Drop of knowledge #2

Welcome to the second edition of the Ecol Laboratory newsletter. We want to share what is important – oil diagnostics knowledge, events in the life of the laboratory, information about industry trade fairs. We will send out the newsletter once a month, every last Tuesday of the month. We would be delighted if you stay with us.

    1. We test transformers in the widest range of accreditation in Poland

    Thanks to the expansion in the testing of electro-insulating liquids, we now have the widest range of accredited parameters in Poland. And that means:

    • reliable and precise analysis and test results
    • reproducibility and stable quality of testing, controlled by a certified external body (PCA)
    • international recognition of procedures and test results
    • possibility of comparing results with other accredited laboratories

    Competence has been confirmed by the Polish Centre for Accreditation. The accreditation document, together with the full range of characteristics and methods tested, is also available on our website.
    If you are interested in the topic of testing electro-insulating fluids, you are welcome to contact Mark Kusz, Chief Diagnostic Engineer for Electro-insulating Fluids: tel.: 512 705 221, email: m.kusz@ecol.eu

    2. You can meet us in March:

    • 05.03.2024: Reliability and Maintenance in Production Plants, Legnica
    • 06-07.03.2024: XVI Conference on Maintenance in the Food Industry, Krakow, Poland
    • 06-07.03.2024: VII Forum of Wind Farm Operators, Sopot
    • 12-13.03.2024: OilDoc Symposium: Deposits in lubrication and hydraulic systems – recognising, eliminating and proactively avoiding them, Brannenburg, Niemcy
    • 12-15.03.2024: Maintenance survey, Gothenburg, Sweden
    • 13.03.2024: Reliability and maintenance in production plants, Bialystok

    3. training 2024 – save the date

    Book a time for our training courses on machine and plant diagnostics.

    • 15-17.05.2024 r. – multidisciplinary training, Karpacz
    • 11-13.09.2024 r. – training for the railway industry, Piwniczna-Zdrój
    • 27-29.11.2024 r. – training for the RES industry, Rybnik/Zabrze
    All training courses will be conducted by certified diagnosticians working at the Ecol Laboratory. We will provide detailed information about the training courses in future editions of the ‘Knowledge Sample’ newsletter.

    4. Element of the month

    Zinc is an essential element for the proper functioning of humans, and is involved in countless vital processes in the human body. Zinc compounds are also widely used in lubrication technology. Zinc as a result in oil testing can indicate many sources, i.e. additives, contamination or wear. It is determined together with other elements in an atomic spectroscopy study, e.g. ICP-OES.

    As an additive, it is widely found in hydraulic and engine oils, also in lubricants, in the form of ZDDP (zinc dithiophosphate). It is a multifunctional lubricating additive – anti-wear (AW), anti-oxidation, anti-corrosion. For this additive, the zinc level is equal to the phosphorus level.

    As wear and tear can come from components that have zinc in their metallurgy, e.g. brasses, bronzes, galvanised surfaces, correlations to other characteristic metals should be sought:

  • 1. brass wear – alongside zinc, an increase in copper levels, e.g. rolling bearing cages,
  • 2. alloy – tin or lead growth,
  • 3. galvanised metals – iron growth,
  • 4. plated surfaces – increase in chromium and/or nickel.

    • Can be a contaminant, e.g. when mixed with another lubricant, a component of neoprene/rubber seals, dust from electric furnaces.

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