This VILT course will enable you to:

• Learn about Mineral Oil Base Oils; API Groups I, II and III: Properties and Characteristics
• Acquire the knowledge about Synthetic Base Oils; API Groups IV and V: Properties and Characteristics
• Learn about Lubricant Additives: Properties and Characteristics
• Know the Lubricant Formulation and Ease of Blending
• Explore the Blending Plant Design: Grassroots Plants and Upgrading Existing Plants
• Learn about Blending Plant Equipment and Facilities and Their Operation
• Understand the Lubricant Blending Issues: Avoiding Problems
• Test and Analyse Base Oils and Additives
• Test and Analyse Blended Lubricants
• Explore the importance of Product Quality Control
• Understand the process of Lubricant Packaging and Filling
• Understand the process of Lubricant Storage
• Learn about Product Quality Management

This VILT course will be useful and applicable for:

• Middle and Senior managers to understand how and why to design and operate an efficient and profitable lubricant blending plant.
• Blending plant operators and specialists to improve and optimise current blending plant operations.
• Manufacturers of lubricants will understand how and why high quality components and effective testing during the entire blending process are important to final lubricant product quality and performance.
• Lubricant formulators will understand the importance of close communication and co-operation with blending plant managers and operators to minimise blending costs and to thereby maximise product profitability.

The VILT course will be delivered online in 4 half-day sessions comprising 4 hours per day, with 2 breaks of 10 minutes per day.

Course Duration: 4 half-day sessions, 4 hours per session (16 hours in total).

Your expert course leader (CChem, MRC) has worked as Sales, Technical Marketing Manager and Company Director with over 50 years of broad experience in the lubricants, fuels, petroleum additives, with four leading companies Chevron, Ethyl Petroleum Additives Ltd, Texaco Limited and Kuwait Petroleum (GB) Ltd. His major recent responsibilities have been concerned with leading the Oil Industry Association United Kingdom Lubricants Association, and acting in an advisory capacity as Technical Director to the Association.

He has acquired a wide experience in technical, marketing and sales within the oil industry. The related experience gained with the oil additives industry has provided him with special additional insights. He has also led the Certificate of Lubricant Competence course for the United Kingdom Lubricants Association (UKLA) for 11 years. He is a Chartered Chemist and a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry.