Industry
Trend
Studies

With access to 40,000+ industry professionals in a wide range of industries from power generation, pulp & paper, food and chemical processing facilities, mining and transportation among other, we can target a large number of people to answer questions you need benchmark your company. Some examples:

• Typical filtration practices
• Most commonly used multipurpose greases
• Preferred food-grade lubricant suppliers among users
• Testing at onsite oil analysis programs

Development
of Best Practice Standards & Specifications

To ensure consistency and accuracy, many facilities are developing detailed, written maintenance procedures to ensure that every technician performs their routine maintenance without question. Our consultants have written a number of best practice guidelines for clients. Some examples may include the following:

• Guidelines for storage of spare gearboxes
• Oil analysis sampling and testing of hydraulic fluids
• Storage and handling of bulk lubricants
• Grease application and specification for electric motor bearings

Lubricant
Testing
Analysis

Lubricant analysis provides valuable information in a range of applications. Whether you need compatibility testing, lubricant failure testing, contaminant analysis or just routine lubricant testing, our consultants can customize the appropriate tests needed and help you select an independent laboratory to run the tests.

Market
Strategy
Development

If you have recently developed a technology or have a well-established technology that could apply in the lubrication and oil analysis fields, our experts can help you assess the value of your technology in these industries. Some service offerings include:

• Identifying product attributes
• Assessing strengths/weaknesses/threats in the industry of interest
• Estimating market size and competition
• Setting up field trials with the most suitable end users for that application
• Training sales staff and technical support

Library
Search
Services

Our private library consists of more than 35,000 technical articles, papers, literature, reports and more than 1,000 books on topics related to lubrication, oil analysis, tribology and contamination control. Our researchers can quickly pull together information for you. Just send us your questions and we'll let you know what material we have. For example:

• What test methods are available for monitoring water content in lubricants?
• What research is available in the area of dielectric technology in oil analysis?
• What reclamation strategies are available for hydraulic oils?
• What information can you provide on lubricant selection and lubrication strategies of electric motor bearings?

More details on this service and to see our technical literature library sorted by subject, please visit our Library Search Services page.