Lately it seems an undue number of test cars at our track have been going through motor oil. We can remember years when we barely had to add oil to any test car between service visits. Something has changed. We think most consumers don't ...
Switzerland-based specialty chemical producer Clariant has added TexCare SRA 300 F soil-release polymer for powdered detergents to its TexCare product line. Clariant reports the polymer enhances the ability of the detergent to remove soils ...
What dangers lurk in your backyard? Especially for young children, the risks range from the obvious (mowers and tractors) to the unexpected (poisonous plants). Here are the major danger zones--and how to minimize your child's risk this ...
Tags: Light Industry, Childproof, Yard
Researchers at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, have found that unprocessed low-micronaire cotton surpasses other, higher grades of cotton in its ability to absorb oil, making it the most effective cotton-based solution for cleaning ...
Choosing a garage door is not really as simple as it may sound. When it comes to choosing the garage door, there are many things one may need to consider: whether the garage is adjoining the property, or whether it is a single or a double ...
Tags: Garage Door, Construction, Decoration
Garage floors are most prone to spills and stains. No matter how much care and precaution is taken, these are sure to get dirty and greasy. Well, in case if you have installed regular flooring in garage, cleaning the same will become an ...
Tags: Garage Floor, floor coating
You've neglected it for ages, but now's the time to get rid of the household hazardous waste—oil-based paints, pesticides, automotive fluids, compact fluorescent lightbulbs, and more—that's lurking somewhere in your home. ...
Tags: Household Waste, Junk, Consumer Electronics
Industrial Lubricant reduces friction between moving surfaces. The property of reducing friction is known as lubricity. A good lubricant exhibits various characteristics like High boiling point Low freezing point High ...
Tags: Industrial Lubricants, friction, motor oil
This week's early Nor'easter came just as we were testing this season's snow blowers at our Yonkers headquarters in New York. The latest batch comprises models from Craftsman, GreenWorks, Honda, Husqvarna, and Toro. Some new features, such ...
Tags: snow blower, tests, GreenWorks, Honda, Husqvarna, Toro
Officials with the 2012 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) have awarded Universal Lubricants, the manufacturer and distributor of one the world's most advanced motor oils, the 2012 New Packaging Award for Innovation. The award was ...
Universal Lubricants is the first U.S. retail motor oil to pour into a sustainable, flexible stand-up pouch. Compared to conventional rigid plastic bottles, the durable, lightweight Eco Ultra FlexPak is made with 25 percent less material, ...
Tags: motor oil, pouch packaging, packaging
Motor oil manufacturer in the US, Universal Lubricants has introduced its ECO ULTRA retail motor oil packed in a sustainable, flexible stand-up pouch FlexPak. The pouch is made using a polyethylene barrier that provides burst and seal ...
Tags: motor oil packed, stand-up pouch FlexPak, packaging trend
Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with a major project to develop the world's fifth largest oilfield which will pump nearly 900,000 barrels per day of heavy crude and 90 million cubic feet per day of sour gas. State owned Saudi Aramco said ...
Tags: oilfield, Heavy crude oil, crude oil
Lately, we've seen a proliferation of cars in our test program that require extra-thin 0W-20-weight synthetic oil. And while this was pretty exotic engine lubricant just a couple of years ago, the cars requiring this expensive synthetic oil ...
Tags: cars, test program, engine lubricant, expensive synthetic oil
After 38 years of gardening, and several working as a professional landscaper, I have worked out what are the most essential tools you might need for your gardening efforts. Part two to the equation is how best to maintain your gardening ...
Tags: Learning Center, garden tool