The International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting reliable machinery lubrication. With its practice-oriented certification program, it supports lubrication and maintenance professionals in their daily work. ICML plays an important role in the development and maintenance of lubrication-related standards and works closely with ANSI (American National Standards Institute) and ISO (International Organization for Standardization).

For more than 65 years, the Technical Academy Esslingen (TAE), located in Ostfildern – close to Stuttgart – has been one of Germany’s largest providers of continuing education for vocational and pre-vocational qualification in the technical field. Whether seminar, certificate course or specialist conference, their events are always tailored to the needs of engineers as well as specialists and managers from technically oriented companies.

The leading state-of-the-art laboratory for lubricant analysis in Europe offers more than 50 different test methods. OELCHECK analyzes and comments more than 200,000 samples every year. These numbers result in a enormous database with above 1.5 million analyzed samples. OELCHECK-experts also assist in the selection process of lubricants and act as expert witnesses in the investigation of damage cases. In 2010 the company created the OilDoc Academy as a spin-off.

Lubricant Expo is Europe’s largest exhibition and conference, connecting lubricant solution providers with the full range of end-user buyers, as well as the entire chemical and equipment supply chain with thousands of engineers and executives in attendance.