{"id":208264,"date":"2022-07-25T22:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T22:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testoil.mysites.io\/?p=208264"},"modified":"2023-05-02T17:55:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T17:55:11","slug":"best-practices-for-lubricant-storage-and-handling-prevent-deterioration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testoil.com\/program-management\/best-practices-for-lubricant-storage-and-handling-prevent-deterioration\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil Analysis Lab Offers Advice on Lubricant Storage and Handling to Prevent Deterioration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Oil Analysis Lab Offers Advice on Lubricant Storage and Handling to Prevent Deterioration<\/strong><\/p>\n

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You are paying top dollar for the best possible lubricants and are confident they will provide great protection for your industrial machinery. They probably will\u2014provided you follow best practices for lubricant storage.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Eurofins TestOil Lubrication Engineer Dwon Ruffin explains that there are several areas of lubricant storage that can lead to degradation. \u201cThe first and most common aspect would be contamination.\u00a0 This can consist of things such as water, dirt, metals, process contaminants, salts, acids, and anything else present in the air in the immediate environment. Reducing exposure to these contaminants during storage is the key to protecting stored lubricants from degradation.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 While all three of the above areas are important, the one that is most frequently overlooked is the third. \u201cThe cause is often prehistoric practices that lead to not only degradation but bacteria issues and particulate and cross contamination problems,\u201d Dwon advises. \u201cWhen you consider that cross contamination can also lead to lubricant degradation, a $25, 2-minute fix, can prevent an expense of $250,000 or more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For more information on working with Eurofins TestOil for oil analysis and training visit www.testoil.com<\/a>. Contact: 216-251-2510; sales@testoil.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About Eurofins TestOil<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With more than 30 years of experience in the oil analysis industry, Eurofins TestOil focuses exclusively on assisting industrial facilities with reducing maintenance costs and avoiding unexpected downtime through oil analysis program implementation. As industry experts in diagnosing oil-related issues in equipment such as turbines, hydraulics, gearboxes, pumps, compressors and diesel generators, Eurofins TestOil provides customers with same-day turnaround on routine oil analysis testing.\u00a0 For more information on partnering with Eurofins TestOil on oil analysis programs or training opportunities visit https:\/\/testoil.com<\/a>. Contact: Michael Barrett 216-251-2510;\u00a0sales@testoil.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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About Eurofins \u2013 the global leader in bio-analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Eurofins is Testing for Life. Eurofins is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing, and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience Contract Research services. Eurofins is also a market leader in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in BioPharma Contract Development and Manufacturing. The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.<\/p>\n

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With over 61,000 staff across a network of 940 laboratories in 59 countries, Eurofins\u2019 companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods. Eurofins Shares are listed on Euronext Paris Stock Exchange.<\/p>\n

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