Industrial Hydraulic Fluids

Get Set, Flow

Get Set, Flow

May 27, 2020

Hydraulic systems need the correct viscosity fluid to balance opposing efficiency loss mechanisms. A team of German rese ...

Study Assesses Hydraulic Fluid Sustainability

Study Assesses Hydraulic Fluid Sustainability

April 29, 2020

German industrial giants Fuchs Petrolub and BASF carried out a joint study on the cradle-to-grave environmental impact o ...

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Better Prescreening for Vane Pump Fluids

January 21, 2020

Testing hydraulic fluids is pricy. Fortunately, a new bench test can help cut costs by weeding out inadequate fluids fro ...

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Shell Acquires Industrial Fluids Manufacturer

December 25, 2019

Shell Lubricants acquired the assets of American Chemical Technologies Inc., which manufactures and distributes industri ...

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Efficiency Flows from Polymer VM

September 17, 2019

Studying a new type of viscosity modifier led to a valuable discovery about fluid flow in hydraulic systems.

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Transparency Mandated for Obsolete Tractor Fluids

July 24, 2019

Starting in January, tractor hydraulic fluids sold in the United States that do not meet current specifications will nee ...

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ILMA Calls for Economy THF Spec

May 8, 2019

Amidst efforts to rid the market of 303 tractor hydraulic fluids, the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association ha ...

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Tractor Fluid Suit Preliminary Settlement Reached

April 17, 2019

A Federal District Court judge in Missouri last week granted preliminary approval to a class action settlement providing ...

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Coolants Plus Acquires Scot

January 10, 2018

Coolants Plus, the marketer of Starfire brand lubricants, announced last week that it had purchased Scot Lubricants Inc. ...