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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Ferrography Slides now in stock
We are now able to supply Ferrography Slides compatible with the Parker Kittiwake Analex RPD FG-K19026-KW and equivalent to item number AS-K27150-KW – ANALEXrpd R360 Substrate slides.
Continue reading January 3rd 2025 -
Online Results Database
As many of you are aware we have switched over to our web portal for reporting oil analysis results. If you’ve sent some samples recently you would have been issued with login details. If you haven’t seen the portal yet then below is a tiny preview. Feel free to drop us a line if youRead More
Continue reading August 28th 2015 -
Picking a lubricant supplier
This section has been a little quiet of late – we are busy with our new web database (more on that later). In the meantime we have been asked to advise on picking a lubricant supplier. Machinery lubrication site had some useful answers as always.
Continue reading September 22nd 2012
