Oil Condition Monitoring 

Predictive Maintenance

Monitoring the elemental and physical properties of in-service oil and engine fluids is essential for predictive asset maintenance. By regularly analyzing these fluids, companies can anticipate the need for component replacement, effectively preventing catastrophic asset failures and minimizing costly unplanned downtime. Through consistent analysis, data trends can reveal potential failure modes. Variations in oil elemental concentrations can indicate which components are experiencing excessive wear and are nearing the end of their useful life. Additionally, shifts in physical properties such as viscosity, particle count, total acid number, and total base number can signal contamination risks that could harm systems.

To ensure accurate results, oil analysis laboratories and companies who are conducting at-line measurements utilize advanced elemental analysis methods, including ICP, XRF, and RDE. These comparative analysis techniques rely on high-quality, certified reference materials, to ensure the reliability of the findings. 

Experts in OCM Certified Reference Materials 

Explore the AnalytiChem portfolio for in-use oil and fluid analysis, featuring ISO 17034 accredited CONOSTAN® standards and an extensive selection of instrument consumables. Our most popular certified reference materials include our metallo-organic line of pre-configured multi-element standards designed to include common wear metals and our ICP standards suitable for use during coolant analysis per standard methods including ASTM D5827, ASTM D6130, and DIN 51852-3. Reach out to us today to choose the precise analytes and matrix for your application.

Keep your instruments performing at their best with our full range of calibration and QC check standards and in-stock consumables. The CONOSTAN calibration and QC check standards include our PartiStan 2806 Secondary Calibration Fluid, general viscosity standards, and our TAN and TBN standards which cover a broad concentration range and align with ASTM D2896 and ASTM D664.

Our consumable portfolio covers multiple common instruments for OCM analysis. For ICP we offer PremiSolv ICP solvent, autosampler tubes, nebulizers, spray chambers, and peristaltic pump tubing. Additionally, our portfolio includes RDE electrodes and sample cups, titration cups, and viscosity cups. Don’t forget our user-friendly microbial detection kit, designed to return quick and clear results without complex storage or incubation. Suitable for various petroleum products, it ensures essential monitoring of bacteria and fungi to keep your systems operating smoothly, although availability may vary by market.