Lubricants

What does AW Stand For?

When it comes to the different types of hydraulic oil, AW is one of the most commonly-used. But what, exactly, does the “AW” in AW hydraulic oil stand for? Defining AW Oil and its Components Quite...

Kayleigh DeMace

June 28, 2018

Lubricants

Conventional Passenger Car Engine Oil

Before scientists engineered semi-synthetic and fully synthetic oil, people relied on conventional passenger engine oil to power their automobiles and machines. Mineral based oil can be considered the...

Kendra Kuhar

May 25, 2018

Autos Lubricants

Semi-Synthetic Passenger Car Engine Oils

With Semi-Synthetic Passenger Car Engine Oils, also known as Synthetic Blend Engine Oils, the name really says it all. Sometimes, it’s hard to find the balance between something that’s top-quality...

Kayleigh DeMace

May 14, 2018

Category - Lubricants

Progress runs on industry and industry runs on lubricants. Discover how industrial and automotive lubricants work to keep our world running smoothly.

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 Lubricants

Who really invented the wheel? (And what took us so long?)

As a nation, we’ve all grown way too accustomed to the presence of the wheel. Still, it makes sense; for us, wheels are just ordinary – and while many may erroneously believe that it took the above-average craftiness of...

August 8, 2016

Culture Lubricants

Top 5 Iconic Rides from modern Hollywood Films and their Famous (or infamous) Drivers

There’s been a lot of cool movies, a lot of cool cars, and a lot of cool actors driving cool cars. We’ve seen endless lists of all the classics; whether its Connery’s Aston Martin or Steve...

August 2, 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

Lubricants

How old is crude oil? And where did it really come from?

Our world burns 3,570,000,000 gallons of crude oil per day. To put this in perspective, we can say that this amount could fill roughly 265,000 average-sized swimming pools. Not clear enough? Imagine the immense amount...

July 28, 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

Lubricants Tech

How Iron Man (and the media) have twisted our perception of bionics and how they’re actually HELPFUL

The 21st century has a habit of realizing science-fiction prophecies of the past. Early and mid-twentieth century Futurist authors – such as H.G. Wells, Aldous Huxley, and George Orwell – have had a profound impact on...

July 14, 2016

Autos Lubricants Tech

Why “Tesla Motors” isn’t called “Edison Motors”

The great debate of DC vs AC power has raged on for over a century. Google it — you’re certain to come across just as many impassioned advocates on both sides of the current as in the late 1800s. Surprisingly, both...

July 5, 2016

Lubricants Tech

Why Outsourcing is one of the STUPIDEST endeavors in American History

At least 5,100,000 manufacturing jobs in the United States have been outsourced to other countries since 2001 – how’s that for a wake-up call? 5.1 million was the sum total in 2015, up two million from the year prior –...

June 6, 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