Overview
Dr. James McCall led the development of the well-known powder metallurgy lubricants Caplube G, Caplube J, Caplube K, Caplube L, and Caplube W and is the inventor of record for several patents related to P/M lubricants. He has published several articles, presented at leading conferences, and has been invited to speak at various professional seminars.
Patents
J.M. McCall, "Lubricants for Powdered Metals and Powdered Metal Compositions Containing Said Lubricants", Canadian Patent 2,589,075 (2009), U.S. Patent 7,329,302 (2008), and WO 2006/047858 (2006).
J.M. McCall, M. Cole, J. Blachford, "Boric-Acid Containing Lubricants for Powdered Metals, and Powdered Metal Compositions Containing Said Lubricants", Canadian Patent 2,248,447 and U.S. Patent 6,001,150 (1999).
Publications
J. M. McCall, "Manganese Stearate-Polyethylene Wax Lubricant Formulations. Effect of Wax Properties", Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials - 2004, Vol. 1, pp. 3-14 to 3-22.
J.M. McCall, "Manganese Stearate as a Lubricant for Powdered Metals", Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials - 2003, Part 3, pp. 3-26 to 3-32.
Y. Thomas, S. Pelletier, J.M. McCall, "Effect of Compaction Temperature on the Lubrication Behaviour of Different Lubricant / Steel Powder Compositions", Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials - 1998, pp. 11-25 to 11-38.
Presentations
J. McCall, "Manganese Stearate-Polyethylene Wax Lubricant Formulations. Effect of Wax Properties", International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, Chicago, IL, June 13-17, 2004.
J. McCall, "Lubricant Development in the P/M Industry", Advanced Mixing and Lubrication Technologies in P/M Seminar, Cleveland, OH, April 27-28, 2004.
J.M. McCall, "Manganese Stearate as a Lubricant for Powdered Metals", International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, Las Vegas, NV, June 8-12, 2003.
J.M. McCall, "Lubricant Developments in the P/M Industry", P/M Lubrication Technology Seminar, Ypsilanti, MI, October 1-2, 2002.
J.M. McCall, "Lubricant Development in the P/M Industry", P/M Lubrication Technology Seminar, Toronto, ON, November 9-10, 1999.