SWEPCO Laboratory Oil Analysis

SWEPCO’s LabTec^SM Fluid Analysis Program is offered for the exclusive use of SWEPCO Customers as part of a complete predictive/proactive maintenance program. In addition to determining fluid cleanliness, wear particle trends and early warning of potential machinery trouble or unexpected failure, SWEPCO Customers have extended their drain intervals as much as 2, 3, 4, 5 times longer through the use of SWEPCO Lubricants and this program.

Southwestern Petroleum, in cooperation with a world-class ISO certified independent oil analysis laboratory,

has developed a detailed method of testing to determine accurately and efficiently the drain interval for SWEPCO’s long drain lubricants. We have made submitting samples for testing in the as simple as possible. Everything needed to submit sample is included in one of a variety of kits. This program, coupled with the use of SWEPCO's high performance lubricants, is sure to improve your lubricant drain intervals dramatically.

State of the art equipment and methods, including Inductivity Coupled Plasma (ICP) Spectrophotometry for metallic elements and Fournier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Analysis for molecular analysis of used lubricants, coupled with a retained Trend History for each piece of equipment insures maximum lubricant performance and fluid cleanliness.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU?

You get fast, accurate reports available 24/7 and sent directly to your email account
Reliable monitoring of high fluid cleanliness
Early warning of impending machine failures
Early notice of changing lubricant properties
Longest life from your lubricants
Allows proactive maintenance program
Takes the guesswork out of lubricant management
Reduces oil consumption and oil disposal costs
Increases the reliability of your lubrication program

SWEPCO’s LabTec^SM Fluid Analysis Program provides the opportunity to save money through maximum lubricant life while maintaining safe equipment lubrication. The program eliminates the guesswork involved in establishing lubrication schedules, and most importantly warns of impending equipment failure in time for corrective action to be taken.