Fluid Analysis Lab

Fluid Analysis at Wyoming Machinery Company

New customer demands for Caterpillar equipment are created each day. For this reason, design criteria requires components to operate at faster speeds, higher temperature, and more extreme pressures. Monitoring of equipment parameters is now more critical than ever. Caterpillar Equipment Management Service is a tool, which uses electronic data, fluid analysis, machine inspections, and more to aid in this process. Fluid analysis is an integral part of the EMServices/ Condition Monitoring process.

Caterpillar SOS Services is a fluid analysis process that was developed by Caterpillar to monitor the overall condition of Caterpillar equipment. At Wyoming Machinery Company, fluids from all different makes and brands are analyzed utilizing the Caterpillar SOS process. Technicians at the Wyoming Machinery Company lab run a number of test to determine abnormal wear, oil condition, oil contamination, and more. Data from these tests are used to monitor the machine health of engines, transmissions, hydraulics, final drives, gas compression engines, compressors, and more. Fluid analysis at Wyoming Machinery Company can help maintain your machine’s overall health, it can keep small problems from turning into catastrophic issues.

Our commitment is to assist customers attain low operating costs, peak performance, and top resale value. SOS analysis is an inexpensive tool that can assist with this commitment. It does not matter the brand or the type of equipment, condition monitoring via fluid analysis can be done through the Wyoming Machinery Company Fluid Analysis lab.

Contact Wyoming Machinery Company Fluid Analysis Lab for more information.

Benefits of Fluid Analysis at WMC

Drop off locations at any of Wyoming Machinery Company’s four locations or pre-paid mailers back to the lab
Up-to-date analytical instrumentation
Expert recommendations provided by Caterpillar trained technicians
24 hour or less turnaround for most fluid and oil analysis tests; samples that are received in the lab by 8am will have results the same day
Results can be viewed either via email, US Mail, or on-line through Caterpillar SOS Services Web
Condition Monitoring support through Caterpillar trained technical communicators

SOS Services Oil Analysis
Wear metals determination

20+ wear metals and additives
Optical particle count (non-engine compartments)
Visual and filter patch analysis

Oil Condition

FTIR analysis for oxidation, sulfation, and nitration
Viscosity @ 100c
Total Base Number (TBN) and Total Acid Number (TAN)

Oil Contamination

FTIR analysis for soot
Fuel dilution by Perkin Elmer gas chromatograph
Glycol contamination by PE gas chromatograph
Water detection by hot plate and Karl Fisher (volumetric)

SOS Services Coolant Analysis
Two types of analysis to determine coolant type, boil & freeze protection, coolant condition, and coolant contamination
Level 1 Analysis - basic tests for coolant condition

Glycol concentration
Freeze point
Boil point
pH
Conductivity
Nitrite concentration
Odor
Color and appearance
Foam
Oil or Fuel presence

Level 2 Analysis –extensive chemical evaluation of the coolant, plus overall cooling system condition

Basic Level 1 tests
Coolant Chemistry – tests including additives that make up extended life (ELC) or conventional coolants
Cooling System Health – tests which can help indicate possible erosion/corrosion, overheating, stray current, air entry, or exhaust gas entry issues

SOS Services Fuel Analysis
Typical Fuel Analysis Tests – which may help identify filter plugging, hard starting, deposits, corrosive/abrasive/adhesive wear, and/or low power.

Biodiesel Content
Cetane Index
Cloud Point
Cold Filter Plugging Point
Density
Distillation Curve
Elemental Analysis
Flash Point
Oxidation Stability
Particle Count
Pour Point
Sulfur Content
Viscosity
Water Content

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