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.
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We have just uploaded some two-page mini leaflets detailing some of the tests on our services page. Each describes the relevant tests in a paragraph or so and shows an example report on the second page.
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.