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.
To celebrate the arrival of our new FTIR spectrometer we are launching a Guess the Spectra competition on our LinkedIn page.
We are proud to continue our involvement in supporting Tribology research by sponsoring the 2015 TriboUK student conference.
We have recently come across this rather thorough yet simple explanation of How Filters Work to Control Contamination. The article was written in 2001 but still makes for an interesting read today.