Product category:
Liquid Analysis: Titration, HPLC, IC
News Release from: Metrohm UK | Subject: Spectro analysis
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 November 2007
Oil, fuel, hydraulic fluid and debris
analysis
Spectro has provided oil, fuel, hydraulic fluid and debris analysis services to international oil companies, engine manufacturers and aircraft, ship and industrial machine operators for over 30 years
Typical tests offered include Total Acid Number (TAN), Total Base Number (TBN) and Water Content analysis of various lubricants A high TAN number can represent the potential for accelerated rust, corrosion and oxidation and may be a signal that the oil should be replaced
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 2 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Critical TAN numbers are dependant on oil type and application.
The TBN numbers are a measure of the ability of the oil to cope with increasing acid levels, i.e when an oil becomes contaminated with acids the TBN drops.
TBN levels are again dependant on oil type and application and lower levels set accordingly.
With an annual requirement for hundreds of thousands of analyses, Spectro needed to fully automate this analysis and having had a long and successful association, decided on Metrohm, the world leaders of ion analysis, as their preferred supplier.
In 2006 the first of the new USB autosampler systems were commissioned at the UK site.
As with all high tech systems there were initial teething problems but these were soon over come with help from the dedicated support team from Metrohm UK:Colin Stevens-Hoare (Chief Chemist) stated "The installation of such a large number of systems was much smoother than he had anticipated".
Later in the year, all of the older systems were put onto a client server based system controlled by the impressive Metrohm tiamo titration software; allowing the storage of results to a central database, and commonality of methods and user administration.
The reporting team are now able to access results from all 15 systems in their office saving time, effort and completely eliminating any transcription errors in the process.
Sue Bell (Laboratory Supervisor) said "The decision to use Metrohm equipment was fully justified with the reliability of the machines and the excellent service and support delivered by their team".
Identical systems have now been installed in their laboratory in America, making the partnership with Metrohm even stronger.
Guy Glass (Financial Controller) is confident that the partnership with Metrohm UK will continue to grow and enhance the services provided by Spectro. Request a free brochure from Metrohm UK ...
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