Continuing introduction of the key oil analysis tests offered at the lab we would like to draw your attention to this 7 minute video on Elemental Analysis of Industrial Lubricants. It covers the basic principles of elemental analysis and introduces the two types of instruments that are most commonly used. We have recently switched from using a rot-rode spectrometer to a new ICP, although the rot-rode is still used for grease and aqueous samples and as back up.
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Oil Sampling do’s and don’ts and other useful advice
We will start the articles section off with the basics Oil Sampling Do’s and Don’ts and other useful advice from the Machinery Lubrication magazine.
Continue reading March 13th 2012 -
Bottle Cleanliness
I came across this article on bottle cleanliness while catching up with the latest articles. Our standard issue bottles have repeatedly tested as satisfactory for cleanliness levels, and our ability to repeatedly generate consistently clean results on monthly samples from clean systems confirms it. The Patch Test Method used also offers another line of defence
Continue reading May 12th 2014 -
Achilles Silver Plus Validation Completed
We are pleased to confirm that STS’s validation with Achilles UVDB has been completed as part of our continued efforts to review and improve our systems. Our thanks to all the colleagues who have contributed to this process.
Continue reading March 19th 2021
