After attending our General Management Team (GMT) meeting, Greg was warmly received at our 3 European facilities in Nol, Sweden, Heijningen, Netherlands, and Niort, France. Greg’s packed agenda included meetings with management and key personnel, plant tours, and soaking up best practices from the whole AXEL team. Go One AXEL! On May 23rd, Greg took up the role of new President for AXEL Americas and AXEL Royal.
Mikael Kruse represented AXEL at the ALIA annual meeting in Bangkok Thailand. The event was held at the beautiful Anatara Siam hotel and attracted companies and organisations active in the lubrication industry in Asia.
More than 300 people attended the 32nd ELGI AGM "The Music of Greases It's in the Composition" in Hamburg between the end of April and early May. After three years this time the event was held "three-dimensionally".
We are pleased to announce that Greg Schwartz is joining the AXEL team as the new President for AXEL Americas and AXEL Royal. Greg started with AXEL on May 9 and has spent a period visiting AXEL in Europe, before formally taking charge as President today.
As a leading private label grease supplier in the USA, AXEL has been consistently investing to meet the additional requirements and growing demands of its existing customers in the short and medium term.
Not too long ago, we proudly announced that our AXEL France facility had obtained its official EU Ecolabel Certification….Felicitations! Today, in the spirit of ONE AXEL’s no plant left behind, we are proud to announce that our AXEL Netherland’s facility did the same… Gefeliciteerd!
As a grease manufacturer, we can borrow Shakespeare’s existential ponderings …“To be or not to be?”… and adapt it to our own reality: "To be a grease plant or a greasy plant?"
According to our mission statement: AXEL will be the leading and first choice supplier of customised solutions for the global lubricating grease market. This simply means we have to strive to be the best; a world-class manufacturer who can make a huge difference for our customers, by being a reliable partner and helping them achieve their growth goals.
AXEL is looking for a driven and creative Development Engineer to be part of the Technical Department in Nol, Sweden (25 km North of Gothenburg). The position includes the formulation of new greases, improvements of existing products or production processes, and other tasks supporting the whole AXEL Group.
Electric vehicle motors in e-drivetrains are equipped with grease-lubricated bearings operating at both low and high speeds with frequent speed changes. The grease-bearing system must secure a long lifespan and low frictional torque to improve efficiency and sustainability.
The earlier success of our Calcium soap thickened products triggered ambitious plans at AXEL to provide biodegradable, non-toxic, highly renewable raw material containing Lithium Complex products for versatile applications.