Nye Lubricants, Inc. is a manufacturer of industrial

lubricant A lubricant (sometimes shortened to lube) is a substance that helps to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact, which ultimately reduces the heat generated when the surfaces move. It may also have the function of transmitting forces, t ...

s. It formulates, manufactures, and sells

synthetic lubricants Synthetic oil is a lubricant consisting of chemical compounds that are artificially modified or synthesised. Synthetic lubricants can be manufactured using chemically modified petroleum components rather than whole crude oil, but can also be syn ...

, thermal coupling compounds, index-matching optical gels, and fluids. Nye supplies the automotive,

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, disc drive, mobile appliance,

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, defense, and HB-

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markets. The company also manufactures industrial maintenance lubricants for incidental food contact, high temperature, and other extreme environments.

History

Nye traces its origins to 1844 in

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. As the

whaling Whaling is the process of hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that became increasingly important in the Industrial Revolution. It was practiced as an organized industry ...

industry's center, New Bedford proved an ideal location to start an oil and lubricant company. The company was founded by William Foster Nye, whose company is still in business today. Nye Lubricants, Inc is now owned by its third set of owners, and has its headquarters in William Nye's hometown of

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Products

Nye's products are based on a range of synthetic chemistries, including

polyalphaolefins A polyolefin is a type of polymer with the general formula (CH2CHR)n where R is an alkyl group. They are usually derived from a small set of simple olefins (alkenes). Dominant in a commercial sense are polyethylene and polypropylene. More speciali ...

esters In chemistry, an ester is a compound derived from an oxoacid (organic or inorganic) in which at least one hydroxyl group () is replaced by an alkoxy group (), as in the substitution reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. Glycerides are ...

glycols A diol is a chemical compound containing two hydroxyl groups ( groups). An aliphatic diol is also called a glycol. This pairing of functional groups is pervasive, and many subcategories have been identified. The most common industrial diol is e ...

, polyphenylethers,

silicones A silicone or polysiloxane is a polymer made up of siloxane (−R2Si−O−SiR2−, where R = organic group). They are typically colorless oils or rubber-like substances. Silicones are used in sealants, adhesives, lubricants, medicine, cookin ...

, alkylated naphthalenes, and all commercially available perfluoropolyethers (PFPE). Nye is also the exclusive global reseller of Pennzane multiplyalkylated

cyclopentane Cyclopentane (also called C pentane) is a highly flammable alicyclic hydrocarbon with chemical formula C5H10 and CAS number 287-92-3, consisting of a ring of five carbon atoms each bonded with two hydrogen atoms above and below the plane. It occur ...

fluids, oils, and greases.

Trade association memberships

Nye is a corporate member of the

National Lubricating Grease Institute The National Lubricating Grease Institute is an international trade association that serves the grease and gear lubricant industry. It exists to promote research and development of lubrication technology. It also publishes industry standards for ...

(NLGI), the

Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) is an American non-profit technical society for the tribology and lubrication engineering sectors worldwide. Its offices are in Park Ridge, Illinois. Established in 1944 as the Ameri ...

(STLE), and the European Lubricating Grease Institute (ELGI).

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External links

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History

Products

Trade association memberships

See also

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