Nye Lubricants
| Nye Lubricants, Inc. | |
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| Products: | Synthetic Lubricants |
| Established: | 1844 |
| Number of Employees: | About 130 |
| Official Website: | Official Website |
Nye Lubricants, Inc. traces its origins back to 1844 in New Bedford, Massachusetts.[1] As the whaling industry’s center, New Bedford proved a hot spot to start an oil and lubricant company. The company was founded by William Foster Nye.
Nye Lubricants Today
William Foster Nye's company[2] is still in business today. Nye Lubricants, Inc is now owned by its third set of owners and can be found in William Nye's hometown of Fairhaven, Massachusetts.[3]
Synthetic Lubricants
Nye's products are based on a range of synthetic chemistries, including polyalphaolefins, esters, glycols, polyphenylethers, silicones, alkylated naphthalenes, and all commercially available perfluoropolyethers(PFPE). Nye is also the exclusive global reseller of Pennzane multiplyalkylated cyclopentane fluids, oils and greases.[4]
Nye Lubricants, Inc. formulates, manufactures, and sells synthetic lubricants, thermal coupling compounds, index-matching optical gels and fluids. Its headquarters are in Fairhaven, MA. Nye supplies different industries, including automotive, computer printer, disc drive, mobile appliance, aerospace, defense and HB-LED OEM markets. The company also manufactures industrial maintenance lubricants for incidental food contact, high temperature and other extreme environments.[5] Nye is a corporate member of the National Lubricating Grease Institute(NLGI), the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) and the European Lubricating Grease Institute (ELGI).[6]