Ingevity Senior Innovation Chemist Devin Granger and Innovation Manager Shadaab Maghrabi co-published a technical paper, “Modified fatty acids (MFAs) as alternative soap thickeners for lubricating greases” in the recent National Lubricating Grease Institute (NLGI) publication. This paper uncovers how the pandemic’s impact on supply chains sparked R&D efforts of exploring effective alternatives to traditional grease […]
Ingevity will participate in the 2021 National Lubricating Grease Institute (NLGI) Annual Meeting in Tucson, Arizona, September 30. Ingevity’s Senior Innovation Chemist, Oilfield Technologies, Devin Granger, will present the technical paper, “Modified fatty acids as alternative soap thickeners for lubricating greases.” During this presentation, Devin will discuss how the pandemic’s impact on supply chains sparked […]
As a leading global supplier that provides products and technologies that purify, protect and enhance the world, we wanted to re-introduce ourselves and our expanded capabilities. Ingevity manufactures high-performing specialty additives used in metalworking fluid, industrial lubricant, low-sulfur diesel fuel and grease applications. For more than 70 years, we have supplied the lubricants market with […]
Components used to help metalworking fluids (MWFs) fulfill their main function of reducing friction and wear are known as boundary lubricity additives. With such a wide variety currently available, multiple boundary lubricity additives are commonly used in a specific MWF to meet performance requirements. As companies move away from traditional boundary lubricity additives such as […]
Ingevity will participate in a webinar series hosted by the Chicago chapter of STLE this afternoon in which Lubricants Technical Team Lead Scott Cheng will share Ingevity’s advances in sustainable lubricants. During the commercial marketing forum, Scott will introduce recent technical advances of Ingevity’s key DTO products including Altapyne® M-28B and Altapyne D 25-30, along […]
Ingevity’s sustainability framework is aimed at creating value for stakeholders and enabling the company to fulfill its purpose—to purify, protect and enhance the world around us. In support of this ongoing initiative, Ingevity published its 2019 sustainability report, detailing the company’s ongoing commitment to operating as a sustainable organization. The 2019 report provides new information […]
This quarter’s Ingevity Insight article features an interview with Commercial Global Technical Lead Scott Cheng in which he shares his thoughts on environmentally acceptable lubricants (EAL) and the metalworking fluid (MWF) formulation trends toward “going green.” In this post, we expanded upon a recent Lubes N’ Greases topic “The Green Trend Chips into Metalworking Fluids.” […]
One of the outcomes of the automotive industry’s continued focus on operational efficiency and technological advancement is a growing trend toward sustainable innovation for lighter vehicle design. This shift has led to an increased demand for more dynamic metalworking fluids (MWFs) that perform well on lighter weight aluminium alloys for vehicle components and new machining […]
Our first Ingevity Insight article features an interview with Commercial Global Technical Lead Scott Cheng in which he shares his thoughts on sustainability’s impact on the metalworking fluid (MWF) world and how distilled tall oil (DTO) is an effective co-emulsifier solution for eco-conscious customers. Sustainability is an important topic for virtually every industry. What […]
Federal regulations to increase the fuel efficiency of jet and rocket engines continue to become more demanding. Protomatic, Inc., a manufacturer of space vehicle components for Blue Origin, is all too familiar with the challenges of continuous innovation while meeting these demands. The high-performance, super alloy metals required to manufacture today’s rocket engines mean that […]