Category Archives: Press Releases

What’s the Difference between Synthetic and Mineral-Based Oil? New TestOil Webinar Explains.

TestOil, one of the top oil analysis labs in the world, just produced a webinar overview of synthetic oils. The webinar explains the differences between synthetic and mineral-based oils, their properties, strengths and weaknesses. Webinar presenter, TestOil’s Senior Technical Advisor Evan Zabawski, goes over some key points here.             While synthetic oil can be significantly…
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Lubricant Compatibility Analysis Offered by TestOil

TestOil, offers lubricant compatibility testing, which can help predict if mixing two lubricants might result in operational issues including: excessive foaming, formation of precipitates or deposits, and loss of key performance characteristics such as water separability.
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Grease Analysis for Wind Turbines-Expertise Offered by TestOil

CLEVELAND March 17, 2020 – TestOil, the industry leader in lubricant analysis, offers comprehensive condition monitoring services for wind turbines.  These services include: oil and grease analysis, hydraulic fluid analysis (gear oil and hydraulic fluid), and transformer analysis for pad-mount transformers. Most of these services have a same-day turnaround.                 TestOil's wind turbine oil analysis…
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Machinery Criticality Index–Major Updates Needed TestOil Survey Says

TestOil, an industry leader in lubricant analysis, initiated a survey of industry leaders on their current satisfaction with generally accepted machinery criticality indices and rating scales. They found the following: • 95% of respondents said a criticality index is something they either definitely or probably need. • 53% of respondents said they are not currently using a criticality rating system. • For those that are using a criticality rating system, 52% developed the method in house and 48% did not.
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