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What is MPC Oil Testing and What Does it Indicate?

What is MPC Oil Testing and What Does it Indicate?
What is MPC Oil Testing and What Does it Indicate? The Membrane Patch Colorimetry (MPC) test measures the color bodies of insoluble contaminants in lubricants. It uses solvent extraction to capture varnish and oxide insolubles from a fluid sample on a micron filter membrane (patch).  Varnish tends to color the patch and by measuring the…
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Prevent Sludge and Varnish with Proper Oil Flushes and Changes

Prevent Sludge and Varnish with Proper Oil Flushes and Changes
Prevent Sludge and Varnish with proper Oil Flushes and Changes Waiting too long for an oil flush and change out can lead to operational issues that arise from the formation of sludge and/or varnish in the system.  These issues include clogging filters, sticking valves (or other close-tolerance moving parts), coated heat exchangers which cause reduced…
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EHC Fluid Analysis for Fire Resistance Offered by TestOil

EHC Fluid Analysis for Fire Resistance Offered by TestOil
TestOil, the industry leader in lubricant analysis, offers comprehensive analysis for fire resistant fluids, including phosphate esters and water glycols.  One of the reasons that regular lab testing is so imperative is that many fluids that are fire resistant require special maintenance routines to ensure proper fire resistance properties and to maximize fluid life. Many…
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Switching Oil Testing Labs: TestOil Makes it Valuable and Painless to Change.

Switching Oil Testing Labs: TestOil Makes it Valuable and Painless to Change.
Why would you ever want to change your oil analysis provider?  If you are reading this, you probably already have a good idea—poor service, lack of customization,  incomplete or vague report results—or just carelessness that you would never tolerate in your own company, so why should you tolerate it in your lab?                 TestOil Vice…
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Compressor Oil Testing Offered by TestOil

Compressor Oil Testing Offered by TestOil
Compressor Oil Analysis—Basic and Advanced Tests It would be hard to find an industry that doesn’t rely on air compressors in some capacity. For power plants, mining, construction and many others, compressors are critical and so is the compressor lubricant. In order to ensure smooth operation a compressor’s pistons, rings, screws, bearings, lobes and/or vanes…
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Oil Analysis for Bearings with Microscopy Offered by TestOil

Oil Analysis for Bearings with Microscopy Offered by TestOil
CLEVELAND June 22, 2021 -- TestOil, the industry leader in lubricant analysis, offers no-cost microscopy and analytical ferrography for oil samples that require further investigation. Microscopy measures the metallic wear particles in an oil sample using an optical microscope. TestOil Analysts count on it to flag conditions ranging from normal wear debris that needs to be monitored to…
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