Category Archives: Press Releases

Oil Sample Testing for Industrial Oil—TestOil Explains Viscosity Considerations

CLEVELAND March 4, 2021  -- TestOil, the industry leader in lubricant analysis, explains viscosity, viscosity index, the considerations for selecting industrial oil with the correct viscosity and oil analysis testing that pinpoints issues resulting from viscosity.TestOil Field/Data Analyst Dwon Ruffin explains, “Viscosity is the single most important physical property of a lubricant. The concept can be…
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Fluid Analysis for Electric Vehicles Announced by TestOil

Like their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts, all EVs require several types of lubes, fluids and greases. While the performance requirements for EVs and ICE vehicles have some similarities, there are important differences that require specialized fluids and analysis.
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Online, Affordable Lubricant Maintenance Training Offered by TestOil

CLEVELAND Feb. 4, 2021  TestOil, the industry leader in oil analysis, just announced a leading-edge remote learning opportunity for anyone involved in lubrication maintenance that wants to improve their skills at their pace and on their schedule.The new program, called “A-Sync Learning”, includes 20-minute modules, some free and some with a modest fee, that range…
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Oil Analysis Alarming Limits v. Trending Limits

CLEVELAND Dec.  28, 2020-- TestOil, the industry leader in lubricant analysis, is one of the major oil analysis labs to use trend analysis in addition to static alarm limits. Static alarm limits (also called absolute limits) are a single unchanging number, while trending (also called linear regression) is a statistical analysis.            Absolute limits can be set…
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Injection Molding Machines and Varnish Tests

CLEVELAND Dec. 1, 2020 TestOil, the leading experts on oil analysis for injection molding machines (IMMs), offers a comprehensive analysis for detecting varnish and initiating mitigation before it causes unplanned downtime and ultimately destroys the machine.Capital investment for an IMM can exceed half a million dollars. Unplanned events, such as a machine shutdown resulting from…
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