Industry Tech

What you need to know about man made diamonds

They’ve always said diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but they never specified whether or not that included man-made diamonds. Recently, De Beers—the leading diamond miner in the world—announced that they...

Kayleigh DeMace

June 19, 2018

Industry

The History of the Dr. Marten Boot

I was recently on a train and saw an ad for Dr. Martens—also known as “Docs, ” “Doc Martens,” and “Doctor Martens”—that read “Engineered from Industry, Championed through Music, Worn by Individuals.” Dr...

Kayleigh DeMace

June 7, 2018

Industry Lubricants

Polish Your Fuel with Power Service Diesel Kleen +Cetane Boost

With the arrival of Spring, it’s time to clean your diesel fluid with Power Service Diesel Kleen +Cetane Boost! The diesel injector detergent provides maximum clean-up and prevents diesel deposits in modern...

Kendra Kuhar

May 7, 2018

Category - Industry

Industries are always evolving and a lot has changed over the years. Check out some of the latest industry news and interesting histories that helped shape our industrial world.

Industry

The Ancient History of Petroleum: A Hydrocarbon Built for Industry

The history of oil is often told in a modern context: James Young, Edwin Drake, the sprouting oil wells of Pennsylvania, and the early days of the Standard Oil Company. But – oil is old. Needless to say, its existence...

September 28, 2016

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Industry

The Stacking Dilemma: What Do You Do With Not-In-Service Oil Rigs?

Understanding the oil industry isn’t exactly easy–for starters, nobody even knows exactly how much oil is actually underground. The oil market ebbs and flows and is probably far more complicated than the...

Sarah Simonovich

September 27, 2016

Industry Lubricants Tech

“Intelligent” machinery threatens to take the manufacturing jobs of millions – and “experts” believe this to be a good thing

If you’ve stepped inside a modern manufacturing plant, you have probably witnessed, first-hand, the brilliance of industrial machinery. For whatever reason, it’s a million-times more pleasing to watch a machine fasten a...

August 23, 2016

Culture Energy Industry Lubricants

Pennsylvania once provided 1/3 of the world’s oil. The result? 200,000 abandoned and explosive oil wells.

In March of 1848, a Mormon merchant named Samuel Brannan confirmed the discovery of vast amounts of gold buried in the mountainous lands of Northern California to the unwitting San Francisco Bay Area public. Brannan had...

August 1, 2016

Industry Lubricants

How America helped create the trillion-dollar Saudi Arabian Oil Industry

September 1933, a few miles inland from the Persian Gulf, near Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Two American geologists lag behind a small band of Bedouin nomads, their camels noiselessly marching along the dunes of the Eastern...

July 19, 2016

Autos Industry

Henry Ford’s “Fuel of the Future” was Ethanol — so why are we still using gasoline?

Spend a single summer afternoon on the boardwalk in Atlantic City and you might soon understand the motives behind the once-unfathomable decision by U.S. Congress to outlaw alcoholic beverages in 1919. The Eighteenth...

June 22, 2016

Industry Lubricants

Quality Base Oils: The Foundation of a Great Lubricant

Lubricants used in industrial or vehicular applications are generally comprised of two components: a base oil and an additive package. While additives may be added to improve the performance of any base oil, high...

May 24, 2016

Industry Lubricants

Mind your own Big Business: Industry hangs on for dear life in America

In late 2014, the United States economy finally succumbed to its long-prophesied fall behind the world-leading China.* According to columnist and economics expert Brett Arends of Marketwatch, it was the first time the...

May 16, 2016

Industry

What We’ve Been Up To | Video & Articles

PSC has been hard at work to provide you with much more than the exceptional products and services that we’re known for. At Industrial Outpost, the official blog of PSC, our goal is to provide you, our friends and...

March 15, 2016

Industry Lubricants

The Problem With Petroleum — Crying Over Spilled Oil

It’s hurting both your profits and the earth – but as a natural substance, why do the various ecosystems of the globe (including our own society) respond so negatively to spilled oil? Oil waste – though, perennially, a...

March 3, 2016