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Oil Analysis Lab Offers Advice on Lubricant Storage and Handling to Prevent Deterioration

Oil Analysis Lab Offers Advice on Lubricant Storage and Handling to Prevent Deterioration
Oil Analysis Lab Offers Advice on Lubricant Storage and Handling to Prevent Deterioration You are paying top dollar for the best possible lubricants and are confident they will provide great protection for your industrial machinery. They probably will—provided you follow best practices for lubricant storage.                 Eurofins TestOil Lubrication Engineer Dwon Ruffin explains that there…
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Oil Analysis Price: What to Expect

Oil Analysis Price: What to Expect
Is Synthetic Oil Worth It? OEM specifications usually cover the recommended oil for each type of machine they manufacture. Sometimes these are just guidelines, other times they are a requirement to remain in warranty. While synthetic oil is marketed as having superior performance, that’s not true in all cases and for all machinery. Some mineral…
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Bearing Failure and Wear: What are the Causes?

Bearing Failure and Wear: What are the Causes?
Bearings are amazing things and they are everywhere--from the most complex machinery to the simplest child’s toy.  Rule of thumb: If it moves, it probably has some type of bearing.   Most bearings do eventually wear.  How fast and how much they wear depends on a lot of things such as the type of bearing,…
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API Base Oil Classification Explained by Eurofins TestOil

API Base Oil Classification Explained by Eurofins TestOil
API Base Oil Classification Explained by Eurofins TestOil Additives only account for about 10% of most finished lubricants, the rest is base oil—which gives you some idea as to how important base oil actually is! The API (American Petroleum Institute) classifies base oils into five primary groups that are defined by three parameters: the saturate…
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Should new industrial oil be tested before use?

Should new industrial oil be tested before use?
The unequivocal answer is yes—for two reasons: there needs to be 100% certainty that what was ordered is what was delivered;  and most new oil doesn’t arrive clean—an initial analysis will reveal if it is contaminated enough to warrant remediation before use. Despite the obvious importance of this, research shows that only 39% of new…
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The lubrication monitoring team: Who should it include?

The lubrication monitoring team: Who should it include?
The make-up of lubrication monitoring teams varies depending on a number of factors such as the size of the business and the type and amount of equipment that needs to be monitored. Given this, two key members of any lubrication monitoring team are the Champion and the Mentor. The Champion The lubrication monitoring team is…
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