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 and...
Tag - Lubricants
Kayleigh DeMace
What Does Grease Color Mean and How Does it Affect Lubrication?
Greases are solid or semi-solid lubricants generally composed of oil(s) thickened with soap (or other thickeners). These high-viscosity lubricants are meant to protect, seal, and lubricate various equipment components...
Sarah Simonovich
Understanding Types of Lubricants: Grease
Choosing the Right Grease When it comes to your vehicle, your industrial manufacturing equipment, and even your airplane, lubricants are critical in making sure everything works as it should. Sometimes you need a...
Why Lubricant Additives are Important
There’s a reason why additives are added to your lubricating oil—in fact, there are plenty of reasons, all of which are important for its performance characteristics. When it comes to lubricants, they start out with a...
The Ins and Outs of Oil Storage: What is the Shelf Life of Oil?
If you frequently purchase oil drums for your business or quarts to maintain an engine, you may often ask– how long is oil good for? How do I know the shelf life? ExxonMobil states, “In general, the recommended...
Kendra Kuhar
How Do You Lubricate a 10,000 Year Clock?
Time flies when you’re busy contemplating the next ten millennia… Time. It’s on your side. It’s changing. It’s not in a bottle. We try to remember it, but as far as we know, we can’t turn...
Oil Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: New Diesel and Gasoline Engine Oil Specifications
Selecting the right oil for your vehicle is critical in ensuring it remains a smooth-running and well-oiled machine. And just as your engine oil gets old and needs to be replaced every so often, so, too, do the...
Understanding Types of Lubricants: Base Oil Groups
Lubricants are primarily used to reduce the friction between two surfaces in mutual contact; in reducing friction, they also help reduce the heat generated when the surfaces move. Friction is an important force that...
Know Your Food Grade Lubricants
Lubricants play an important role in keeping the food service industry running smoothly and safely. Any packaged food you consume must come from an environment that meets the high food safety standards set by the food...
Is It Possible for Santa to Run a Toy Factory in the North Pole?
Though the exact location of his infamous house and workshop is unknown (I imagine it’s to avoid the paparazzi and to prevent the theft of millions of toys), Santa is rumored to live in the North Pole. Chances are you...