Quantum Anvils
Amber lubricant oil samples in laboratory glassware on a test bench

Independent lubricants consultancy

Technical clarity for your product decisions.

I assess where a lubricant portfolio sits in a fast-moving market, then deliver the formulation, approvals and sourcing work that follows from that decision.

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16 years

across automotive, industrial and specialty lubricants

ATIEL, UKLA, UEIL, ELGI

active in the bodies that set lubricant specifications

Full lifecycle

formulation, product range, specification

Sectors I work across

  • Industrial OEMs
  • Lubricant startups
  • Blenders and compounders
  • Testing laboratories
  • Distributors

What I do

Three areas of work

01

Product range strategy

Deciding what a portfolio should contain, and what it should not.

02

Approvals and specifications

Navigating the approval and specification landscape, automotive and industrial.

03

Formulation and sourcing

The technical and commercial decisions behind what goes in the product.

How I work

  1. 1

    Diagnose.

    Understand the technical, commercial and regulatory context before proposing anything.

  2. 2

    Design.

    Build a practical plan with clear milestones, deliverables and decision gates.

  3. 3

    Deliver.

    Execute with transparent reporting and knowledge transfer to your team.

Insights

Arrived here from a shared article? The rest of the writing sits in one place.

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Tell me what you are building.

I work with established manufacturers and startup teams across the lubricants sector. Share the challenge and get back a clear scope and next steps.

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