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High-Performance Multiuse (HPM Grease Column
HPM and End-User Promotional Strategy
FIRST HPM PRODUCT LAUNCHED!
NLGI is pleased to announce the first product approved for the High-Performance Multiuse (HPM) Grease certification! Castrol’s Tribol GR SW 460-1 is the first product certified against the new NLGI High-Performance Multiuse (HPM) grease specification. In addition, NLGI certifies its enhanced performance in corrosion protection, high load-carrying capacity and low temperature. Tribol GR SW 460-1 is a specialized product for main bearing applications in wind turbines.
In December 2020, NLGI’s launched its High-Performance Multiuse (HPM) Grease certification and sub-categories with enhanced performance in the following areas: • HPM “Core” Spec • HPM Grease with enhanced
Water Resistance (HPM + WR) • HPM Grease with enhanced
Salt Water Corrosion
Resistance (HPM + CR) • HPM Grease with High Load
Carrying Capacity (HPM + HL) • HPM Grease with enhanced
Low Temp Performance (HPM + LT)
NLGI decided to expand its certification program, recognizing that updated specifications may better serve current advanced materials, technologies and applications. In Fall 2019, NLGI partnered with the Center of Quality Assurance to administer the program and conduct qualification testing. The initial focus of HPM is on premium grease in a variety of bearings and applications which require similar lubricating properties. Future specifications may include high temperature and/or long life. “We’re thrilled to announce Castrol’s Tribol GR SW 460-1 as NLGI’s first HPM product to market. Congratulations to Castrol for working diligently the past six months on certifying this product. Since NLGI does not dictate chemical, additive, lubricant or viscosity properties, formulators are free to get creative in order to create viable, quality products that meet HPM specifications. Castrol’s Tribol GR SW 460-1 product has done just that. We are excited to see it in the marketplace!” said Crystal O’Halloran, NLGI Executive Director.
To view Castrol’s press release, click here.
For more information on HPM specifications and how to register your products, click here or contact NLGI HQ at nlgi@nlgi.org.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS I’d like to help spread the word about HPM. Does NLGI have any guidelines around doing so?
Yes. Please click HERE for the marketing guidelines on promoting HPM. Please contact NLGI for a sample HPM logo for internal and external use.
How do I certify my product(s)?
NLGI has partnered with Center of Quality Assurance (CQA) to administer this program. A five-step process is required to register your products. Please visit HERE for information on how to download the application documents.
Where can I find a copy of the HPM specification?
You can find the HPM specification HERE.
For more information, please contact NLGI HQ at 816-524-2500 or CQA at 989-496-2399
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The NLGI Spokesman Magazine is published bi-monthly (6 issues per year) in digital format only.
CIRCULATION INFORMATION The NLGI Spokesman is a trade publication sponsored by the National Lubricating Grease Institute. The circulation reaches over 45 countries worldwide.
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Manufacturers, suppliers, marketers, distributors, technicians, formulators, scientists, engineers and consumers of lubricating greases.
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ASTM D-3527 Retrospective
NLGI’s new series of High Performance Multiuse (HPM) Grease Specifications has now been introduced with a core specification defined (HPM) along with enhanced performance categories for High Load (HL), Low Temperature (LT), Corrosion Resistance (CR) and Water Resistance (WR). Work has now begun on additional specifications to define specifications around high temperature and long life greases. A steering committee has been formed and has begun discussion around this topic including the development of a new high temperature bearing rig test which will be a critical part of this discussion. Additionally, NLGI and ASTM are working closely together to help improve repeatability of the current high temperature rig test (ASTM D3527) which is still a key part of NLGI’s Automotive Service Greases classification system commonly referred to as GC-LB.
With this in mind, NLGI would like to highlight the development work around the ASTM D3527 high temperature test rig as part of the work surrounding the GC-LB specification which was initially introduced in 1989. We offer a reprint of a Spokesman article from 1977 in which D. J. Sargent “reviews the activities associated with the development of ASTM Standard D-3527-76, Standard Test Method for the Life Performance of Automotive Wheel Bearing Greases…under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-2.”
