursor which was replaced by a collection of other examples until something more suitable evolves.


Season’s greetings to all.


Nicky Thomas, Editor nicky@ukla.org.uk


P.S. On a completely separate note, the ELGI AGM in London in April 2018 is going to be a very popular event, please book your room early, it is the London Marathon that weekend and rooms will be selling fast. Please see page 17 for more information.


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