Oil Analysis Laboratories

Oil Analysis Laboratories Revolutionary laboratory in the UK testing lubricating oils, greases, cutting oils, engine coolants, AdBlue, diesel and diesel exhaust fluids.

Oil Analysis: The Blood Test Your Equipment Never Knew It NeededOil Analysis: The Blood Test Your Equipment Never Knew I...
19/02/2026

Oil Analysis: The Blood Test Your Equipment Never Knew It Needed

Oil Analysis: The Blood Test Your Equipment Never Knew It Needed Why the smartest maintenance teams treat their machines like patients — and how you can too. Its often joked, that if I cut myself I bleed 15W40, which got me thinking. You wouldn't skip a blood test when your doctor says something might be off. Quick draw, few numbers on a page, and you know whether your cholesterol is creeping up or an infection is brewing....

Oil Analysis: The Blood Test Your Equipment Never Knew It Needed Why the smartest maintenance teams treat their machines like patients — and how you can too. Its often joked, that if I cut myself I bleed 15W40, which got me thinking. You wouldn't skip a blood test when your doctor says something m...

Copper corrosion
19/01/2026

Copper corrosion

Understand the pivotal connection between copper, sulphur, and petroleum products. This definitive guide reveals how specific sulphur compounds can devastate copper, offering insights into ASTM D130's intricacies and strategies for mitigation. Secure your machinery's future with essential industry i...

Are your fluids counting the calories?
12/01/2026

Are your fluids counting the calories?

We often think of calories as the dreaded thing you don't look at when you have that fast food meal you had promised yourself you would avoid. However calories are important energy units and important especially with fuels. Fuel oil is an essential component of many industries, including transportat...

The chemistry of how lubricant additives degrade
05/01/2026

The chemistry of how lubricant additives degrade

We often say a lubricant has "broken down," but that phrase hides the molecular violence happening inside your sump. Additives are the sacrificial guardians of your machinery. They exist to die so your equipment can live. But how they die matters. I’ve just published the most comprehensive guide o...

Decoding Lubricant Additives: The Secret of Performance and Protection (Part 3)Welcome back to the 3rd and final part of...
01/01/2026

Decoding Lubricant Additives: The Secret of Performance and Protection (Part 3)

Welcome back to the 3rd and final part of our in-depth exploration of lubricant additives. In Part 3, we focus on surface-acting additives, which are essential for maintaining the interfaces between metal components and lubricants. These additives are critical in almost all lubricants, providing protection in highly loaded conditions, enhancing friction characteristics, preventing corrosion, and ensuring cleanliness. In this article, we’ll explore…...

Welcome back to the 3rd and final part of our in-depth exploration of lubricant additives. In Part 3, we focus on surface-acting additives, which are essential for maintaining the interfaces between metal components and lubricants. These additives are critical in almost all lubricants, providing pro...

Halloween 2025 — Tests That Sound Like Torture Devices
31/10/2025

Halloween 2025 — Tests That Sound Like Torture Devices

🎃 Halloween 2025 — Tests That Sound Like Torture Devices(In a Saw-style horror story) Climate control cabinet — high heat and humidity until damaged. Rust bath — heated in artificial seawater until causing a metal rod to rust. ICP — sprayed into a flame twice the temperature of the sun. C...

Lubricant Technical data sheets (TDS) are often presented as the ultimate guide to understanding a lubricant. However, a...
25/05/2025

Lubricant Technical data sheets (TDS) are often presented as the ultimate guide to understanding a lubricant. However, after reviewing thousands of these documents over the years, I have learned that they are not always as transparent as they seem. This article will help you break through the marketing jargon, identify key details, and truly understand what the data is telling you....

Lubricant Technical data sheets (TDS) are often presented as the ultimate guide to understanding a lubricant. However, after reviewing thousands of these documents over the years, I have learned that they are not always as transparent as they seem. This article will help you break through the market...

Donald Trump famously said "Tariff" was the most beautiful word in the dictionary. But it's actually "Oil Analysis" as i...
05/04/2025

Donald Trump famously said "Tariff" was the most beautiful word in the dictionary. But it's actually "Oil Analysis" as in a game of top trumps (pardon the pun) oil analysis is the true solution to help a manufacturing business succeed. If your head hasn’t been under a rock recently, you’ll know that global trade has just experienced a significant shake-up. The USA has followed through on its election promise, imposing tariffs on all imports entering the country....

If your head hasn’t been under a rock recently, you’ll know that global trade has just experienced a significant shake-up. The USA has followed through on its election promise, imposing tariffs on all imports entering the country. While debates rage on about the fairness or political wisdom of t...

In mid January 2025 there was in the north wales area where I both live and work a major shortage of water. Now those wh...
20/01/2025

In mid January 2025 there was in the north wales area where I both live and work a major shortage of water. Now those who have ever been to north wales will know it always rains in Wales so how can there have been a shortage of water. Those who know where I live and work know it's right on the coast so there should be no shortage of water at all....

In mid January 2025 there was in the north wales area where I both live and work a major shortage of water. Now those who have ever been to north wales will know it always rains in Wales so how can there have been a shortage of water. Those who know where I live and

During a recent meeting with a client, I was explaining wear limits for various gearboxes. I casually mentioned, "These ...
15/01/2025

During a recent meeting with a client, I was explaining wear limits for various gearboxes. I casually mentioned, "These gearboxes are very small, so they will naturally have more wear in them than than larger ones." One of the attendees raised an eyebrow and replied, "I’m not convinced why size should make a difference." His colleagues burst into laughter, with one of them adding, "He says the same to his wife!" Amidst the chuckles, I quickly regained my composure and replied, "Pardon the puns, but in oil analysis, size really does matter." It was this that prompted today's article....

During a recent meeting with a client, I was explaining wear limits for various gearboxes. I casually mentioned, "These gearboxes are very small, so they will naturally have more wear in them than than larger ones." One of the attendees raised an eyebrow and replied, "I’m not convinced why size sh...

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