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Lube-Techs are a technical resource providing in-depth analysis on a wide range of lubrication related topics. These academic commentaries form the centrefold of Lube magazine.

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Issue	Date	Lube-Tech	Subject	Article title(s)	Credited Authors	Company
189	Oct 2025	160	Marine Lubricants	Key trends in the development of sustainable marine lubricants	Dr. Raj Shah Andrew Zhang Mathew Roshan Beau Eng Gavin Thomas	Koehler Instrument Company
188	Aug 2025	159	Additives	Breaking the cycle of white etching cracks: How copper based additives solve one of industry’s most puzzling bearing failures	Rafe Britton Sergei Mamykin Marc Ingram	NEOL Copper Technologies Ingram Tribology Ltd
187	Jun 2025	158	Engine Oil Specifications	Evaluation of engine oils: ‘suitable for use’ versus OEM-approved standards – Analysing quality, validation processes, and reliability	Damien Browne and David Growney	Lubrizol
186	Apr 2025	157	Esters	Circular fatty acids upcycled from food residues – Caproic acid for sustainabile low vicosity polyol esters	Dilek Ersu Maddalena Cesaro	ChainCraft
185	Feb 2025	156	Synthetic lubricants	Recent developments in Synthetic Lubricant technology	Dr. Raj Shah and Ms. Rachel Ly	Koehler Instrument Company
184	Dec 2024	155	Friction Modifiers	Friction modifiers Study of an inverse relationship between engine efficiency and wear	Dr. Raj Shah Nicholas Douglas	Koehler Instrument Company
183	Oct 2024	154	Ester Base Oils	Exploring the functionality of oxygen-rich Secondary Polyol Ester™ base oils	Martin Greaves, Jeff DiMaio, Michelle DiMaio, Zach Hunt & Ben Bergmann	VBASE Oil Company
182	Aug 2024	153	Hydrogen Wear	Overcoming hydrogen wear through revolutionary new lubricant technologies	Leyla Alieva Dr. Sergei Mamykin	NEOL Copper Technologies.
181	Jun 2024	152	Mixed and boundary lubrication	The Economic and environmental impact of mixed and boundary lubrication	Prof. R.I. Taylor	Jost Institute for Tribotechnology, University of Central Lancashire
180	Apr 2024	151	Lubricant Additives	Using conventional molybdenum and boron lubricant additives in electric vehicles	David Boudreau Sr	Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC
179	Feb 2024	150	Testing and Monitoring	How the NOACK evaporation loss test helps in our understanding of interactions between viscosity, volatility, and oil consumption in engine oils	Raj Shah Mrinaleni Das Nicholas Douglas Palaknoor Kaur	Koehler Instrument Company, Inc.
178	Dec 2023	149	Top of rail materials	Maintaining safe quiet railways with “top of rail materials”	Marc Ingram Matt Smeeth Anup Chalisey	Ingram Tribology Ltd. PCS Instruments Ltd. Rail Safety & Standards Board UK
177	Sep 2023	148	Locomotive Lubricants	The evolution of locomotive lubricant specifications	Dr. Raj Shah Dr. Najeeb Kuzhiyil Dr. Jerainne Heywood Ms. Mrinaleni Das	Koehler Instrument Company Inc. ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company Wabtec Corporation
176	Aug 2023	147	Analysis	Extended lubricant analysis using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance	Christoph J. Rohbogner	OELCHECK GmbH
175	Jun 2023	146	Sustainable lubrication	Sustainability in the processing of Lubricants	Lou Honary	Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing, Inc.
174	Mar 2023	145	Metal Removal Fluids	Understanding and controlling water dilutable metal removal fluid failure	John M. Burke	Quaker Houghton
173	Feb 2023	144	Esters Base Oils	Novel hybrid esters: Base oils designed for sustainability	Martin Greaves Zach Hunt Jeffrey DiMaio	VBASE Oil Company
172	Dec 2022	143	Additives	Vegetable oil-based additives for lubricant formulations	Brajendra K. Sharma & Sevim Z. Erhan Raj Shah, Blerim Gashi & Nicole Turner Gobinda Karmakar & Pranab Ghosh	United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor Koehler Instrument Company Natural Product and Polymer Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal
171	Sep 2022	142	Testing and monitoring	Base number analysis by FTIR spectroscopy	Frederik van de Voort Daniel Furness Sian Atherinos Michael Viset	McGill IR Group, McGill University Coopers Plains QLD
170	Aug 2022	141	Testing and Monitoring Electrified Vehicles	Test methods for evaluating electrified vehicle fluids	Matt Jackson	Southwest Research Institute (SWRI)
169	Jun 2022	140	Varnish	Varnish Analysis New Techniques	Elaine A. Hepley	POLARIS Laboratories®
168	Apr 2022	139	Thermal Fluids	Electric Mobility A New Era for Thermal Fluids	Nicolas Champagne	TotalEnergies
167	Feb 2022	138	Ester base oils	Sealing compatibility of ester base oils	Dr. Hermann Josef Stolz Dr. Wilhelm Huber Dr. Martina Mennicken-Meuthen Denise Weber	Peter Greven GmbH & Co.KG
166	Dec 2021	137	Re-refining Marine Lubricants	How to check the compatibility of hydraulic fluids through laboratory testing	Vincent Bouillon	BFB OIL RESEARCH S.A
165	Oct 2021	136	Additives Greases	The impact of viscosity of naphthenic oils and extremepressure additives on lubricating greases-min	Mehdi Fathi-Najafi Ameneh Schneider Jinxia Li	Nynas AB Optimol Instruments
164	Aug 2021	135	Biodegradable lubricants	The use of alternative feedstocks as renewable and biodegradable lubricants	Martin Kingsley	Argent Energy Ltd
163	Jun 2021	134	Testing and Monitoring	Titrimetric-Equivalent Acid Number (AN) Determination of Lubricants by FTIR Spectroscopy	Frederik van de Voort Michael Viset	McGill University, Montreal, Canada
162	Apr 2021	133	Automotive PCEO	Fuel economy for engine oils the formulators dilemma	Peter Lee Boris Zhmud	Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), San Antonio, Texas, USA BIZOL Germany GmbH,
161	Feb 2021	132	Biobased-Biodegradable Greases	Grease Compatibility for Biobased-Biodegradable Greases	Lou Honary	Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing, Inc.
160	Dec 2020	131	Estolides	Estolides – The innovative alternative of ester base oils	Dr. Hermann-Josef Stolz Dr. Wilhelm Huber Nadine Flügel,	Peter Greven GmbH & Co.KG
159	Oct 2020	130	Tribology	Application oriented tribological test concepts	Mathias Woydt Ameneh Schneider	MATRILUB Optimol Instruments
158	Aug 2020	129	Greases	Quantum Leap in the manufacturing of polyurea grease (PUG)	Liwen Wei	Novitas Chem Solutions
157	Jun 2020	128	Automatic Transmission Fluid	ATF 2020 status and where we go from here	Raj Shah, Ken Hope, Anson Law	Koehler Instrument Company Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP
156	Apr 2020	127	Biobased Lubricants	Biobased-Biodegradable, Vegetable Oils, Biobased Esters How to choose	Lou Honary	Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing, Inc.
155	Feb 2020	126	Esters	Development and Testing of a Novel Oxidatively Stable Ester	Kevin Duncan Nick Weldon	Croda Europe Ltd
154	Dec 2019	125	Naphthenic Oils	Evaluation of the impact of High Viscosity Naphthenic Oils in various thickener systems	Mehdi Fathi-Najafi and Jinxia Li Yijun Shi, Luleå	Nynas AB, Sweden University of Technology, Sweden
153	Oct 2019	124	Cylinder oils for sulphur fuels	Why BaseNumber (BN) alone is not the answer when formulating cylinder oils for 0.5% sulphur fuels_compressed	Harriet Brice and Ian Bown	Lubrizol
152	Aug 2019	123	Microwave Grease Processing	Transforming Technologies in Grease Industry Biobased Grease and Microwave Based Reactors – Are there Waveguides in our future	Lou Honary	Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing, Inc.
151	Jun 2019	122	Varnishes	Varnish Identification – Measuring oxidation products through temperature manipulation when particle counting	Sam Keating	Hydac
150	Apr 2019	121	Ester Base Oils	The iodine value as a measure of the stability of ester base oils	Dr. Herman-Josef Stolz, Dr. Martina Mennicken-Meuthen, Dr. Wilhelm Huber and Franziska Günther	Peter Greven GmbH & Co.KG
149	Feb 2019	120	Antioxidants, Group I and II Base Oils	Long term testing of Antioxidants for Industrial Applications (Turbine) in Group I and II base oils	Joshua Jurs	Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC
148	Dec 2018	119	Base oils	Oxidation stability and base oil sulphur: a dynamic relationship of additive response factors	Prof. Thomas Norrby and Dr. Ann-Louise Jonsson	Nynas AB
147	Oct 2018	118	Biobased Lubricants	Biodegradable – Environmentally aware lubricants	Dr. Lou Honary	Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing, Inc.
146	Aug 2018	117	Adhesive properties testing	Determination of adhesive properties of lubricants on surfaces	Susanne Beyer-Faiß	Dr. Tillwich, GmbH Werner Stehr
145	Jun 2018	116	Testing/Monitoring	The difference between ‘forgiving’ and ‘less-forgiving’ lubricants in thin film tests	Svajus Joseph Asadauskas	FTMC Tribology Laboratory, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology
144	Apr 2018	115	Lubricating greases	Lube-Tech 115 – The Effect of Base Oils on Thickening and Physical Properties of Lubricating Greases	Edward Casserly, Ph.D., Timothy Langlais, MBA, and Staci P. Springer, MBA, in cooperation with Anoop Kumar, Ph.D. and Bill Mallory	ERGON REFINING, Inc., Royal Manufacturing Company
143	Feb 2018	114	Hydraulic fluids	Prescreening hydraulic fluids for vane pumps: a ranking method	Emmanuel Georgiou, Dirk Drees, Michel De Bilde and Michael Anderson	Falex
142	Dec 2017	113	Automotive	The Impact of SAE Critical Specifications to the formulating and manufacture of automotive oils	Dr Edward ‘Ted’ Wright
141	Oct 2017	112	Synthetic Esters / Greases	To what extent do synthetic esters contribute to better sustainability of greases?	S. Lucazeau	NYCO
140	Aug 2017	111	Maintenance	Unlocking Efficient, Reliable Power	Praveen Nagpal	Shell
139	Jun 2017	110	Additives – Friction Modifiers	Influence of polymeric friction modifiers in the lubrication of DLC contacts when used alone or in the presence of MoDTC	John Eastwood	Croda
138	Apr 2017	109	Metalworking Fluids	Biocides for Metal Working Fluids: India Outlook	Dr Amit Bhattacharya and Debasis Senapati	Dow Microbial Control
137	Feb 2017	108	Greases	Maximising Environmental Grease Compounds for Extreme High Pressure High Temperature Applications	Peter Pratelli and Don Oldiges	Jet-Lube
136	Dec 2016	107	Tribocorrosion	Tribocorrosion: Risks and Potentials	Emmanual Georgiou and Dirk Drees	Falex Tribology N.V.
135	Oct 2016	106	Polymer Tribology	Polymer Tribology	Malcolm Fox	School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bradford
134	Aug 2016	105	Powertrain Systems	Fuel economy and lubricants in powertrain systems	Jisheng E	GKN Driveline Technology Centre
133	Jun 2016	104	Drill Rod Lubricants	Biobased Lubricants for Drill Rods New Product Trends	Lou Honary	Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing Inc.
132	Apr 2016	103	Biorefining	Biorefinery Technology: New, High-Performance Approaches in Lubricant Base Stocks	Jonathan A. Brekan and Gregory E. Gerhardt	Elevance Renewable Sciences
131	Feb 2016	102	Synthetic esters	New insight into the benefits of synthetic esters in challenging lubricanting applications	Siegfried Lucazeau	NYCO
130	Dec 2015	101	Grease	Lubricants for Wire Ropes – New Product Trends	Lou Honary and John Sander	Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing Inc. and Technology Lubrications Engineers Inc.
129	Oct 2015	100	Esters	Esters, The Most Versatile of Base Stock Technologies	John Eastwood	Croda Lubricants
128	Aug 2015	99	Fuel economy	Fuel economy drives change for passenger car oil formulations	Anne Young	Infineum
127	Jun 2015	98	Condition monitoring	Quantitative Condition Monitoring of In-use Oils by FTIR Spectroscopy	Craig Winterfield and Frederik van de Voort	Fluid Life, McGill University and Thermal Lube
126	Apr 2015	97	Grease additives	Synergistic Combination of Dimercapto Thiadiazole Derivatives	Aili Ma, Minli Gu, Junbing Yao and Ruiming ÛÏRayÛ Zhang	Vanderbilt
125	Feb 2015	96	Long life lubricants	Shell Introduces a New Long Life Lubricant for Engines Burning Sour – Part Two	Joerg Reher, Thijs Schasfoort and Richard Holdsworth	Shell
124	Dec 2014	96	Long life lubricants	Shell Introduces a New Long Life Lubricant for Engines Burning Sour – Part One	Joerg Reher, Thijs Schasfoort and Richard Holdsworth	Shell
123	Oct 2014	95	Grease	Combination of novel antioxidant system and thermally stable esters for high temperature greases	Siegfried Lucazeau	NYCO
122	Aug 2014	94	Grease	Upper Operating Temperature of Grease: Too Hot To Handle?	Ren̩ Westbroek	Axel Christiernsson
121	Jun 2014	93	Blending	Viscosity Blending Equations	Boris Zhmud	Sveacon Consulting
120	Apr 2014	92	Friction modifiers	Friction Modifiers for Next Generation Engine Oils	Ian Hobday and John Eastwood	Croda Lubricants
119	Feb 2014	91	Tackiness evaluation	Quantitative evaluation of tackiness in polymer-oil solutions using modified probe tack method	Daniel M Vargo, Oriol Ribera Serra and Brian M Lipowski	Functional Products
118	Dec 2013	90	Oil soluble polyalkylene glycols	Oil Soluble Polyalkylene Glycols	Martin R. Greaves	The Dow Chemical Company
117	Oct 2013	89	Air release and foaming	Comparison of oil types regarding air release and foaming in dry case operation – Part Two	Thomas Dopichay, Johannes Untch, Prof. Thorsten Lang Braunschweig, Dr. Robert Rahmfeld and Ahmet Guven	Shell
116	Aug 2013	89	Air release and foaming	Comparison of oil types regarding air release and foaming in dry case operation – Part One	Thomas Dopichay, Johannes Untch, Prof. Thorsten Lang Braunschweig, Dr. Robert Rahmfeld and Ahmet Guven	Shell
115	Jun 2013	88	Base oils	Base oil blends to meet the new demands of the lubricant industry	Luis Bastardo-Zambrano and Mehdi Fathi-Najafi	Nynas AB
114	Apr 2013	87	Additives	Formulating Low Varnish Turbine Technology ÛÒ Lubricant additives with improved deposit control	Shyam Prasad	Afton Chemical Ltd
113	Feb 2013	86	Wind turbine gear oils	Lubricants for Wind Turbines Gear Oils – Demands and Characteristics – Part Two	Wolfgang Bock and Henrik Heinemann	Fuchs Lubricants
112	Dec 2012	85	Wind turbine gear oils	Lubricants for Wind Turbines Gear Oils – Demands and Characteristics – Part One	Wolfgang Bock and Henrik Heinemann	Fuchs Lubricants
111	Oct 2012	84	Re-refining	Used Oil Re-refining: Improvements in CEP Technology Make Economics More Attractive	Joshua H. Park and Louis M. Magnabosco	CEP Technology
110	Aug 2012	83	Boric acic derivatives	Determination of residual free boric acid in amine borate condensate reaction products by 11B NMR spectroscopy	Steven Anderson	Afton Chemical Ltd
109	Jun 2012	82	Environment and sustainability	Sustainability…and the Global Lubricants Industry	Apu Gosalia, Rod Parker	Fuchs Lubricants
108	Apr 2012	81	Natural antioxidants oxidation stability	Research of Natural Antioxidants Influence on Oxidation Stability and Tribological Properties of Rapeseed Oil	R.Kreivaitis, J.Padgurskas, K.Kazancev, M.Gumbyte and E.Dambrauskiene	Aleksandras Stulginskis University
107	Feb 2012	80	Blending	Modern Base Oils & Blending for Optimal Performance	Alan Outhwaite, Brent Lok, Katty Hoste and Lawrence Wong	Chevron Base Oils
106	Dec 2011	79	1. Synthetic base oils 2. Storage and containment	1. Synthetic Base Stocks Provide Benefits for Air Compressor Lubricants 2. Working towards standardisation of the Oil Storage Regulations	1. Sandy Reid-Peters 2. David Lummis	1. ExxonMobil 2. BSIF
105	Oct 2011	78	Infineum trends	Infineum Trends	Rod Parker	UKLA
104	Aug 2011	77	Oil soluble polyalkylene glycols	Oil Soluble Synthetic Polyalkylene Glycols – A New Type of Group V Base Oil	Martin R. Greaves	The Dow Chemical Company
103	Jun 2011	76	Metalworking fluids	MWFPSG presentation to the WATCH Committee York, 24th February 2011	David J. Neadle	Metalworking Fluid Product Stewardship Group
102	Apr 2011	75	Environment and sustainability	Fuel economy in focus: Advances in development of energy-efficient lubricants and low-friction coatings for automotive applications	Boris Zhmud	Applied Nano Surfaces AB
101	Feb 2011	74	Synthetic base oils	Synthetic Basestocks – Synergy with Greases	Sandy Reid-Peters	ExxonMobil
100	Dec 2010	73	Metalworking fluid	Control and maintenance of metalworking fluids	David J. Neadle	Metalworking Fluid Product Stewardship Group
99	Oct 2010	72	Infineum trends	Infineum Trends, Part 2	Rod Parker	UKLA
98	Aug 2010	71	Infineum trends	Infineum Trends, Part 1	Rod Parker	UKLA
97	Jun 2010	70	1. REACH 2. Bearing shell design	1. REACH and its impact on base oils and lubricants markets 2. Federal Mogul’s Innovative IROXTM Bearing Shell Design Enables Fuel Consumption and CO2 Reduction	1. Howard Hayes 2. Unknown	1. ATIEL 2. Fedreal Mogul
96	Apr 2010	69	Base oil review 2009	2009: The year in review and a brief look forward	Steve Ames	SBA Consulting
95	Feb 2010	68	Lubricating composites	Study of Tribological properties of lubricating composites	Prof. Albert Pogosian	BALTTRIB / University of Armenia
94	Dec 2009	67	Metalworking fluids	Non-Aqueous Metalworking Lubricants	David J. Neadle	Metalworking Fluid Product Stewardship Group
93	Oct 2009	66	Grease	Shouldn’t Grease Upper Operating Temperature Claims Have a Technical Basis?	Chuck Coe	ExxonMobil
92	Aug 2009	65	Boric acic derivatives	Free Boric Acid determination in Amine Borate reaction blends	John BeliÌÇn, Michiel van Breemen, Johan Hooijman and Ton van der Kaaij	Quaker BV
91	Jun 2009	64	1. REACH 2. Automotive oils	1. Fatigue and complexity: The next stage of REACH 2. There is hope in innovation for the automotive oil sector	1. Paul Whitehead 2. Unknown	1. Castrol Industrial Lubricants 2. Millers Oils
90	Apr 2009	63	Biodiesel	Lubricants in the Age of Biodiesel	Dr. Isabella Goldmints	Infineum
89	Feb 2009	62	Base oils	New base oils pose a challenge for solubility and lubricity	Boris Zhmud and Michel Roegiers	E-ION s.a.
88	Dec 2008	61	Vegetable oils	Tribological Performance of Ionized Vegetable Oils as Lubricity and Fatty Oiliness Additives in Lubricants and Fuels	Boris Zhmud	E-ION s.a.
87	Oct 2008	60	Grease	Developing optimal oil for grease for CVJ boots	Valentina Serra-Holm	Nynas AB
86	Aug 2008	59	1. Metalworking fluids 2. Fluorinated lubricants 3. Biodiesel	1. Update on the Use of Biocides in Metalworking Applications 2. Halocarbon: Advancements in Fluorinated Lubricants 3. ASTM Approves New Biodiesel Blend Specs	1. Michael Scholz 2. Unknown 3. Unknown	1. Lubrizol 2. Halocarbon 3. ASTM
85	Jun 2008	58	1. Friction modifiers 2. Nanotechnology-based solid lubricants	1. Development of Organic Ashless Antiwear- Friction Modifier additives 2. Multisol Group to Distribute Lubricating Materials Based on ApNano MaterialÛªs NanoLubå¨ in Cooperation with InS R&D Company	1. Frank J. DeBlase 2. Unknown	1. Chemtura 2. Multisol and ApNano Materials
84	Apr 2008	57	1. Metalworking fluids 2. Maintenance	1. Skin and eye irritation tests for water-miscible metalworking fluids 2. Keep Your Hydraulic System Clean of Varnish or Pay the Consequences	1. Bert Boomkamp, Eckhard Heisler and Menk Prinsen 2. Rob Profilet	1. Cimcool Industrial Products B.V. And Evonik Stockhausen GmbH 2. Lubrizol
83	Feb 2008	56	1. Hydraulic fluids 2. REACH	1. Dynavis Hydraulic Fluid Additive System Increases Fuel Economy and Equipment Productivity 2. REACH fees are “out of control”	1. Unknown 2. Unknown	1. Dynavis and RohMax 2. Chemical Business Association
82	Dec 2007	55	Biodegradable Lubricants	Biodegradable Lubricants	A. Igartua, J. Terradillos, O. Areitioaurtena, A. Marcaide and X. FernÌÁndez	TENNIKER
81	Oct 2007	54	REACH	REACH: Do you know your RIPs from your SIEFs? – Part 2	Rod Parker	BLF
80	Aug 2007	53	REACH	REACH: Do you know your RIPs from your SIEFs? – Part 1	Rod Parker	BLF
79	Jun 2007	52	Cutting fluids	Skin compatibility of cutting fluids: in vitro / in vivo test strategy	Dr. Christel Adomat, Dr. Joachim Kremer and Dr. Henry Rossmaier	Henkel
78	Apr 2007	51	REACH	REACH, REACH Go Away, Come Again Another DayÛ_ Practical issues on project managing REACH compliance	Malcolm Pollard	Baytouch Ltd
77	Feb 2007	50	REACH	REACH The EU regulatory framework for the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals	Reinhard Wierling	Mahle
76	Dec 2006	49	1. Hydraulic fluids 2. Automotive lubricants	1. Not all Hydraulic Fluids are Created Equal How to minimise operating problems and save money 2. Lubricants Play Critical Role in Use of Plastics in Automotive Applications	1. David Oesterle 2. Nathalie Gerard	1. Lubrizol 2. Dow Corning
75	Oct 2006	48	1. Micro-biologically influenced corrosion inhibition 2. Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEO)	1. Bacterium takes a shine to metals 2. Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEO) Ecological and toxicological properties and consequences of the EU risk reduction strategy for technical applications – Part 2	1. Prof. Florian Mansfeld and Esra Kus 2. Dr. Simone Hoffmann-Dörr and Dr. Andreas Willing	1. USC Viterbi School of Engineering 2. Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
74	Aug 2006	47	1. Health and safety 2. Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEO)	1. Health and Safety in the Workplace: Risk Assessment. 2. Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEO) ecological and toxicological properties and consequences of the eu risk reduction strategy for technical applications – Part 1	1. Rod Parker 2. Dr. Simone Hoffmann-Dörr and Dr. Andreas Willing	1. BLF 2. Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
73	Jun 2006	46	REACH	EU strategy for a future chemicals policy: REACH Part 2	Derek J Knight	Safepharm Laboratories Ltd
72	Apr 2006	45	REACH	EU strategy for a future chemicals policy: REACH Part 1	Derek J Knight	Safepharm Laboratories Ltd
71	Feb 2006	44	1. Grease 2. Base oils 3. Health and safety 4. Health and safety 5. Health and safety	1. SKF new tool for estimating grease life in lubricated-for-life deep groove ball bearings. 2. Base oil report 3. HSC/E health and safety statistics for 2004/2005 4. HSC & safe operation of vehicles in the workplace 5. HSC report shows progress on ill health, but more needs to be done	1. Ben Huiskamp 2. Adrian Brown 3. Rod Parker 4. Rod Parker 5. Rod Parker	1. SKF 2. ICIS 3. BLF 4. BLF 5. BLF
70	Dec 2005	43	1. Maintenance 2. Hydraulic fluids 3. Health and safety 4. Lubrication decisions	1. Multigrade oil & viscosity index improvers 2. RohMax maximum efficiency hydraulic fluid technology 3. UEIL health and environment committee meets at Federchimica, Milan 4. The difference between good lubrication and good lubricant	1. Dr Debasish Mukherjee 2. Unknown 3. Robert Stubbs 4. Jim Fitch	1. Tractors India Ltd 2. mehf 3. UEIL Health and Environment Committee / Polartech 4. Noria
69	Oct 2005	42	Transmission fluids	Understanding how the transmission fluid responds to daily operations- Part 3	Unknown	Allison Transmission
68	Aug 2005	41	1. Transmission fluids 2. Maintenance 3. Hazardous waste regulation	1. Understanding how the transmission fluid responds to daily operations – Part 2 2. The perfect storm… Are you secretly waiting? 3. Hazardous waste regulations – List of wastes regulations 2005	1. Unknown 2. Jim Fitch 3. Unknown	1. Allison Transmission 2. Noria 3. DEFRA
67	Jun 2005	40	1. Transmission fluids 2. Maintenance	1. Understanding how the transmission fluid responds to daily operations. – Part 1 2. Does your lubrication programme embarrass you?	1. Unknown 2. Drew Troyner	1. Allison Transmission 2. Noria
66	Apr 2005	39	1. Equipment maintenance 2. Grease	1. Back to basics 2. Rationalisation of grease packaging	1. Martin Williamson 2. W. Moller	1. Noria 2. ELGI
65	Feb 2005	38	1. Equipment maintenance 2. Hydraulic fluids 3. Packaging and labelling	1. Back to basics 2. Switching from monograde to multigrade hydraulic fluid can improve energy efficienct for fuel and cost savings 3. Proposals for new amending regulations about the classification, packaging and labelling of chemicals: chip 3.1	1. Martin Williamson 2. Unknown 3. Unknown	1. Noria 2. Unknown 3. HSE
64	Dec 2004	37	1. Maintenance 2. Cargo insurance, UK regulations 3. Health and safety	1. Back to basics 2. UK regulations to change the way cargo insurance is purchased 3. WSA challenge fund – second round opens for business	1. Martin Williamson 2. Neal Gordon 3. Unknown	1. Noria 2. PoundGates & Co 3. wsa-cf
63	Oct 2004	36	1. Contamination monitoring 2. Maintenance	1. Strategies for effective contamination monitoring and control 2. Back to basics	1. Jason Kopschinsky 2. Martin Williamson	1. Schematic Approach 2. Noria
62	Aug 2004	35	Tribology	Tribology Basics – Part 4	David Margaroni	BLF
61	Jun 2004	34	1. Tribology 2. Metalworking fluid	1. Tribology Basics – Part 3 2. End-users advice: Using metalworking fluids safely	1. David Margaroni 2. Rod Parker	1. BLF 2. BLF
60	Apr 2004	33	1. Tribology 2. Health and safety 3. Metalworking fluids 4. Corrections	1. Tribology basics – Part 2 2. Health & safety executive chemical essentials 3. Meet the BLF metalworking fluids product stewardship team at MACH 2004 4. LUBE 58 Lube-Tech emissions corrections	1. David Margaroni 2. Rod Parker 3. Rod Parker 4. NA	1. BLF 2. BLF 3. BLF 4. BLF
59	Feb 2004	32	Tribology	Tribology basics – Part 1	David Margaroni	BLF
58	Dec 2003	31	1. Environment and sustainability 2. Biodiesel	1. Emission from motor vehicles 2. European biodiesel standard DIN EN 14214 in force	David Margaroni	BLF
57	Oct 2003	30	1. Lubricants analysis using ICP 2. Internet interface for laboratory services	1. Inductively-coupled plasma spectroscopy 2. Embracing information technology and the internet revolution for laboratory service	1. David Margaroni 2. Paul Parkinson	1. BLF 2. Vernolab
56	Aug 2003	29	1. Maintenance 2. Metalworking fluids 3. Diesel engine oils	1. Plant maintenance can benefit from lubrication consolidation 2. News from the British Lubricants Federation Metalworking Fluids Product Stewardship Group 3. Worldwide performance specifications for diesel engine oils – Tables – Part 2	1. Dave Garner 2. Rod Parker 3. David Margaroni	1. Dow Corning 2. BLF 3. BLF
55	Jun 2003	28	Diesel engine oils	Worldwide performance specifications for diesel engine oils – additional specifications now introduced for light-duty operation – Part 1	David Margaroni	BLF
54	Apr 2003	27	Automotive	Diesel Engined Motorcycles	David Margaroni	BLF
53	Feb 2003	26	Legislation	Implementation of the ‘end-of-life’ vehicle legislation	David Margaroni	BLF
52	Dec 2002	25	Quantification of particulate contamination	Oil cleanliness	David Margaroni	BLF
51	Oct 2002	24	1. Condition monitoring 2. Good business practice 3. Good business practice	1. The role of lubricant condition monitoring in maintenance programmes 2. What the UK’s National Measurement System (NMS) can do for your business 3. Government advice to business: Actions to take before and during a strike in the fire service	1. David Margaroni 2. Rod Parker 3. Rod Parker	1. BLF 2. BLF 3. BLF
50	Aug 2002	23	Infineum trends	Infineum Trends	Rod Parker (edited)	1. BLF
49	May 2002	22	1. Health and safety 2. COSHH	1. MWF Product Stewardship at MACH 2002 2. e-COSHH essentials: A free internet tool to help your company comply with COSHH regulations	1. B.J.Boomkamp 2. Rod Parker	1. BLF Metalworking Fluids Stewardship Group 2. BLF
48	Feb 2002	21	1. Automotive 2. Storage and containment	1. The future for automotive two-stroke engines – Part 2 2. Oil storage regulations: What you and your customers need to know	1. David Margaroni 2. Rod Parker	1. BLF 2. BLF
47	Nov 2001	20	1. ISO Preparation 2. Automotive	1. Are you ready for the new ISO 9000? 2. The future for automotive two-stroke engines – Part 1	1. David Penn 2. David Margaroni	1. Institute of Quality Assurance 2. BLF
46	Aug 2001	19	Engine oils	Specification and licensing systems for engine oils – engine developments and implications for the lubricant	David Margaroni	BLF
45	May 2001	18	1. Maintenance 2. Micropitting	1. Automated lubricant maintenance 2. What you need to know about micropitting	1. Rod Parker 2. David Margaroni	1. BLF 2. BLF
44	Feb 2001	17	Engine oils	Worldwide performance specification for diesel engine oil (WWHD-1)	David Margaroni	BLF
43	Nov 2000	16	Health and safetyåÊ	Global harmonisation of hazard communication	David Margaroni	BLF
42	Aug 2000	15	1. Maintenance 2. 4-stroke motorcycle lubrication	1. The Lubrication of off-road vehicles and equipment 2. BLF challenged Bike Magazine over their article ‘Find the Right Oil’	1. David Margaroni 2. David Margaroni	1. BLF 2. BLF
41	May 2000	14	1. Industry links 2. Environment and sustainability	1. Using the internet for your queries 2. Improve your environmental performance by cutting coolant costs	1. Rod Parker 2. Tony Lesowiec	1. BLF 2. Pera
40	Feb 2000	13	1. Engine oils 2. Petroleum waxes	1. ACEA specification system for engine oils 2. Petroleum waxes	1. David Margaroni 2. David Margaroni	1. BLF 2. BLF