A Message From the ELM Founder
This is an exciting and challenging time in our industry. Developing industrial lubricant products that are safer, biobased, and US grown is a satisfying challenge. Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing, Inc., formed in 2000, is the off-spring of over 14 years of developmental research of high performance biobased products by the University of Northern Iowa's (UNI) National Ag-Based Lubricants (NABL) Center. The breakthrough technologies developed by the UNI-NABL have produced innovative and high-performance products at prices approaching those of conventional lubricants and greases.
Many of these products are based on genetically enhanced high oleic (HO) soybean or other oils selected through research, with unmatched stability, producing significant environmental advantages over conventional industrial lubricants. ELM's products are derived from a renewable resource. They biodegrade quickly in the environment, are less toxic than conventional industrial lubricants, require less energy in production and reduce dependence on imported oil. Unlike other vegetable-based lubricants, ELM's products are based on U.S. grown crops so they provide an attractive and appealing reason to purchase them.
Although our corporate home is in the heartland of America, in Plainfield and Cedar Falls, IA, you will find our lubricants and greases throughout the U.S. and globally throughout the world.
You may come to us for our products' performance benefits. You will stay with us because of our flexibility and attention you get as our valued customer. Our quality, innovative products will improve your profits; enhance your equipment's performance while adding a safer more environmentally friendly approach to your lubrication.
Dr. Lou A.T. Honary is the founding Director of UNI's National Ag-Based Lubricants (NABL) Center (UNI-NABL) and has served in that capacity since 1991. He is author of numerous publications and has several patents in the area of ag-based lubricants. He is certified by the Fluid Power Society (FPS) as both a Certified Fluid Power Engineer and a Certified Fluid Power Specialist. With the UNI Research Foundation he cofounded ELM, Inc. to commercialize lubricants technology developed at UNI-NABL.