Nye Featured in Appliance and HVAC Report
Nicole St. Pierre, Nye’s Emerging Technology Innovation Manager, is featured as an author in this month’s issue of the Appliance & HVAC Report where she explains how grease protects connectors to improve the safety and reliability of household appliances. Read an excerpt of her article below or click here to read the whole article.
“In the appliance industry there are many applications besides gear boxes that can benefit from lubrication. Electrical contacts, sensors, and connectors are in appliances like refrigerators, dehumidifiers, dryers, dishwashers, ovens, and washing machines. Any water intrusion into these electrical components can not only jeopardize performance but could lead to more serious operation concerns such as short circuits which could pose a potential fire hazard."
About Nicole St. Pierre
Nicole St. Pierre has been with Nye for 20 years and has been recently appointed to the role of Emerging Technology Innovation Manager where she now focuses on growing Nye’s research and development capabilities to develop new products for next-generation technologies. Prior to her current role, Nicole spent 12 years as Nye’s Technical Development manager after having started at Nye as a Research and Development chemist. She specializes in formulating custom additive packages for lubricants that will be used in complex applications. Nicole holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
