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Baseline flagging limits for wear metals, lubricant properties, and contaminants are compiled from multiple sources.  Read More

Proper flushing lubrication circulating systems when required can prevent problems when bringing systems back into operation and ensure long term equipment reliability. Read More

The advantages of producing 3D digital models of your assets using photogrammetry cannot be overestimated, which is why this technology has been growing in popularity within industries such as mining, oil & gas, construction, power generation and several others. Read More

Acid number determination, i-pH (Initial pH), oxidation and nitration number are separate but related measurements when testing in-service lubricants. Read More

The most common reason for bearing failure is improper lubrication. The lubrication mechanism for grease and oil is the same; oil blended with additives perform the actual lubrication by creating a lubrication film and hydrodynamic lubrication. The difference is the lubrication oil for a grease is suspended in a thickener. The lubrication oil in grease will squeeze out of the thickener under operation pressure. Read More

ALS Environmental Canada is introducing a new Organochlorine Pesticide (OCP) test method for waters, using state-of-the-art GC/MS/MS triple quadrupole instrumentation to achieve trace level detection limits with near-zero chance of false positives, using 100 mL sample bottles. This new method raises the bar for data quality over traditional test methods that use either single quadrupole GC/MS or GC/ECD (Electron Capture Detection). Read More

Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) technology provides effective assessment of corrosion in places where many other technologies fail to deliver. Read More

With over eight years experience in the construction, marine, mining, oil and energy industries, Emily Breadmore is a Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Technician at ALS Industrial. She is an AINDT certified level two NDT technician in a range of testing methodologies, including radiography, ultrasonics, magnetic particle, and dye penetrant. While Emily has faced some challenges working in a male-dominated industry, she has also been offered numerous exciting opportunities. Read More

The following report and picture is from a reduction gear used in a mining application. The time on the component was 3860 hours, and time on the oil was 300 hours. Sample frequency is every 1 – 2 months.  Read More

ALS Tribology receives regular inquiries regarding problems with prematurely plugged fuel filters. Inquiries have originated from both users of conventional middle distillate fuel and from those using biodiesel blends. The majority of these fuel filters were heavily contaminated with a black substance. Analysis of this black substance revealed that the predominant contamination species noted was carbon particulate.  Read More