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Lubrication starvation can hasten equipment damage and unplanned downtime. Read More

Similar to testing your blood to help determine your overall health, modern instruments allow the analysis of engine oil providing a snapshot of your engine’s overall health. Read More

ALS Australia provides environmental clients with two digital platforms that allow access to data and support ease-of-use interaction with the laboratory. Read More

ALS has recently expanded the scope of accreditation at our Wisconsin, USA laboratory to include a test for the detection of the novel coronavirus on surfaces. Read More

ALS Canada now provides a routine analysis service to test critical environmental surfaces for the presence and persistence of SARSCoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Test results are intended to help monitor and strengthen the effectiveness of disinfection and sanitation measures, particularly after outbreaks or positive tests in a business, care home, or public facility. Read More

Instrumentation known as Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) spectrometer is used to determine wear metal concentration in an oil sample. Read More

Oil filtration will soon be celebrating 100 years of existence after its invention in 1923 using a very basic twin weave cloth. Since then, there have been many innovations resulting in a wide range of filters on the market today based on a century of research and development.  Read More

Reliability of emergency and backup generators is critical for uninterrupted operations in many services and industries. Regular fluids analysis helps ensure these units can be depended upon when needed. Read More

One day a v6 engine came into the component shop for a rebuild after water was found in the oil and due to the age of the engine, it was decided that the best course of action was to perform a full rebuild.  Read More

New equipment is not clean enough.  New Oil may not be clean enough either. Read More