Perfecting Motion®
Perfecting Motion® is a new STLE podcast series, hosted by Dr. Neil Canter, STLE Advisor – Technical Programs and Services, that features conversations with leading industry professionals sharing their insights about current issues and trends impacting the global tribology and lubricants community.
Episodes
26 episodes
Engineering Touch with Friction
This month's episode focuses on using friction to help us. Yes, that's right, embracing the friction that tribologists try to combat. The focus is of tactile aids that solely rely on physical bumps, lines, and textures are limited i...
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27:36
Tribology Spotlight: Emerging Research Poster Winners
This month we feature two of our poster competition winners from the 2024 STLE Annual Meeting. With us we have Joseph Shore who presented on "Predicting Electric Vehicle Transmission Efficiency Using a Thermally Coupled Lubrication Tool",...
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24:34
February 2025 - The Tribology of Tires
In this month's episode I sit down with Anurag Warhadpande from Bridgestone Americas. This podcast explores the critical role of tribology in tire performance, highlighting how factors like traction, wear, and noise are influenced by the...
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26:49
January 2025 - The Tribology of Footwear
In this month’s episode we sit down with Melissa Mushrush of MOLYKOTE Specialty Lubricants and Kathy Helmetag of Henkel North American Operations. Together, they explore the fascinating role of tribology in footwear. From icy sidewalks to slick...
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28:05
December 2024 - The Tribology of Climbing
In this month's episode we sit down with Dr. Hannes Grillenberger, Product Manager at Schaeffler, as we talk about the tribology of climbing. Dr. Grillenberger, an experienced climber, reviews how he uses his understanding of tribology t...
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17:20
November 2024 - The STLE Annual Meeting is an Unparalleled Opportunity to Connect, Learn, and Achieve
This month we look back at our Annual Meeting from May of 2024 in Minneapolis. I took the time to interview some of our attendees on their attendance at the meeting and what about the meeting was important to them. Each Ma...
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17:12
October 2024 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Tribology Update
For our October episode we are following up with instructors from the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning education course from our 2024 STLE Annual Meeting in Minneapolis. Returning from that course is Max Marian of Leibniz Uni...
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45:03
September 2024 - STLE Student Members Speak Out
This month’s episode is dedicated to highlighting the incredible experiences and benefits of being a student member of STLE. Join us as our host, STLE UK Student Chair, Nicole Rosik interviews STLE student members Andrew Velasquez of Sout...
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29:00
August 2024 - Industrial Lubricants Development from a Sustainability Standpoint
This month’s episode talks about increasingly integrating sustainability into core business strategies, setting clear targets for greenhouse gas reductions, and publicly reporting on their progress. Joining us we have Pang Lin Ong, a longtime m...
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July 2024: Tribology in Aerospace Technologies
This month's episode talks about the often-overlooked world of friction, wear, and lubrication in aerospace. Discussing the importance of tribology in space travel, we have former NASA Senior Tribology Technologist, and current University...
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35:12
June 2024 - Engine Lubricant Testing
This month’s episode focuses on engine lubricant testing methods. We consider what drives engine test methods, types of tests, why we do them, and why we worry about them. The discussion also goes into the differences between diesel...
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35:22
May 2024 - Titans of Tribology with STLE Member Doug Sackett
Join us for our first episode in a series we call Titans of Tribology. For this installment, and fresh off receiving the Raymond Thibault Award at the 2024 STLE Annual Meeting, we interview STLE member Doug Sackett. Doug ...
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11:47
April 2024: STLE Membership Benefits
STLE Membership Director Julie O'Rouke sits down with STLE president Hong Liang, incoming STLE president Jack McKenna, and STLE Treasurer Steffon Bots to talk about the benefits that come with an STLE membership. The group discusses what...
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21:25
March 2024 - Women in Tribology
In Episode 13 of this podcast series we continue STLE's celebration of women in tribology. Our Executive Director, Rebecca Lintow, interviews STLE members Mandi McElwain, Senior Account Manager at Univar Solutions, and Fran Lockwood, Pres...
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18:50
Rheology Testing
In Episode 12 of this podcast series, we explored tribology testing and how it can be used to improve sustainability. In this Episode, we explore the use of rheology testing for the same purpose. Rheology is the study of the deformation a...
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Episode 12
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37:20
The Tribology of Eating Chocolate
The role of tribology in facilitating the move to sustainability does not just involve reducing friction and wear in industrial machinery and automobiles, but also is critical in gaining a better understanding of what we eat and what steps can ...
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Episode 11
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22:26
Tribology Testing
Tribology, the scientific study of lubrication, friction and wear, is as old as the world itself and can be found in almost every application. The word itself was not entered into the English dictionary until 1966 at the time of The Jost Report...
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Episode 10
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32:35
Hydrogen as a Fuel for an Internal Combustion Engine
The search for finding a way to commercialize vehicles that generate no emissions has led the automotive industry to work with batteries and fuel cells. But another approach is to take the basic internal combustion engine (ICE) and substitute h...
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Episode 9
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26:49
Nuclear Power – A Clean Energy Option
Nuclear power is emerging as a viable energy generation option that does not release greenhouse gases in contrast to fossil fuel energy sources. While the nuclear power industry has come under scrutiny due to past issues with specific plants, o...
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Episode 8
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37:25
Green Chemistry
As the move towards sustainability continues, attention needs to be paid to sourcing raw materials that can be designated as sustainable. Since all raw materials used in formulating lubricants are chemical substances, this leads to a discussion...
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Episode 7
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24:14
Sustainable Use of Plastic Waste in the Production of Fuels and Lubricants
Global plastic waste generation has doubled over the past 20 years with two-thirds of the waste having been produced over the past 5 years. Microplastics, smaller than 5 millimeters (0.2 inch), is a growing concern in our air and water. Plastic...
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Episode 6
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46:46
Improving the Sustainability for the Internal Combustion Engine
The automotive industry is moving away from automobiles powered by internal combustion engines to battery electric vehicles to reduce emissions and improve sustainability. But internal combustion engine-powered vehicles will not be going away a...
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Episode 5
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37:10
The Role of Nanotribology in the Quest for Sustainability
Nanotribology is a growing field within tribology that studies the interactions of materials at the nanoscale which is an extremely small domain. In an effort to reduce friction and wear, improve efficiency and reduce emissions, a better unders...
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Episode 4
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40:24
How 3D Printing Moves Us Towards Sustainability
3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is growing in the manufacturing sector because it provides an approach for making complex parts without generating waste. This technique is working well for plastic resins, but 3D printing meta...
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Episode 3
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37:25
Potential Benefits of Tribochemistry
One approach for perfecting motion through the reduction of friction and wear is to examine the potential benefits of tribochemistry. This growing field gives researchers the opportunity to design a machinery system that takes advantage of the ...
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Episode 2
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