CONTENTS
Food Grade Lubricants – An introduction to the Why and How Pages 6 to 8 and 10
Examining a small but vital sector of global lubricant consumption
Felix Jeschonek of FRAGOL gives an overview of food grade lubricants; what constitutes a food grade lubricant and when they should be used in place of standard lubes. This comprehensive piece covers a multitude of topics in answering these questions, from legislative and safety stipulations, to appropriate applications, to religious requirements.
NYCO adds a new synthetic ester on its HX-1 list Page 12 An ever-increasing range of Food-Grade Lubricants Discover how the growing use of synthetic lubricants, and in particular NYCO’s ever-increasing range of H1 certified lubes, have helped to change the face of lubrication in food processing.
Changing Requirements for Food-Grade Lubricants Page 14 Addressing productivity advances in food processing In a sector of the industry where the use of the correct lubricant is paramount to both efficiency and safety, Changing Requirements for Food-Grade Lubricants provides a precis of the innovations which allow food-grade lubricants to be used at optimal efficiency within a range of processing conditions and machinery. Elevance’s Greg Gerhardt reports.
Tribological Characterisation of Lubricant Additives – Friction and Wear Behaviour Pages 16 to 18 Testing and fine-tuning lubricants with precision As the formulation of lubricants is a delicate science in which the smallest chemical alteration or imperfection can have a pofound effect on the product’s utility within a system, Dr Kartik Pondicherry and Dr Frederik Wolf of Anton Paar detail the methodology by which lubricants are tested before being released on to the market.
Lube-Tech
Pages 30, 31, 34 and 35 Lubricants for Wire Ropes – New Product Trends Lou Honary and John Sander examine the construction as well as the various strengths and uses of wire rope; one of the most versatile yet overlooked products used in industry. This extremely detailed piece relates how the application of the correct lubricant can dramatically increase wire rope’s useful life whilst also taking into account the environmental and practical considerations dependent on the location and purpose of the rope.
UEIL Local Report Valorlub Page 53 Belgium
Examining how the non-profit producer responsibility organisation Varolub helps lubricant manufacturers meet their legal and environmental responsibilites in dealing with their product in the post-consumer stage of the product’s lifecycle.
Regulars: UKLA President’s Report UEIL President’s Report UEIL News
Local Report Appointments
ICIS Base Oil Report Forthcoming Events Publisher’s details
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Cover: courtesy of FRAGOL GmbH + Co. KG Cornfield in southern Germany. Corn is a productive and versatile food crop, it has a high yield compared with other crops and grows in most places. Food production is an issue which has many different safety and legislative aspects. FRAGOL’s Felix Jeschonek gives some insight into the existing legislation on food grade lubricants and base oils which lubricant blenders and end users have to abide by. See the full article starting on page 6.
4 LUBE MAGAZINE NO.130 DECEMBER 2015
Going down a storm
Did you go to the UEIL 2015 Annual Congress in Malta? I did, and it was a very successful event, with many new contacts made as well as engaging presentations. Fabio (the UEIL President) played his guitar and sang, while Detlev (GEIR President) accompanied him on the saxophone! See the photographs and read more about the Congress on page 50. The next Congress will be in October 2016 and will be held in Berlin. I’m wondering if there will be a UEIL ‘group’ next year – I know of two guitarists (you know who you are).
It was only a few weeks ago that I returned home from the warm sunny weather of Malta; what a difference; heavy rain and strong winds. Here in the UK, the Met Office has announced that from now on big winter storms will have names and these will follow in alphabetical order, alternating between male and female names. We’ve already had two – the first was Abigail and the second was Storm Barney. The storm names are: Clodagh, Desmond, Eva, Frank, Gertrude, Henry, Imogen, Jake, Katie, Lawrence, Mary, Nigel, Orla, Phil, Rhonda, Steve, Tegan, Vernon and Wendy. I hope we don’t get to Wendy.
Lube Magazine has been ‘going down a storm’. Read on...
There are several things to report on in this edition of Lube Magazine, the last one for 2015. Firstly, we would like to thank our advertisers for supporting this publication. UKLA is the publisher and is a not-for-profit organisation, so any surplus goes back into the trade association to help with the interests of their members, thereby increasing membership benefits. As a way of thanking our advertisers, we have provided a tribute to them. Please turn to page 54 to find out more.
Secondly, David Wright, our UKLA Director General has been with the organisation for one year now and is planning ahead for the association. Part of his strategy is to raise awareness of UKLA’s products and services with Lube Magazine readers. You can read more about this on page 29 in the article ‘Lube Media, changes in Privacy Policy’.
Thirdly, ‘Team Lube’ has been working hard and has increased our Media Partnerships. We now have three new events. These partnerships not only help us to gain more readers but they also produce opportunities to gain content. In return we help to create greater exposure for these conferences.
I wish you a peaceful and happy break over the Christmas and New Year festive holidays.
If you would like to contact me please do
suzy@ukla.org.uk
Suzy Jarman Editor
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