Formulation laboratory
We develop friction modifiers, anti-wear packages and system cleaners, and test every batch before it carries the UTR name.
How the institute worksEngine-oil additives: formulated, tested and taught.
UTR Institute develops additive technology in its own laboratory and runs an academy whose graduates carry a certificate any employer can verify online.
Surfaces touch. The oil film is thinner than the roughness of the metal, so anti-wear and friction-modifier additives carry the load.
The film carries part of the load. Friction falls quickly as speed rises, and both additive chemistry and viscosity matter.
A full film separates the surfaces. Friction now depends on viscosity, which is where viscosity modifiers do their work.
Academy
Structured programmes for technicians, blenders and technical sales staff, from lubrication basics to formulation practice.
All programmesCertification
Every graduate receives a numbered certificate that an employer anywhere in the world can check online in seconds.
Verify a certificateAcademy programmes
Study online at your own pace. Each programme ends with a timed exam and a certificate.
- UTR-101 Fundamentals of Lubrication and Tribology Friction, wear, viscosity and base oils: the ground every lubricant professional stands on.
- UTR-150 Certified Product Advisor For workshop and sales staff: match the right additive to the problem and explain it honestly.
- UTR-201 Engine-Oil Additive Chemistry How each additive family works at the metal surface and in the bulk oil, and how they interact.
- UTR-240 Oil Analysis and Condition Monitoring Take a representative sample, understand the tests and read a laboratory report with confidence.
- UTR-310 Additive Formulation and Blending Practice From a performance target to a stable, tested, documented product.
Additives from our laboratory
Each product is built around one job in the engine and documented with a technical data sheet.
Engine-oil additives
Friction Modifier FM-40
Lowers friction where metal surfaces meet, at start-up and under load.
Engine-oil additives
Anti-Wear Treatment AW-60
Extra wear protection for hard-working and higher-mileage engines.
Engine care
Engine Flush EF-10
Loosens sludge and deposits before the old oil is drained.
Fuel system
Petrol System Cleaner PC-30
Cleans injectors, intake valves and combustion chambers.
From enrolment to a certificate employers can check
Enrol online
Create a trainee account and choose a programme.
Study the lessons
Lessons open in order and your progress is saved.
Sit the final exam
A timed, randomised exam checks what you have learned.
Receive your certificate
Numbered, printable and verifiable by QR code.
Insights
Technical notes and news from the laboratory and the academy.
Reading the Stribeck curve: where additives earn their place
One diagram explains why a thin oil can save fuel and why it then needs better surface chemistry.
Why treat rate matters more than the size of the claim
An additive is only as good as its balance with the oil it is added to.
How UTR certificates are verified
Every certificate carries a serial number, a verification code and a QR code. Here is what each one is for.
Start with the foundation programme
Registration takes two minutes. You can begin the first lesson today.