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JUNE 2020 VOL. 26 ISSUE 6
Shear
Improvement
The Magnetism of
Grease
DEPTH
At IPAC, we look back to the basics when creating additive packages.
By formulating our own additives — including dispersants, friction
modifiers, anti-wear agents and corrosion inhibitors — we build a
better package verified by our own support data. This means improved
control to adjust and customize formulations for peak performance,
along with cost savings that we pass on to our customers. To learn
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JUNE 2020 VOL. 26 ISSUE 6
DEPTH At IPAC, we look back
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One Source. HollyFrontier produces the widest ran
AUTOMOTIVE Is API CH-4 Headed for a Sunset?
Consistent, reliable base oil supply.
Interesting that 20 years after its debut
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markets have resulted in an under- ground market
BEST PRACTICES Trends to Watch B
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you are treating all levels of employees in your
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ing that they comply with ASTM D4950, “Standard C
SPOTLIGHT reception has been overwhelmingly pos-
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SPOTLIGHT As a distinctive feature from other
Figure 4. Performance data of grease package
SPOTLIGHT Retraplex Diamond Blue is Drydene's
Top U.S. Base Oil Trading Partners, 2019 Exports
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BY GEORGE GILL Industrial robots used in man
Elbow Grease “Our gearboxes have a lot of moving
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Continued from page 28 “The lubricants that we
with each gear of the robot, feeling and listenin
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Surface treatment may be the key to heavy- duty f
Surface Treatment Effects on Friction Friction be
offers several types of treat- ments, including T
Shear
ment damage or failure. Grease polymer manufactur
bonding and waxy and ionic bonds. (See Figure 1.)
action with a polymethacry- late. Each polyme
Greases Make MR Fluid
Technology Stick is created by an electroma
demagnetize. Such grease has the same respo
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and greases. Web: www. nynas.com Digital Mainten
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secure financing to buy necessary crude oil. GP
PLACES’N’FACES products by making substitutions
Hetherington from Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc. as
BASE OIL REPORT A Little Bit of Sunshine
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