About Line Oil Analysis

Clean machinery oil helps prevent multiple mechanical breakdowns.

Oil lubricates and cools hot moving mechanical parts in industrial machinery. The oil's composition must be free from contaminants that can damage internal machinery parts. Line oil analysis provides a view of the oil's structure for preventing machinery failures.

Function

Oil-lubricated machinery uses basic sensors for monitoring oil temperature, vibration and pressure. However, this indirect analysis does not monitor the oil's impurities that can slowly deteriorate the machine's moving parts.

Features

Newly engineered line oil analysis sensors are available for use in slow- to high-speed machinery. The sensors reside within the oil's flow, creating a continuous data stream to an attached computer. A notification is sent to the machinery operator if the sensor detects debris, such as metal shavings. The early notification of debris prevents major internal damage over time.

Significance

Machinery failure contributes to poor manufacturing production and loss of profit. Line oil analysis aids in a machine's preventative maintenance protocol for a more successful business.

References

• Kittiwake: Machinery Oil Analysis & Oil Condition Monitoring helps to Significantly Reduce Downtime
• Transmission and Distribution World: Weidmann, Incon Introduce On-Line Oil Analysis Method