Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 34 Issue 1

TRIBOLOGY'S BIG BONUS

H. PETER JOST, J. SCHOFIELD

In Part 1 the authors dealt with the background of tribology and its intended purpose, ie to conserve energy by minimization of wear and friction in moving parts of plant and…

A WELCOME FOR THE INTERLUBE NEWCOMERS

BERNAL OSBORNE

It was a visit that also allowed an element of leisure as well as business — as the nicely worded programme put it — while tarrying overnight in a sample of gracious living at the…

THIN LAYER ACTIVATION FOR MATERIALS ANALYSIS

T.W. CONLON

The main role of the Harwell laboratory is to develop technology for the UK nuclear power industry, and this work is funded by the Parliamentary vote of the UKAEA. The very wide…

ASTUR'S DIVERSE ACTIVITIES

AS a family company, Astur Chemical claim to be the largest independent wax blending unit in Europe today. For more than half‐a‐century it has developed a wide range of products…

HOW TOUGH ARE REINFORCED FIBRE PLASTICS?

W.S. CARSWELL

FIBRE reinforced plastics materials are chosen for many industrial applications because of their high specific strength, low density and corrosion resistant properties. To ensure…