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Why start an oil testing program?

Why start an oil testing program?
Why Start an Oil Analysis Program? The most significant oil analysis benefit is financial, but there are many other benefits as well. If an oil analysis program can increase reliability even incrementally—i.e. eliminate a single hour of downtime—that can justify and pay for the program itself.     Aside from ROI, a lubrication monitoring program will pick…
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Industrial Oil Analysis Lab Offers Livestream Discussion, Q and A

Industrial Oil Analysis Lab Offers Livestream Discussion, Q and A
Interested in expanding your lubrication program maintenance skills? Need answers to questions that come up frequently in your workplace in areas such as test methods, test limits, effects of contamination, remediation, etc?  Need to connect with industry experts and colleagues across the U.S.?  Join us for a LinkedIn Live event! Benefits include: A great way…
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Oil Testing: Expert Advice Offered by TestOil in 2 TLT Articles

Oil Testing: Expert Advice Offered by TestOil in 2 TLT Articles
TestOil, the industry leader in lubricant testing, is featured in two Tribology and Lubrication Technology (TLT) Magazine articles—one, “Avoiding Lubricant Contamination”, was  published in the Sept. 2021 issue and the other, “Controlling Lubricant Contamination”, will be published in the Nov. 2021 issue.                  TLT Magazine is the primary publication of the Society of Tribologists and…
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What is MPC Oil Testing and What Does it Indicate?

What is MPC Oil Testing and What Does it Indicate?
What is MPC Oil Testing and What Does it Indicate? The Membrane Patch Colorimetry (MPC) test measures the color bodies of insoluble contaminants in lubricants. It uses solvent extraction to capture varnish and oxide insolubles from a fluid sample on a micron filter membrane (patch).  Varnish tends to color the patch and by measuring the…
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Prevent Sludge and Varnish with Proper Oil Flushes and Changes

Prevent Sludge and Varnish with Proper Oil Flushes and Changes
Prevent Sludge and Varnish with proper Oil Flushes and Changes Waiting too long for an oil flush and change out can lead to operational issues that arise from the formation of sludge and/or varnish in the system.  These issues include clogging filters, sticking valves (or other close-tolerance moving parts), coated heat exchangers which cause reduced…
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EHC Fluid Analysis for Fire Resistance Offered by TestOil

EHC Fluid Analysis for Fire Resistance Offered by TestOil
TestOil, the industry leader in lubricant analysis, offers comprehensive analysis for fire resistant fluids, including phosphate esters and water glycols.  One of the reasons that regular lab testing is so imperative is that many fluids that are fire resistant require special maintenance routines to ensure proper fire resistance properties and to maximize fluid life. Many…
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