Slick, Synthetic & Synthesized With AI: How Modern Automation Is Changing Modern Lubrication

OEM-driven demand for synthetic lubricant chemistry, AI-accelerated formulation R&D, and predictive maintenance are reshaping industrial lubrication alongside robotics growth.

• Synthetic chemistry demand: OEMs increasingly require synthetic lubricants over conventional formulations to meet higher speed, load, and performance requirements, per Fuchs product manager John Perez.
• AI speeds R&D: Perez says AI shortens design-of-experiments cycles, enabling faster, smaller iterations to reach optimized lubricant formulations.

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