Oil Analysis (Tribology) Services

Tribology is the science and technology of interacting surfaces in a relative motion and of related practices.

Any machine or system which uses oil as a lubricant, insulator or power transfer medium can have its condition monitored by the periodic collection of a sample of that oil for analysis.

Common equipment we test

• Diesel engine oil analysis
• Transmissions
• Gearbox oil testing
• Final drives
• Industrial gearboxes analysis
• Compressors
• Blowers
• Fans
• Electric Motors
• Pump testing
• Turbines
• Chillers
• Cooling systems
• Diesel Fuel Systems
• Greased Bearing
• Hydraulics testing

Apabilities – Lubricant Test Methods

• Viscosity
• Water Content
• Insolubles
• Total Acid Number
• Total Base Number
• Wear Debris
• Optical Microscopy
• Spectrometric
• Particle Count
• Dispersency

Elemental Relationship

Cost of Recycling the Dirt in Your Oil

What are the failure root causes?

• Lubricant Contamination (dirt / moisture)
• Lubricant Additive Depletion
• Viscosity Failure / or wrong lubricant
• Imbalance/Misalignment
• Faulty installation
• Overheating
• And Many More

The 3 crucial features in machine life estimation:

• Normal Temperatures
• Clean lubricants
• Proper alignment