Virgin oil testing has always been essential. This article in Machinery Lubrication explains why and also gives a nice breakdown of the ISO code meaning and significance
This leads quite naturally into the following article on Cleanliness Targets
Another increasingly relevant reason is to run the RULER test on the virgin oil so that further RULER analysis on the used oil references the correct starting point.
Royal Mail has tightened up restrictions on sending samples through the post. We recommend that you use a suitable courier service to send the oil samples as this ensures prompt delivery and assists in tracking samples. If, however, you do have to use a Royal Mail service it is our understanding that you can send
Santa brought us a brand new Leica DM6M motorised microscope! Give us a few weeks to get to grips with it and you’ll be seeing its output in our reports.
We work with a number of customers who have similar assets across several sites. This can be of help when considering the likely cause of a problem, but recently we had a reminder that all our samples are individuals and the analysis process should be followed independently and without preconceptions.