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Cover image by Tan Kaninthanond via Unsplash
If you missed our Sustainability Conference in May in London, we have included a round-up of the event in this issue. We hope to announce our theme for next year’s conference soon and trust me, you do not want to miss this event!
Take care, keep safe. Tina Reading,
editor@ukla.org.uk
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Carbon footprint of lubricants in power trains Pär Nyman
M.Sc. Technical Manager Transmission & Axle Oil Transmission Development, Scania CV AB
ACEA 2022 heavy-duty released a significant increase in lubricant performance for commercial vehicles Alex Brewster, Product Manager Commercial Engine Lubricants and Nigel Britton, Technical Manager Commercial Engine Lubricants, Lubrizol
API CK-4: opportunity knocks
Alan Henderson, Senior Marketing Specialist, Afton Chemical
Clouds on the food grade lubricants horizon? Andreas Adam, Fragol
A warm welcome to the August issue of Lube! What a turbulent few weeks for Eastern Europe and the atrocities that have befallen them. The conflict has had a huge effect on the stability of the market with supply difficultly, increased costs and now some countries preventing sales; in an attempt to preserve supply and demand, ensuring there is sufficient for all. Unfortunately there seems no current end to this conflict with the dominant party refusing to withdraw from invasion. Our thoughts and prayers are with those living the daily peril and we very much hope that peace can be restored soon.
Developing a new seal test under ISO 1817 for use with metalworking fluids Dr. Stephan Baumgärtel, Verband Schmierstoff - Industrie e.V.
Lube-Tech Test methods for evaluating electrified vehicle fluids
Matt Jackson, Director, Fuels and Driveline Lubricants Research, Southwest Research Institute (SWRI)
Alternative industrial plant oils coming of age in Australia Dr. Lou A. Honary, President, Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing, Inc
Lube Sustainability Conference 2022 review Tina Reading, Editor, Lube Magazine
Our industry faces many challenges, not just this conflict which has affected the stability of the market but we also face a shortage of skills within the industry. How do we attract new talent to the industry? And when we do, what are we doing to keep them? By it’s own nature our success has been built on the knowledge and experience of seniors. As retirement looms for the upper echelon, we must ensure that we are replenishing this knowledge and experience with a diverse and inclusion workforce. Teams who are mentored and motivated, nurtured by existing professionals. This is a subject key to the survival of our industry as we embrace new methods and technologies moving forwards. It is something we will be exploring in more depth over coming issues, as part of our Sustainability Programme.
UKLA Young Employee of the Year 2022 Dr Emma Guthrie & Amir Mansoor, IMCD
We have taken a look back with IMCD (sponsors of the UKLA Young Employee of the Year Award) at previous winners of the UKLA Young Employee Of The Year to see where they are now and how winning impacted their careers? After all, we all love a little nostalgia and what better way than to celebrate success.
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