Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
{{Short description|American non-profit organization}}
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{{Infobox company
| type = non-profit/technical society
| foundation = 1944
| logo = STLE Company Logo.gif
| logo_size = 200px
| location = Park Ridge, Illinois
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| industry = tribology and lubrication engineering
| homepage = {{url|www.stle.org}}
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The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) is an American non-profit technical society for the tribology and lubrication engineering sectors worldwide.{{Cite web|title=Society of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers - Company Profile and News|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0703162D:US|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Bloomberg.com|language=en}} Its offices are in Park Ridge, Illinois.{{Cite web|title=About Us – Tribology and Lubrication Engineering Society {{!}} STLE|url=https://www.stle.org/files/About_STLE/files/About_STLE.aspx?hkey=bc8790b4-8d70-42c4-b272-2e6cd698649d|access-date=2021-01-22|website=www.stle.org}}
Established in 1944 as the American Society of Lubrication Engineers (ASLE), the STLE is now one of the world's largest associations solely dedicated to the advancement of the field of tribology.{{Cite journal|date=1998-01-01|title=Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers|url=https://doi.org/10.1108/ilt.1998.01850fab.002|journal=Industrial Lubrication and Tribology|volume=50|issue=6|doi=10.1108/ilt.1998.01850fab.002|issn=0036-8792}} The STLE currently has over 13,000 members.{{Cite web|date=2017-04-27|title=Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE)|url=https://amatrol.com/stle/|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Amatrol|language=en-US}}
An official STLE journal, Tribology Transactions, is published by Taylor and Francis{{Cite news|title=Tribology Transactions|language=en|work=Taylor & Francis|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/utrb20/current|access-date=2021-01-22}} and the society is also affiliated with Tribology Letters, published by Springer.{{Cite web|title=Tribology Letters|url=https://www.springer.com/journal/11249|access-date=2021-01-22|website=Springer|language=en}} The STLE also publish a monthly magazine, Tribology and Lubrication Technology.{{Cite web|title=Tribology & Lubrication Technology - Tribology journals - Tribology Worldwide - ITC|url=https://itctribology.net/en/tribology-wordwide/tribology-journals/2019050713205429/tribology-&-lubrication-technology/|access-date=2021-02-04|website=itctribology.net}}