Fuels & Lubricants Research
Performing fuels and lubricants research activities to meet
regulatory and competitive goals
The Fuels and Lubricants Research Division at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is internationally known for its fuels and lubricants research activities and continues to uphold the longstanding tradition of quality and client response, started more than 60 years ago. SwRI helps clients get automotive products to the market and keep them there in response to regulation and competition. A broad range of services is available for product research, product development and product qualification of automotive components and automotive fluids for on-road, off-road, rail, and water-borne transportation systems as well as recreational vehicles and stationary power equipment.
SwRI's Automotive Engineering (the Fuels and Lubricants Research Division and the Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division) is certified to ISO 9001:2008 "Quality Management Systems - Requirements," accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 "General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories" and certified to ISO 14001:2004 “Environmental Management Systems.” The Fuels and Lubricants Research Division has also achieved Ford Tier I status for providing engineering services.
In conjunction with these divisional quality system accomplishments, the Petroleum Products Research Department is a Nuclear Procurement Issues Committee (NUPIC)-approved laboratory and the Fuels and Lubricants Research Division has maintained its status as an American Chemistry Council (ACC)-approved laboratory.
Steve Marty, Vice President
Robert L. Mason, Ph.D., Institute Analyst
Dr.
Xiaojian Tao, Institute Engineer
Larry
Bendele, Institute Engineer
- Engine Lubricants Research
- Heavy Duty-Engine Oil Evaluations
- Passenger Car Engine Oil Evaluations
- International Lubricant Testing (JASO Engine Procedures and Laboratory Tests)
- Specialized Lubricant Evaluations
- Fuels and Driveline Lubricants Research
- Fleet and Field Evaluations
- Fuel Performance Evaluations
- Specialty and Driveline Fluid Evaluations
- Fuels and Lubricants Technology
- Fluids Filtration and Handling Research
- Fuels, Lubricants, and Fluids Applications
- Filtration and Fine Particle Technology
- Fuel Systems and Contamination Research
- Petroleum Products Research
- Fuel Analysis
- Fuel Conformance
- Lubricant Analysis
- Statistical Analysis
- Computer and Instrumentation
- Scheduling and Data Communication
- Other Technologies
