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WHAT MAKES PETRON

PLUS/PETRONOMICS UNIQUE

What makes Petron PlusTM (pronounced Pet-tron Plus) and Petronomics® (pronounced
Pet-tron-nomics) products unique. There is more to it than one thinks.

First of all, the waste of resources resulting from high friction and wear were estimated at
$194 Billion Dollars by Dr. E. Rabinowicz, of MIT in the United States alone, and well over
$5 Billion Dollars by the National Research Council's Associate Committee on Tribology
(the study and application of the principles of friction) in Canada. The potential savings
offered by improved lubrication and a better understanding of the science of Tribology (the
study and application of the principles of friction) are correspondingly great. Is it any wonder
that the lubrication of machinery never receives much consideration and when a serious
problem does occur, most people tend to blame it on the lubricant itself, instead of learning
how to recognize the root that caused the problem.

These short comings in the understanding of lubricants and lubrication have lead many
maintenance specialists to make incorrect and costly assumptions about lubricants and
their application. Furthermore, executive officers around the world are full of bright ideas, as
well as meaning engineers and managers who treat the aspect of correct lubrication and the
application of proper tribological techniques, as either unnecessary, too costly, or both.

These same people mistakenly assume that the consequences of friction and wear are
"normal" and refuse to take advantage of the huge savings and improved machinery
reliability which could be achieved with the proper lubricants, understanding Tribology (the
study and application of the principles of friction), and paying more attention to the problems
related to friction, and wear.
The word "Tribology" (the study and application of the principles of friction)was introduced
in the 1960's to mean the "science and technology of the wear of interacting surfaces in
relative motion and associated subjects and practices".Tribology (the study and application
of the principles of friction) effectively coordinates many technical disciplines, such as
chemistry, metallurgy, machine design, lubrication engineering, etc., for solving friction and
wear problems.

The main cause of wear in engines and other lubricated systems is abrasion and oil
contamination. It is ironic that while engineers and tradesmen are taught how to design,
build, or repair equipment, few are taught an understanding of the inter-relationship
between friction, wear and lubrication and how to reduce the problems associated with
these aspects of equipment operation.

The above brings us to Petron PlusTM and Petronomics® Products. For almost a quarter of
a century, we have been providing Petron Plus and Petronomics products to the
agricultural, aviation, aerospace, city/states agencies, food/drug mfg., hospitals,
hotels/motels & commercial properties, industrial plants, commercial, mining/quarries &
cement plants, automotive manufactures, industrial fleet, motorsports race teams,
metalworking facilities, oil companies, pulp & paper mfg., power plants, printing &