Azelis opens new Lubricants application laboratory in Germany in close collaboration with the University of Hannover

Azelis, a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients, is excited to announce the opening of a new Lubricants application laboratory in Hannover, Germany. Based on a cooperation with the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover, this new Azelis lab is located in the internationally renowned Institute of Machine Construction and Tribology (IMKT). With this lab, Azelis can offer its customers performance testing and advanced measurements with state of the art equipment handled by its experienced lab team. The unique collaboration with the IMKT also allows the Azelis lab to stay on top of trends and developments in Lubricants.

Highlights & rationale

• After its Lubricants lab in the United States, Azelis now opens a Lubricants lab in Germany.
• The development work in the German lab will be in close collaboration with the University of Hannover.
• The new application laboratory is a testimony to Azelis’ strategy to be an innovation service provider to all customers and sectors.

Dr. Hatem Baly, Azelis Technical Manager L&MWF (Lubricants & Metal Working Fluids) EMEA, comments:

“With the new Lubricants lab, we offer complete project management to our customers: starting with giving product and formulation recommendations, going to executing analysis and preliminary formulation tests to creating dossiers for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) approvals. The advanced equipment in the lab allows different ways of testing: on the tribological side (e.g.: the Shell Four Ball test, offering a valuable reference for the classic product comparison, the Micro-Tap-Test equipment for metal working simulation), and also on the analytical side, with foam test equipment, an infrared spectrometer and so on.”

Javier Miranda, Azelis Market Segment Manager L&MWF EMEA, adds:

“This new Lubricants lab is exceptional in the European Lubricants distribution sector as it’s based on a collaboration with not only the University of Hannover and the IMKT but also with our principals who are contributing with equipment for common development projects. With our leading technology and technical support from our experienced lab team, we are able to offer unique, optimized and competitive solutions for our customers’ challenges, today and in the future.”

Azelis supplies high quality specialty chemicals for the Lubricants & Metal Working Fluids sector around the world. Its comprehensive portfolio covers a unique range of specialty additives, packages, surfactants and synthetic base oils to formulate from engine oils, industrial fluids, fire-resistant hydraulic fluids and greases to metal working fluids, metal cleaning formulation or heat treatment additives. To live up to our promise - namely to deliver innovation services to the industries we serve - Azelis has expanded its number of labs from 12 to over 60 since 2012 and significantly increased the number of its lab professionals. The high number of application labs allows the company to serve the local market needs while at the same time helping customers to shorten their time to market.