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Greg Livingstone is Chief Innovation Officer for Fluitec. He has three decades of industrial lubrication experience focused on how lubricants degrade and to mitigate the risks associated with oil failure. He’s developed oil analysis tests, filtration technologies, solubility enhancers and other technologies used to increase the life and performance of industrial lubricants. He has volunteered in multiple industry organizations, such as STLE, ICML, and ASTM. Along his journey, he’s published over 70 papers on these subjects and has helped hundreds of clients in over 50 countries.
It is common to hear about deposits or varnish in turbine oils, but can other oils also suffer from varnish? The short answer is yes. Once an oil (regardless of its application or type) has been exposed to thermally stressful conditions, contaminants, and severe...
Turbine oils are required for some of the most complex pieces of turbomachinery equipment. Ideally, users should spend a great deal of time when selecting the right turbine oil, as an inappropriate selection could lead to significant undesired downtime. However, this...
Many factors influence the sustainability of a lubricant. These can range from formulation, product manufacturing and packaging, environmental performance, lifespan, product performance, to how the oil is managed at the end of its life. However, one of the most...
Many companies utilizing rotating equipment have initiated or planned to create decarbonization strategies. The process reduces and compensates for the emissions of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), ultimately down to "Net 0". Lubricants are an essential component in...
In December 2015, the Paris Agreement came to life at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21). This agreement is the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate change agreement and was adopted by consensus by all members of the United Nations Framework...