Education for the lubricant industry

SCIENTIFIC lubrication is concerned with the effective reduction of friction and the efficient running of machinery and since this subject affects everyone to a greater or lesser extent it is highly desirable that some knowledge of the principles and practice of lubrication should be available to all. Since machinery is likely to play an even greater part in our lives in the future the need for knowledge of scientific lubrication is urgent and, with this in mind, a survey of education in relation to lubrication should prove valuable in assessing the present and future needs, and in finding the best ways of satisfying them. In such a survey the following five groups of people are involved :—