Simulations for Sustainability
In the hypercompetitive markets for advanced materials and processes, industries are turning to computational tools to gain and keep an advantage. It’s no longer enough to solve today’s problems using today’s materials—businesses are looking to tomorrow’s materials, markets, regulations, sustainability, and consumer demands.
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An indomitable particle: Colloidal silica takes on extreme environments
In the hypercompetitive markets for advanced materials and processes, industries are turning to computational tools to gain and keep an advantage. It’s no longer enough to solve today’s problems using today’s materials—businesses are looking to tomorrow’s materials, markets, regulations, sustainability, and consumer demands.
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Bioinspired surface micro/nano-topography engineering for tribological applications
Nature provides the inspiration, and 3D printing provides the fabrication for textured surfaces that reduce friction, wear and deformation.
Webinar article published in Tribology and Lubrication Technology, March 2023
Photo: Konstakal/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Grease inventory consolidation: How far can you go?
Many interacting factors go into finding the sweet spot between single-purpose greases for every application and a few multipurpose greases that don’t quite fit any application.
Feature Article published in Tribology and Lubrication Technology magazine, February 2023
Photo: Jimmy C. Pan, U.S. Navy
Open gear lubricants evolve slowly but surely
How do you lubricate a 120-ton gear the height of a four-story building that sits outdoors or in a dusty plant environment, while meeting safety, environmental and operating cost constraints?
Feature article published in Tribology and Lubrication Technology magazine, December 2022
Photo: Feeco International, CC BY-SA 3.0
Building sustainability into the aviation lubricants industry
Despite the demands of extreme operating conditions and stringent certification procedures, aviation lubricants and hydraulic fluids are evolving with the times—and bigger changes are on the horizon.
Cover article published in Tribology and Lubrication Technology magazine, October 2022
The Long Road Toward Oil-Free Metalworking Fluids
Metalworking fluids in general use less oil than they used to, but cost factors and a lack of effective water-soluble additives for high-demand applications are keeping oil in the picture for now.
Cover article published in Tribology and Lubrication Technology magazine, August 2022