Investing in innovation - Infineum’s new technology facilities
New technology facilities opened at Infineum’s UK headquarters in Milton Hill are a perfect example of an appropriate response to the challenge of anticipating customer requirements and investing for the future. The purpose-built buildings will ensure the research staff it houses have the tools they need to develop the next generation of fuel and lubricant additives that will deliver value for money and competitive advantage to Infineum’s customers.

Hardware enabling lubricants battle specification overload
To meet the challenging emissions requirements for passenger cars OEMs have introduced new hardware for exhaust gas aftertreatment including catalysts and diesel particulate filters. Although there is a lack of definitive field performance data there are significant concerns over the sensitivity of these engineering systems to specific elements present in fuels and lubricants. To help ensure their trouble-free operation over the lifetime of the vehicle OEMs are demanding the inclusion of chemical limits, which reduce sulphated ash, phosphorous and sulphur (SAPS) in passenger car lubricants specifications around the globe. Infineum is at the leading edge of the development, production and marketing of additive technology for lower SAPS applications. Significant investment levels have lead to the commercialisation of a new PCMO technology family, Infineum P6000.

Face to face: Fumio Ueda - on JAMA’s future view
The automotive Industry is one of the biggest industries in Japan as some 10% of the Japanese population is involved in automobile-related work. Vehicle population globally is expected to rise by almost 60% by 2020, and one of the biggest issues is how to secure sufficient energy for the automobiles to realize a sustainable and affluent automobile society for the future. Fumio Ueda, Chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) Fuel & Lubricants (F&L) Subcommittee shares his views of the future.

PC-10 Specification Development Status
PC-10 quality lubricants are coming, and currently an API first license date of late December 2006 or early January 2007 is expected. Insight looks at the progress and timings of the category, issues surrounding some of the tests and cost implications.

JET SKI® Racing Success
2004 British JET SKI® champion, Vicky Beale, finished second at the final event of the 2005 European Championships, a result that makes her number two in the whole of Europe this season. Infineum is proud to sponsor Vicky by providing her with the high performance lubricant she needs to run her machine. Vicky talks about her season and explains the benefits of using Infineum’s new ashless, high flashpoint, fully synthetic, TC-W3 oil that has been specifically designed for use in two-stroke engines.

Injection issues – what diesel FIE manufacturers need from future fuels
Continued pressure to reduce emissions from diesel vehicles is leading to the development of new hardware including advanced fuel injection equipment (FIE). FIE manufacturers will need even higher quality diesel fuels and advanced additive systems to protect this future hardware and to ensure vehicle performance is maintained. Infineum spoke to three of the leading FIE manufacturers, Bosch, Siemens and Denso, to assess their views on the quality of current diesel fuels and what changes they would like to see in the future.