Inside the Laboratory:The Art of Fluids Analysis
Section: Inside Titan The Company The Laboratory The Art of Fluids Analysis Tests Perfomed Lab Tour Wear Metals 1 Wear Metals 2 Product Line Overview Site Search HAVE QUESTIONS ? CALL 1-800-848-4826 Learn more about Titan CheckUp Engine Analysis for your vehicles at home.	You Have Questions... How do I know the tests are accurate? How do I know if the test results are even from my samples? Why should I trust the recommendations given by Titan Laboratories? Does Titan know anything at all about maintenance and repair work? What could Titan really know about a ‘82 Cat diesel or a ‘97 Allison transmission? How is a bottle and a piece of paper going to help me do anything in my shop? People have questions about how fluids analysis can improve vehicle and equipment maintenance. After all, some mechanics have gotten along fine without it for years. The answer is simple: fluids analysis provides information about the condition of your vehicles and equipment that is difficult or impossible to get any other way. Thousands of Titan customers enjoy significant benefits from fluids analysis because it helps them to minimize downtime, reduce maintenance costs, take control of maintenance and repair schedules and make better decisions about vehicle, equipment, parts and fluids purchases. Of course all of these benefits depend on one thing: our laboratory. We Have Answers What is it that makes Titan’s laboratory special? It’s the quality of our people, the depth of our experience, the breadth of our knowledge, the processes we have refined for over 20 years and the personal commitment to quality from each and every member of the lab. From top to bottom, Titan has assembled one of the finest laboratory staffs in our industry. Our laboratory is headed by a nationally recognized expert in the field of fluids analysis who can tell you what size bolts are used on the oil pan of a Detroit Diesel Series 60 or what kind of additive package is in any oil you can name. Management is hands-on, training is demanding and research is continuous. Each person in the laboratory is expected to be able to field any question from our customers and offer real solutions. But what is really special is how much everyone truly enjoys working with our customers. Since 1978, laboratory procedures and quality control checks have been continuously refined to the point that your samples are tracked, tested, analyzed and reported with a level of consistency and quality that surpasses every industry standard. For example, all laboratory equipment is calibrated at least every eight hours while some pieces of equipment are recalibrated every 50 samples. Upon receipt, samples are assigned unique numbers as they come out of their shipping boxes. These tracking numbers are checked and rechecked at each test station to ensure that results are assigned to the right sample. Technicians review the information supplied by you on the sample bottle label and will call you if any piece of information is missing. In addition, some customers supply notes about their vehicle or equipment along with their sample. These notes are read and used as part of the testing and analysis process. Every sample with test results that indicate a serious problem are completely retested to confirm the results. Upon confirmation, a technician calls you immediately to discuss the problem and suggest possible solutions. Test results are analyzed by only the most experienced technicians and the results are reviewed before maintenance recommendations are made and reports issued. We do everything possible to ensure that not even one error gets through to you. The Art of Fluids Analysis Our laboratory has logged over 20 years experience analyzing millions of fluid samples from every kind of vehicle or equipment you can think of. Even so, our laboratory staff is continuously adding to its already considerable knowledge by studying every new component, fluid, regulation, trend and analytical technique. This is where the art of fluids analysis begins. Pinpointing the source of some mechanical problems with fluids analysis is a relatively direct process. For example, coolant contamination of transmission oil is usually the result of a leak in the oil cooler. On the other hand, diagnosing more complex problems from a list of elements in parts-per-million concentrations requires extensive knowledge, experience and complete understanding of how each vehicle and piece of equipment on the market works. This is because every vehicle and piece of equipment is unique. As manufacturers develop new engines, hydraulic systems and pumps, they use new parts, designs and materials which result in special performance characteristics. But even two identical Detroit engines, for example, will have distinct wear patterns because of differences in how and where the engines are used, how well they are maintained, even what kind of engine oil is installed. To complicate the picture even more, pour in oil and fuel additives, repairs and even changes in operators can alter wear metal readings. To a lab without Titan’s experience and knowledge, such readings might be falsely reported as a mechanical problem or, more importantly, not reported at all because the changes are hiding a real problem. Despite all of this complexity, fluids analysis is a powerful and proven technology. It just requires more than running samples through a series of tests. To learn more about the science of fluids analysis, visit: Tests Performed Wear Metal Origins Chart 1 Wear Metal Origins Chart 2 Lab Tour

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