Caleb Conlin

In the oil and gas sector, a fuel that has become an enticing alternative to acetylene is propylene.  Propylene is a wise choice for heavy duty cutting and welding primarily because it increases safety and decreases production costs. Propylene is a safer fuel because it is considerably more stable than acetylene.  It has a greatly

Across the board, the term “fire resistant” is either misunderstood or misinterpreted to be too broad. Although there’s not a standard for the terminology we use to describe how fire resistant a fluid is, or a standard rating system such as flash point or auto ignition temperature, but there are tests that can determine the

Most hydraulic components systems are designed for oil-based fluids and there’s rarely an operating, safety, or maintenance issue. Unless of course the hydraulic fluid is being used in an environment with potential ignition sources such as an open flame, sparks, or high temperature metal. In these circumstances even a small amount of oil could cause

If you like to do your own car maintenance, or if you just like to know what’s what when it comes to car maintenance, then you probably know what antifreeze is, and no doubt you’ve heard of coolant. But when you hear them used seemingly interchangeably, you might wonder if they do the same job.

Heavy-duty engines have seen plenty of improvements over the years that make them more efficient and to meet new environmental regulations, but as a result, there are higher demands on maintaining the cooling systems that keep them operating effectively. Any fleet manager, farmer, construction superintendent, or mining operations manager can tell you that keeping heavy

At Kost USA, we’re always on the lookout for the next step forward in coolants and heat transfer fluids. And for a lot of people, that means utilizing renewable sources. Our effort to keep pace with the future of coolants and heat transfer fluids, led us to develop a biobased heat transfer fluid, BioChill. For