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Lubrication Storage Best Practices Result from Eurofins TestOil Lube Room Audit

Lubrication Storage Best Practices Result from Eurofins TestOil Lube Room Audit
A lube room audit conducted by Eurofins TestOil Field Services technicians not only ensures compliance and safety but also improves the efficiency and longevity of the equipment. This audit is crucial for reasons that include: Preventing Contamination: It ensures that lubricants are stored and handled properly. Maintaining Machinery Efficiency: It reduces downtime and increases productivity.…
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Infrared Thermography Introduced by Eurofins TestOil

Infrared Thermography Introduced by Eurofins TestOil
Eurofins TestOil is excited to announced that they will be introducing Thermography for condition monitoring this year. This will be an excellent complement to the company’s already comprehensive oil analysis services and additional condition monitoring services that will also be available soon. Eurofins TestOil Reliability Field Analyst and Certified Thermographer Camron Cunningham observes, “Thermography pairs…
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Justifying An Oil Analysis Program

Justifying An Oil Analysis Program
Justifying An Oil Analysis Program An oil analysis program must have a goal in mind for it to be effective, and the goal ultimately determines some of the factors associated with the program. As examples, common goals may include, reducing oil consumption, extending equipment life and increasing reliability. When setting a goal of extending drain…
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Setting ISO Cleanliness Targets

Setting ISO Cleanliness Targets
Setting ISO Cleanliness Targets Part of a lubrication program involves establishing ISO cleanliness targets, whether for new lubricants, or for in-service machines. The two primary difficulties arise from finding a reputable source and trying to find an exact fit. A seemingly smaller concern, but one with greater ramifications, is defining the difference between a target…
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Variability in Oil Analysis Results

Variability in Oil Analysis Results
Variability in Oil Analysis Results Two consecutive samples, at normal sampling intervals from the same machine, are never expected to have exactly the same results, but occasionally the second set of results appears to have either changed by more than a normal amount, or possibly have shifted in a counter-intuitive direction (i.e. gotten better without…
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What is in these oils, and which one is better?

What is in these oils, and which one is better?
What is in these oils, and which one is better? A relatively common request to an oil analysis lab is to identify the ingredients in samples of new lubricants and/or determine which lubricant will perform better. While this is possible with laboratory testing, it requires vastly different testing than is routinely performed. The predominant analysis…
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