Wednesday, 29 January 2025 10:58
SAMPLING TINS AND BEST PRACTICES IN TRANSFORMER OIL ANALYSIS
Transformer oil analysis is a crucial aspect of electrical maintenance, ensuring the reliability and efficiency of oil-filled electrical equipment. However, the accuracy of this analysis begins long before the laboratory testing process—it starts with proper sampling. The choice of container and adherence to best practices play a significant role in…
Wednesday, 22 January 2025 13:01
ADBLUE AND ACCREDITATION: WHY IT MATTERS?
At WearCheck, we’re thrilled to share some exciting news—our Water division has become the first laboratory in Africa to achieve ISO17025 accreditation for testing AdBlue®/DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid)! This certification, granted by the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS), is a major milestone that reinforces our commitment to quality and…
Thursday, 09 January 2025 16:07
UNLOCKING LUBRICANT LONGEVITY: THE POWER OF RPVOT TESTING
There are multiple degradation pathways that turbine oil faces under operational stress, but the dominant failure mode in an operating system is oxidation, one of the primary causes of lubricant degradation. Simply put, oxidation occurs when oxygen reacts with the hydrocarbon molecules in the base oil of a lubricant. The…
Friday, 13 December 2024 06:46
Enter WearCheck’s world of condition monitoring, and more …
You will find the magic worked by Extreme Pressure (EP) additives on metal surfaces, sustainable water-saving tips, useful transformer maintenance advice, a discussion on the power of RPVOT testing – these stories and loads more await you in our latest Monitor newsletter. Looking to upskill? You can select your team’s…
Thursday, 17 October 2024 12:19
SLIDING THROUGH TIME - part 4 of 4
Technical Bulletin 91 just slid onto our website! In this final part of the epic story spanning the progressive development of lubrication from Stone Age to Modern Age, we begin in the early 20th century. Here, the enthralling tale of how scientific progress in both North America and Europe had…
Tuesday, 20 August 2024 09:51
Transformers, thermography, 1,000km car rally and more!
A bumper edition of our Monitor newsletter is hot off the press today! It is bursting with interesting stories on anti-wear additives, the huge milestones achieved by our diagnostics team, WearCheck’s support of the epic rally in aid of cancer in Namibia, an overview of water treatment, key insights into…
Monday, 20 May 2024 08:55
SLIDING THROUGH TIME - part 3 of 4
Technical Bulletin 90 – hot off the press – continues on the fascinating journey through the history of lubrication, from Stone Age to Modern Age. In this issue, readers take off into the Golden Age of Flight in the early 20th century. What follows is an exploration of how two…
Wednesday, 20 March 2024 11:33
Getting to know the ropes, with WearCheck’s rope-testing team
Asset health, thriving productivity and profitability, minimised unscheduled maintenance and maximised team safety – these are among the goals for most industrial operations, including mines, quarries, construction projects and others. A key step towards achieving these goals is knowing the condition of all operating equipment and components at any given…
Wednesday, 21 February 2024 12:25
SLIDING THROUGH TIME (Part 2 of 3)
In part one of Lubrication from Stone Age to Modern Age (WearCheck Technical Bulletin 88), we slid through 5,000 years of lubrication history and left off at the end of the age of enlightenment in the early 1700s. The next leg of our journey finds us smack bang in the…
Monday, 04 December 2023 09:13
SLIDING THROUGH TIME
From stone age to modern age, pharaohs to phenols, the history of lubrication is a story that demonstrates how a seemingly simple substance - oil - has propelled human progress, shaped industries, and ushered in a world of smoother operations and optimised performance. Now, while the field of tribology -…
Friday, 17 November 2023 12:09
QUALITY – it’s at the heart of everything we do!
November heralds World Quality Month, a global celebration that resonates profoundly at WearCheck. This annual observance aligns seamlessly with our core mission – delivering unparalleled quality services. At WearCheck, our commitment to Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is unwavering. Rigorous audits from esteemed bodies such as SANS (South African National Standards)…
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 11:49
WEARCHECK EXPERTS TO ADDRESS SAIT FUEL SEMINAR
Diesel, the importance of its cleanliness and how to maintain the correct chemical composition, will be in the spotlight at the South African Institute of Tribology (SAIT) Fuel Seminar, which takes place on 10 November in Johannesburg. Two of WearCheck’s fuel specialists will be presenting papers on how to get…