Grease Testing and Analysis

ESG’s UKAS Accredited Laboratories provide grease analysis service to all industries . With access to a wide range of laboratory instrumentation and support, we can also provide investigation, fault diagnosis and project development support to customers in all aspects of grease performance and component condition.

Our Grease Analysis service identifies:

• Contamination of the grease by component breakdown and  wear
• If the grease has become contaminated with water or other external contaminants and requires changing to prevent damage to components
• Degradation of the grease where the grease is no longer providing the level of lubricity required by the equipment such as oxidation or change in consistency
• Ensures that the correct additives are present in the right concentrations to maintain grease condition.

This enables our customers to:

• Identify potential component failure
• Assess grease condition and identify need for change based on condition rather periodicity
• Investigate reasons for component failure
• Review maintenance schedules and extend maintenance periodicity
• Compare properties and effectiveness of greases.

Interpretation of the analytical results is a critical stage in the provision of information to customers who have a requirement for grease analysis and our experience and knowledge provides them with a comprehensive and detailed explanation of the results with recommendations as to possible future actions.