Category Archives: Advanced Testing

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.

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 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

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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Gear Oil Testing for Additives

According to Suelen Rodrigues, TestOil Data Analyst, MLA I, the three most common gear lubricant formulations are those with rust and oxidation inhibitors (R&O), extreme pressure (EP) additives and those that are compounded gear lubricants. Each has the objective of optimizing gear lubrication. R&O: These additives prevent or reduce internal rust and corrosion by neutralizing…
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Used Oil Analysis for Marine Industries with Same Day Results

TestOil’s expert analysts have the experience with marine oils to conduct reliable analysis and deliver actionable results the same day they receive the sample. This is an excellent alternative to expensive and time-consuming on site testing and analysis.                 “We know the lubrication-related issues that marine industries face today,” explains TestOil Field/Data Analyst Matt McMahon.…
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