Test methods and equipment in our OELCHECK laboratory

Year of publication: 2024

Modern transmissions, engines and hydraulic systems are becoming more compact, energy efficient and powerful. These advances often involve higher operating pressures and more precisely manufactured components. This also increases the demands on the quality and purity of lubricants.

As a result, many systems are equipped with increasingly fine main and bypass filters. In lubricant analysis, the detection of foreign particles and contaminants in oil and the determination of cleanliness classes are becoming increasingly important.

When residue samples arrive at the OELCHECK laboratory, an experienced tribologist selects the appropriate analysis method after an initial visual inspection of the sample.  As residues cannot be analysed directly in our test instruments like used oil samples, the instruments are either adapted or modified methods are used.

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