KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The palm oil industry, long-accused of large scale deforestation, is bracing for another hit to its business: machinery lubricants seeping into the world's most ...

The inevitable move from diesel-powered off-highway vehicles has started slowly, but is gaining momentum, and equipment users will see significant changes over the next decade when it comes to the ...

For most manufacturers, machine downtime can cost thousands or even millions of dollars. Small investments in preventive maintenance, however, can prevent downtime and pay for themselves many times ...

Cooling and lubricating the workpiece using cutting fluids is essential to the machining process. There is a formulation for every application, material, and type of operation, from copper plumbing ...

Lubricants not only reduce friction and wear in large and small machines, they also prevent corrosion. But all of these advantages are put at risk if the lubricants are contaminated by water. Water in ...

Chinese heavy industry company China National Erzhong Group in April completed development of its 800 meganewton (MN) closed-die hydraulic forging machine, which is larger than any other previously ...

As equipment costs continue to rise — now more than 30% higher than pre-COVID levels, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors — construction companies are reevaluating how to protect and ...

Physicists are developing better oils and lubricants that promise to improve the fuel efficiency of cars and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Lubricants are essential in modern life. Car engines and ...