Contents ISSUE No. 150 April 2019 10


Maintaining safe and quiet railways


Marc Ingram, Ingram Tribology 22 Biolubricants –


biodegradable, biobased or both?


Jens Kubitschke, OXEA GmbH 40 Industry Events


The latest news and reports from recent industry events and previews of those upcoming


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Benefits of oil condition monitoring for the rail industry Peter Hardy, Business Manager for Lubricant and Fluid Condition Monitoring, SOCOTEC UK


28 Lube-Tech


The iodine value as a measure of the stability of ester base oils


Herman-Josef Stolz, Martina Mennicken-Meuthen, Wilhelm Huber and Franziska Günther; Peter Greven GmbH & Co.KG


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Brexit, Chemical Regulation and REACH


David Wright, Director General, UKLA


Regulars:


Presidents’ Reports Editor’s Comment Industry News


Local Report: Germany ICIS Base Oil Report Forthcoming Events


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Professional Development 46 UEIL News


48 54 55 58


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Eco-friendly lubricants: Choose the best formulation for railway applications Benjamin PLÉE, R&D Project Manager, CONDAT S.A., France


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Calcium Sulphonate Grease Soaps – Stepping away from Lithium Dependency Chris Pether, Customer Technical Support Chemist, Industrial Lubricants, Afton Chemical Ltd


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