As the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA) prepares for its 2020 Annual Meeting – this year limited to a virtual event due to the coronavirus pandemic – its members gear up to discuss many of the pressing issues relating to one of the most essential industries. As the unofficial slogan goes... “Without lubricants and metalworking fluids, North American businesses and manufacturing would grind to a halt.”

COVID-19 has impacted the way organizations do business in many different ways. For some, it has dramatically adjusted their perceptions of how—and where—their employees do their jobs. While for others, it has forced a thorough re-evaluation of how they work with customers, suppliers and their extended supply chains. Here’s a glimpse at how three of our Partner Companies have been able to pivot successfully in the face of the challenges we’re all currently facing.

US Med-Equip is a Houston-based company that rents movable medical devices like respiratory equipment, incubators and infusion equipment to hospitals and health care centers across the country and around the world. Founded in 2003, USME was a fledgling company in Texas and Louisiana when Hurricane Katrina hit just two years later. They worked tirelessly by helping hospitals meet the incredible demand for medical equipment after