METUCHEN, N.J., December 2, 2019 / — The Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA), an independent organization with a mission to serve consumers of lubricants by testing and reporting on the quality and integrity of lubricants in the marketplace, today announced that Reliance Fluid Technologies (RFT) has completed the rigorous PQIA Motor Oil Certification Process, and is now a PQIA Certified Motor Oil Supplier. The program certifies the quality management practices, product integrity, and labeling of motor oils marketed by lubricant manufacturers and distributors.

“We are very pleased of this accomplishment,” said RTF’s president, John Garguiolo. “PQIA Certification is a reflection of RTF’s commitment to quality and continuous improvement, and meeting and exceeding our customer’s requirements and expectations. This prestigious achievement certifies that RTF’s blending and packaging practices and procedures have been audited by PQIA and our motor oil products and labels comply with PQIA’s rigorous requirements.”

To obtain certification, lubricant suppliers and marketers must demonstrate their commitment to quality in raw materials (i.e. base oils, additives), blending practices and procedures, quality control and batch testing, sample retains, labeling, packaging, shipping, licensing and certification, and finished product quality.

According to Thomas F. Glenn, President of PQIA, “The program is structured to help assure lubricant manufacturers and distributors meet PQIA’s standards, the requirements set forth by the American Petroleum Institute (API), the American Chemistry Council (ACC), and government regulations as they pertain to the manufacturing and labeling of motor oils.”  In addition to determining if products are made right, Glenn says, “The PQIA Certification Program is intended to help assure the products made are right for consumers. This means the lubricants meet claimed specifications, are not labeled deceptively, display appropriate API Service Symbols and/or Certification Marks, and, include any cautionary statements specified in the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Standard J183.”

Glenn adds, “PQIA Certified Suppliers agree to the PQIA Code of Ethical Business Conduct (CODE), provide access to manufacturing and packaging facilities for PQIA plant audits and random and periodic sampling and testing of bulk and packaged lubricants.”

For more information on the PQIA Certification Program and the Certification Process, contact Thomas Glenn at [email protected], or by phone at 732-201-4033.

About Reliance Fluid Technologies

Reliance Fluid Technologies, LLC is a private label manufacture of lubricants and chemicals, based in Niagara Falls, New York offering a full line of Passenger Car Motor Oil, Heavy Duty Engine Oils, Industrial lubricants, metalworking fluids and chemicals.  In addition to its blend plant in Niagara Falls, RTF recently acquired and updated a blend plant in Milan, Michigan to service the Midwest market. Both plants have blending capabilities ranging from 5 gallons up to 35,000 gallons, and onsite quality assurance laboratories.  For more information please contact Reliance at (716) 332-0988 or visit www.rftllc.com

About PQIA

Headquartered in Metuchen, NJ, the Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA) is an independent resource for information and insights on the quality and integrity of lubricants in the marketplace. PQIA tests and publishes brand specific data on its website at www.pqia.org and certified lubricant manufacturers and marketers.

John Garguiolo, President of Reliance, tells Jobbers World, “We made a team decision while going through the dexos1™ Gen 2 approval process and working with their major customers and vendors. We’ve worked with Afton Chemical, our PCMO additive supplier, to upgrade our product line in the last quarter of 2017 and we were fully compliant to the SN Plus specification by the first of December. As an independent manufacturer, who is going through record growth, we strive to be a leader with the newest technology available in the market and are very conscious to manufacture only licensed API and OEM approved engine oils. As a supporter of PQIA we’ve seen an influx of questionable lubricants migrate into the market so we are working with our customers to educate them about the importance of selling only quality lubricants. Our tag line says it all ” Our Formulas are Your Success”.

About Reliance Fluid Technologies, LLC
Reliance Fluid Technologies, LLC is, a private label manufacturer of lubricants and chemicals, based in Niagara Falls, New York offering a full line of PCMO, Heavy Duty Engine Oils, Industrial lubricants, metalworking and chemicals. For more information visit www.rftllc.com

When the first two blenders were put into service even we were overwhelmed with the reduced blending time needed to bring our product into full specification. These new blenders will help us achieve new efficiencies for blending, daily volume, scheduling and shipping. Reliance Fluid Technologies, LLC will continue to expand to help us service our customers for the present and future.

The last two have been put into place and will be insulated and piped over the next few months. Now that we have this portion finished we will begin to install our second truck loading scale which will be located right next to these blenders. These new blenders will help us achieve new efficiences for blending, scheduling and shipping. Reliance Fuild Technologies, LLC will continue to expand to help us service our customers for the present and future.

We are in the process of installing ten 35,000 gallon custom built blending tanks utlizing energy efficient Pulsair Blending Systems. The first two blenders were delivered and installed in early November, the second two in January 2016 and two more were just installed the last week of March 2016. The remaining four are currently being built with expected delivery, installation and startup in the early summer of 2016. As part of this first phase we will be building a new truck loading rack on scales which will provide accurate and efficient loading of products.