TECHNOLOGY

  THERMAL ANALYSIS LABORATORY

This is the initial testing stage: physical tests are carried out on products in order to observe their performance and operating capacity in different analytical and extreme stress situations.

CALORIMETRY

A good lubricant must be both chemically and physically stable and be able to retain this stability even at high temperatures. A DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimeter) is a device capable of observing an oil's resistance to oxidation in terms of temperature variations which might occur within an engine.

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THERMO GRAVIMETRY

With the TGA (Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer) it is possible to predict the rate of consumption of different types of lubricant in operation. An oil's resistance to evaporation is measured by exposing a drop to gradually increasing temperatures. By placing a sample on highly sensitive scales (accurate down to ten thousandth of a gram) and recording its progressive diminishing weight, allows you to create an evaporation curve which can then be compared to similar curves obtained from other products.

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NOACK

This is an international oil consumption test that simulates an oil sump, from a thermal stress point of view. An oil is then taken to around 150 C in a hot air current which drags away any vapours from it, allowing you to observe a the lubricant's evaporation rate.

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