Editorial

Citation

Taylor, J. (2005), "Editorial", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 57 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ilt.2005.01857baa.001

Editorial

In this issue we are pleased to publish five pieces of work covering different aspects of the lubricant and tribological field.

From Shanghai Jiao Tong University we hear about the possibilities for a new family of lube oil additives and from the Indian School of Mines we can examine case study on additive depletion in engine oils.

At Wolverhampton University in England research has been carried out into the possibility of minimising soluble cutting oil usage by means of controlling the atmosphere around the cutting process.

Research on a series of ashless extreme pressure additives is reported on by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and to provide a major contrast workers from two Turkish Universities describe work they have done looking at replacements for the asbestos traditionally used in braking components and the braking characteristics achieved.

The last paper is different in that usually we want to eliminate or minimise friction but of course in a braking system we are using friction to reduce dynamic energy in a controlled fashion.

As mentioned before we at Industrial Lubrication and Tribology enjoy reading and publishing work on all aspects of tribology, but those touching on “real world” problems are both interesting and likely to stimulate further research. Let us hear about your work on practical problems.

John TaylorEditor