T Forbus Email Address

Chief Technology Officer, Santolubes and President, Lubricants Division

SantoLubes LLC, manufacturer of Santovac, Santotrac and Santolube products, offers unique and innovative synthetic fluids, lubricants, and greases that provide solutions for difficult applications. These lubricants and greases are used where extreme high temperature, chemical inertness, radiation resistance and difficult lubrication problems are encountered. The SANTOVAC , SANTOTRAC , ACCL and SANTOLUBES lines of products are designed to protect critical components in a variety of applications. We have a long history of serving aerospace, electronics, aviation, automotive, power, and industrial sectors. Our lubricants and greases have been approved by major OEMs in many industries and have been qualified under military specification. These lubricants and greases offer cost effective long-term solutions for your components and critical machinery. Call us for your most difficult lubrication problems. Our engineers and chemists would be delighted to speak with you.

President (2020 - present) Chief Technology Officer (2015 - present) President - Lubricants, Santolubes (2010 - 2020) Chief Scientist of Valvoline Division of Ashland Inc. / Research Fellow @ Ashland Inc (2003-10) Responsible for Worldwide Internal and External New Technology Programs and External Technology Development Partnerships. Technical Director for Academic and Government Technology Programs. Research Scientist - Mobil & ExxonMobil in Lubricants & Lubrication Sciences R&D (1980 - 2003) Independent Lubricants Manufacturing Association (ILMA) Society of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers (STLE) Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Specialties: Lubricant base oil production technology, including mineral, synthetic and GTL liquids. All aspects of mineral & synthetic lubricant base oils, finished lubricants, tribology / rheology / lubrication science.