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The Lubricant Expo & The Bearing Show conference returns in 2025, bringing together an impressive line-up of speakers from across the lubricant and bearing value chain, including expert figures from leading organizations like General Motors, Ford, Klüber Lubrication, SwRI, ExxonMobil, Bellini, Vertex and John W. Stone Oil Distributor LLC.

The conference connects buyers of finished lubricants and engineers focused on lubrication, maintenance and reliability with lubricant blenders and their suppliers to discuss the latest developments in OEM requirements, lubricant certification and formulation, lubricant selection and condition monitoring.

Featured Speakers

Marco Bellini

President, CEO & Industrial Chemist at Bellini

Michael Deegan

Lubricant Technical Expert at Ford

Dr. Peter Lee

Institute Engineer & Chief Tribologist at Southwest Research Institute

Steve Mazzola

Director, Engineering & Technical Services at Klüber Lubrication

Anthony Odak

COO at John W. Stone Oil Distributor LLC

Bryan Pryor

Global Technical Specialist, Engine & Transmission Lubrication at General Motors

Erica Snedegar

Vice President, Business Development at Vertex

The full agenda will be announced early January – but take a sneak peek at the headline themes for the 2025 edition of the show below:

 

  • Future Fuels and Their Impact on Lubricant Requirements
  • Securing the Supply of Recycled Base Oils
  • Reducing Product Carbon Footprint of Lubricants and Greases
  • A Deep Dive into Synthetic Esters for Lubricant Formulation
  • Developing Additive Packages to Improve Lubricant Performance
  • Lubrication Selection and Best Practices
  • Advances in Grease Production, Manufacturing and Analysis
  • Contamination Control, Oil Analysis and Filtration
  • Mechanical Engineering Challenges and Fluid Development for Hybrid Vehicle Architectures
  • Leveraging Machine Learning, AI and IOT for Transforming Product Development, Retail and Wholesale Operations
  • Emission Reduction and Drive Train Optimization in Heavy Duty and Commercial Vehicles
  • Lubricant Applications in Industrial Manufacturing
  • Mitigating Risk through Supply Chain Compliance
  • Improving Durability an Energy Efficiency in Power Generation
  • Bearings for High Performance Applications
  • Bearing Failure Analysis

 

Interested in speaking?

There are still a handful of speaking opportunities available in some of the sessions at the conference. If you would like to get involved, please contact Fleur Jonker to find out more.