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Overview

WearCheck is a member of the International WearCheck Group (IWG) and is the pre-eminent oil condition monitoring service on the continent, processing in excess of half a million samples per annum. 

IWG is an association of independent laboratories, spanning the globe, dedicated to oil and wear particle analysis. This relationship with the IWG allows for the exchange of technical information and the ability to offer a worldwide service. 

WearCheck serves the mining, earthmoving, industrial, transport, shipping, aviation and electrical industries through the scientific analysis of used oil from oil-wetted components. WearCheck’s expansive network of seven laboratories spans southern Africa, including Isando in Gauteng, Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal, Middelburg, Lumwana mine and Kitwe in Zambia, as well as India and Dubai (in partnership with Precision Machinery), with additional offices in Namibia, Cape Town, Rustenburg, Steelpoort and Port Elizabeth. 

WearCheck is the only oil analysis company in Africa with ISO 9001 quality certification and ISO 14001 certification for its environmental management programme, and is currently implementing the ISO 17025 laboratory centric quality management programme. 

WearCheck has been awarded preferred supplier status by several Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), including Barloworld, Caterpillar and Volvo Construction Equipment and, along with WearCheck’s global partners, is the laboratory of choice for Shell lubricants. WearCheck also has a partnership with ABB Limited, Zurich, a global leader in power and automation technologies. These partnerships are in line with worldwide trends in outsourcing specialist services.


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WearCheck News


Long term loyalty commended on 15 May 2012, 10.36
Long term loyalty commended
60 years, or six decades – that’s the combined length of service given by two long-serving members of staff from WearCheck Pinetown.  The important career milestones were celebrated recently by diagnostician Rowan Maartens (30 years) and accounts clerk Preleen “Pearl” Joseph (30 years). ...
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Local mines give ‘thumbs up’ to on-site oil sampling service
Oil analysis specialists WearCheck’s on-site sampling has received a vote of confidence from the Mpumalanga Mining fraternity since the service’s introduction a year ago, with several large mines signing up. Trained WearCheck technicians travel to the mines to take samples from mining machinery ...
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New troubleshooting toolkit detects problems
A new dimension to WearCheck’s traditional oil analysis service brings relief for customers with troublesome components, through the introduction of a mobile troubleshooting service. Until recently, customers sent oil samples to WearCheck for analysis and diagnosis.  A normal result meant ope...
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Gary Brown on 12 March 2012, 11.17
Gary Brown
It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the passing of Gary Brown. Gary passed away peacefully on Saturday the 3rd of March 2011 after losing his fight with cancer. As most of you are aware, Gary was one of the founders of WearCheck nearly 40 years ago and was responsible fo...
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SOS: Sources of Silicon on 27 February 2012, 13.12
SOS: Sources of Silicon
The presence of silicon, its compounds or its alloys in lubricants has long been considered an indicator of wear and / or contamination. However, this can be misleading. For an accurate understanding of the implications of the detection of silicon in oil, it is essential that the interpretation of o...
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