Category Archives: Program Management

Getting Started with Oil Analysis; Now is the Perfect Time

Interested in getting started with oil analysis? There will never be a better time than now. TestOil’s oil analysis experts routinely save industrial customers both time and money with evidence-based advice on when and when not to change the oil at their plants. An example is a recent situation with Test Oil TestOil PRO team member and…
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Proper Fluid Sampling Procedures

While lubrication analysis is a quick and cost-effective way to gauge the health of equipment, proper sampling is the foundation of accurate results that have the potential to prevent downtime and extend the life of both the equipment and the lubricant. Following are 6 basic sampling guidelines. 1.  Equipment Selection Management needs to identify the…
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Used Oil Testing: Oil Condition Analysis

There are three basic categories of used oil analysis tests: Wear Metals, Contaminant Detection and Oil Condition, which is the subject of this blog post. Eurofins TestOil offers three primary tests for evaluating oil condition:  Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Viscosity, and Acid Number.                 Eurofins TestOil’s Matt McMahon, Oil Analyst III Field Technician, explains…
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Industrial Oil Testing: Expert Tips from Plant Services Podcast

Eurofins TestOil VP of Sales and Marketing Mike Barrett recently sat down with Plant Services Magazine Editor-in-Chief Thomas Wilk for a podcast filled with insights derived from decades of experience in oil analysis. Topics included what makes programs work, what trouble spots programs run into, and where listeners can improve their own oil analysis program.…
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Used Oil Analysis: Wear Metals Testing

Eurofins TestOil offers a number of tests that detect and measure wear metals.  Two that are generally included in routine analysis are Elemental Spectroscopy and Ferrous Wear Concentration.  We also offer Analytical Ferrography and, as a component of Filter Debris Analysis, we conduct EDXRF (energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence) on samples mainly composed of solids.                …
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Used Oil Analysis Report Interpretation: Training Class is Essential

Among the many, many benefits of oil analysis training, is mastery of accurate and efficient report interpretation. To that end, the Eurofins TestOil Comprehensive class includes training on “How to Read a Report in Two Minutes or Less”.                 Eurofins TestOil Training Business Unit Manager Tim Skully explains, “In this class section we go in…
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