The InfraCal 2 ATR-E Ethanol in Gasoline Analyzer delivers precise ethanol concentration measurements in gasoline. Utilizing advanced ATR technology, it ensures quick, accurate results with minimal sample preparation, making it ideal for fuel quality testing and compliance. (read more)

The Infracal 2 ATR-B Biodiesel in Diesel Analyzer offers precise and rapid analysis of biodiesel content in diesel fuels. Equipped with advanced ATR technology, it ensures reliable results, helping users maintain fuel quality and comply with industry standards. Ideal for blending and quality control. (read more)

The Spectroil M fuel analyzer detects ash-forming contaminants like sodium, potassium, and vanadium that cause corrosion or deposits at turbine temperatures. Utilizing the reliable rotating disc electrode (RDE) technique, it measures trace quantities of dissolved or suspended particles, ensuring accurate and effective fuel quality control. Ideal for both marine and industrial applications. (read more)

The InfraCal 2 TRANS-SP is an advanced analyzer for rapid, accurate detection of oil in water and soil. Ideal for environmental monitoring, it provides reliable, lab-quality results in minutes, meeting industry standards for compliance and safety. Its rugged design ensures dependable performance even in the harshest conditions (read more)

The InfraCal 2 ATR-SP is a portable, durable analyzer for fast, precise measurement of oil in water, TPH in soil, and FOG in wastewater. Using hexane, pentane, or Vertrel MCA, it aligns with EPA 1664, measuring down to 0.3 ppm in water and 3 ppm in soil. Equipped with a stainless steel HATR stage, it replaces the original InfraCal HATR-T2 for global TOG/TPH analysis. (read more)

The LaserNet 200 Series by Spectro Scientific offers advanced oil analysis through direct imaging of particles, providing accurate wear and contamination data for machinery. Ideal for fleet maintenance and industrial applications, it enhances equipment reliability by delivering precise particle size and shape classification without sample preparation. (read more)

MiniLab EL is a compact oil analysis lab designed to monitor the condition of "high-performance reciprocating engines," providing rapid, onsite lubricant testing. It integrates key analysis technologies to monitor equipment health, ensuring reliable operations and reducing downtime by detecting issues early. (read more)

The Spectroil M Series is a rugged, high-performance RDE elemental analyzer designed for rapid analysis of wear metals, contaminants, and additives in oil and fuels. Engineered for harsh environments, it delivers reliable results, aiding in condition monitoring and predictive maintenance across various industries. (read more)

MiniVisc 3000 is a portable kinematic viscometer ideal for on-site oil analysis. It offers lab-quality viscosity measurements with minimal sample. Featuring a temperature-controlled capillary viscometer, it provides precise readings across various oils. Compact, durable, and user-friendly, it's perfect for field use in industries like mining, marine, and power generation. (read more)

Spectro Scientific is the new home for the InfraCal 2 analyzers. (read more)

Oil analysis provides early indications of equipment wear mechanisms and identifies the root causes of corrosion. On-site oil analysis eliminates the wait associated with sending samples off-site and enables immediate decision making. Spectro Scientific's MiniLab 53 delivers comprehensive on-site oil analysis, providing immediate actionable results, saving time and reducing costs. (read more)

MicroLab all-in-one automated lubricant analysis system for comprehensive, on-site testing

The MicroLab® combines automation and artificial intelligence in an all-in-one oil analysis tool, making on-site oil analysis possible for any fleet.

• Simple to use- no special operator required
• Fast- results in less than 15 minutes<......

The Spectro Q5800 is a rugged, portable expeditionary fluid analysis system that gives operators in the field the ability to perform comprehensive, mobile lubricant sampling. The battery-powered device enables complete lubricant assessment for condition monitoring and rapid results that permit informed maintenance decisions. (read more)

The Spectro LNF 100 series features LaserNetFines™ is the ideal particle counter technology for lubrication oils. The LNF also calculates free water in ppm and differenciates contaminants (silica) from machine wear (metal). (read more)

The FDM 6000 is a portable, battery operated fuel dilution meter that determines the concentration of fuel dilution present in an oil sample within a matter of minutes. (read more)

This white paper reports diesel engine oil analysis data demonstrating use of filtergram particle quantifier x-ray fluorescence (FPQ spectroscopy) to quantify severity of wear and contamination. Two independent measurements are performed on each filtergram specimen: pore blockage particle count and FPQ spectroscopic large particle elemental analysis. Causal inflections in ASTM D7720 cumu... (read more)

The FerroCheck portable magnetometer from Spectro Scientific provides accuracy and convenience in measurement of total ferrous wear particulates in lubricating fluids. (read more)

For many years, rig operators have used oil analysis as an essential tool for routine maintenance and future cost avoidance. On oil rigs, equipment failures risk employee safety, and missed production targets are realized very quickly. In this case study, an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico reached out to a reliability services provider to seek a solution to improve their oil analysis... (read more)

Oil analysis is one of the most important and reliable techniques to keep these assets up and running. When deploying field solutions, careful consideration must be given to turnaround time, technique, and data integrity. The FieldLab Commercial series on-site oil analysis system provides fast results with the data integrity of a commercial oil analysis lab. (read more)

There is a lot of discussion about artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT) and how these can be applied in all areas of reliability programs, particularly oil analysis. This article outlines a five-part approach for setting, maintaining, and using meaningful oil analysis parameter alarms. (read more)

Spectro Scientific's Oil Analysis Handbook covers a wide variety of topics ranging from specific oil analysis techniques to applications for oil analysis, to success stories of companies that use on-site oil analysis to lower costs and improve uptime. (read more)

AMETEK Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil and fuel analysis instrumentation and software, has released a unique portable oil analysis laboratory that has delivered proven operational benefits for the US Military. (read more)

Optimize the operation and maintenance of your Spectro Scientific and Grabner Instruments fluid analyzers and software. It’s easy with the new Fluid Management Academy,^TM an online learning tool developed for all users, from the novice to the expert. (read more)

AMETEK Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel and processed-water analysis instrumentation and software, expanded its cloud-based TruVu 360™ Enterprise Fluid Intelligence Platform with two standalone versions — TruVu 360 Basic and TruVu 360 Pro — both of which can be installed on a customer’s local PC or corporate server. (read more)

AMETEK Spectro Scientific's "Reducing Routine Maintenance Costs of Engine Generator Sets with New Portable Oil Analysis Tools" outlines the challenges and solutions available to portable/emergency gen set owners who have incurred the cost of time based oil changes. (read more)

There are several ways to monitor viscosity including Kinematic Viscometers (u-tubes) per ASTM D445, Ametek Spectro Scientific’s MiniVisc 3000 per ASTM D8092, Visgages, Rheometers and Rotational Viscometers. (read more)

Routinely monitoring water concentration in oil is an important part of any oil condition monitoring program. Water can enter the oil as a result of environmental conditions, condensation from cooler areas of the equipment, and/or compromised seal integrity. AMETEK Spectro Scientific's FluidScan would be a useful tool to use on-site to monitor moisture ppm values... (read more)

When talking about marine markets there are three major areas: merchant fleets, Marine Naval Forces, and cruise lines. It's important to note that this large industry uses on-site oil analysis at all times to ensure equipment uptime. AMETEK Spectro Scientific's MiniLab solution can be customized to match your specific needs. (read more)

Presented in partnership with Noria Corporation, the Oil Analysis Fundamentals course provides comprehensive information regarding lubricant analysis and its critical role in increasing machinery life and uptime. (read more)

Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed-water analysis instrumentation and software, has released a new generation of its field-proven FluidScan^® mid-infrared spectrometer handheld oil analyzer. (read more)

With four simples tests, Spectro Scientific's new MiniLab 153 delivers comprehensive on-site oil analysis providing immediate actionable results, saving time and reducing costs. One product delivers lab-quality results onsite; intuitive workflow for the non-expert user; and simplified data handling and reporting. (read more)

Given the Coast Guard’s diverse missions, oil analysis plays a critical role in mission readiness. Spectro Scientific’s Q1000 FluidScan handheld monitor and Q3000 portable viscometer detect oil quality issues, prevent potential damage to equipment, and perform oil changes based on actual condition via real-time, on-site analysis. (read more)

Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed water analysis instrumentation and software, has introduced Version 8 of its SpectrOil^® Series analyzers. The new capabilities are included in both the SpectrOil 100 Series and SpectrOil M Series for the elemental analysis of oil, fuel, coolant and water. (read more)

Spectro Scientific's FerroCheck 2000 Series of portable ferrous analyzers offer accuracy and convenience for total ferrous measurement of in-service lubricating oil and grease. Fast and easy to use samples are analyzed in less than 30 seconds. (read more)

Engineered to expedite machine condition monitoring and quality control evaluations, SpectrOil 100 Series elemental spectrometers provide quick, laboratory-precise measurement of elemental concentrations in a variety of fluid types. (read more)

Spectro Scientific's guide to oil analysis describes recent advances in oil analysis for those industries with critical assets like turbines, engines, compressors and pumps that must stay up and running. Learn the latest techniques. (read more)

The MicroLab 30 replaces the TruckCheck and is a fully automated oil analyzer that provides diagnostic analysis of engine, generator, power steering, and transmission fluids. (read more)

Machine condition monitoring based on oil analysis has become an important, if not mandatory, maintenance practice by the transportation industry. An effective oil analysis program will keep important transportation industry assets such as engines in gearboxes in trains, buses and any other oil-wetted machinery in operation by reducing unexpected failures and costly unscheduled downtime. (read more)

Many large oil companies are Spectro Scientific customers because they employ oil analysis not only to monitor their own equipment in refineries, tankers, and pipelines, but they monitor their own blended lubricant products and also frequently provide oil analysis services to customers who buy their lubricants. (read more)

Machine condition monitoring based on oil analysis is widely practiced by power plants, whether they are nuclear, coal-fired steam, combined cycle gas turbine, medium and low speed diesels, windmills, or geo-thermal. (read more)

Machine condition monitoring based on oil analysis has become an important, if not mandatory, maintenance practice by the marine industry. An effective oil analysis program will keep important assets such as engines, gearboxes, hydraulic systems, turbines, compressors, generators and any other oil-wetted machinery in operation by reducing unexpected failures and costly unscheduled down t... (read more)