Oil Analysis + Wear Particle
Two Minute Tips
Motion Amplification 101: Spectra and Waveforms
With motion amplification software, your cursor becomes a virtual sensor. When looking at regions of interest (ROIs), you can drag and drop so that the software can calculate the waveform and spectrum from the x and y coordinates…
- Paul Barna
- RDI Technologies
Two Minute Tips
Calculating the Costs of Ignoring Oil Analysis
Oil analysis can tell us a lot about the condition of a machine, and we ignore its potential at our peril…
- Roy Giorgio
- AssetWatch
Two Minute Tips
A Quick Tip for Oil Storage
Why risk the effectiveness and lifespan of the lubricants that help maintain your machinery by leaving them susceptible to contamination? It’s time to get rid of the old methods that can allow water, dirt, and other particulates to contaminate your lubricants.
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
What’s New in Lube Oil Analysis?
Sanya Mathura goes through new developments in the lube oil analysis industry, including some new standards…
- Sanya Mathura
- Strategic Reliability Solutions Ltd
Five Minute Facts
Fluid Condition Monitoring
Oil analysis is one of the earliest detectors, if not the earliest, of performance changes in your equipment. It provides meaningful and accurate information on lubricant and machine condition, which is an essential component of keeping equipment reliable.
- Bernie Hall
- Checkfluid
Five Minute Facts
Optimizing and Extending Oil Drain Intervals
There is a wide variety of valves available when trying to decide which sampling valve is the best for optimizing oil change intervals. One thing to remember is that recommended oil change intervals are typically conservative estimates based on the most rugged conditions.
- Bernie Hall
- Checkfluid
Five Minute Facts
Maintaining Clean Oil for Hydraulic Systems
Did you know that nearly 80% of all hydraulic systems problems can be traced back to contaminated fluid? An effective hydraulic fluid cleanliness program with proper monitoring, and management of fluid condition and cleanliness, can improve the system efficiency, performance, and lifespan of your hydraulic systems operations. Here is some information on the impact a fluid sample can make to maintaining and monitoring hydraulic fluid cleanliness.
- Bernie Hall
- Checkfluid
White Papers
IoT Based Predictive Maintenance Solutions for the Oil and Gas Industry
The oil and gas industry, which is one of the most challenging and demanding industries, is one of the industries that should give the most importance to predictive maintenance. Factors such as global climate change, pressures in the oil industry, increased costs, and intensive use of traditional technologies create serious pressures on the industry.
- Tumay Karaver
- Artesis Technology Systems
Interviews
Introducing: Commercial FieldLab Series
Dan Walsh and Ray Garvey from AMETEK/ Spectro Scientific, sit down today to introduce the Commercial FieldLab Series for Onsite Industrial Oil Analysis. These 2 new FieldLabs are military-proven oil analysis analyzers now available. They allow lube technicians to quickly and more accurately test in-service lubricants, and analyze equipment health. Listen now as they share more details.
- Daniel Walsh
- AMETEK Spectro Scientific
