Tuesday, 10 October 2017 07:42
Renewable energy
WearCheck recently conducted training courses for wind turbine manufacturers Nordex and Acciona at Cape Town’s SARATEC (South African Renewable Energy Centre) institution, focusing on wind energy and sustainable resources and how to maintain the equipment that harnesses these resources in peak operating condition. SARATEC is the first national renewable energy…
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Wednesday, 27 September 2017 13:02
Clearance-sized particles
One of the most important size particles to control in lubricants and hydraulic oils is clearance-sized particles. Larger particles cannot get between moving surfaces and smaller ones pass right through. Clearance-sized particles usually get in and do the most damage. The clearance refers to the film of separation provided by…
Tuesday, 26 September 2017 12:40
Transformer Division Goes The Extra Mile…
Many extra miles, in fact! Ian Gray, manager of WearCheck’s transformer services division, and Des Rodel manager of the Cape Town Branch, recently travelled to Khobab and Loeriesfontein wind farms, in the Northern Cape - 450km from Cape Town - to run a transformer oil sample course for the maintenance…
Thursday, 21 September 2017 13:05
WearCheck passes audit with flying colours
WearCheck recently underwent its annual audit by a customer - Siemens - where the audit scope was on occupational health, safety, environment and quality. The auditors rated WearCheck as “excellent”, with a score of 99,56%. While the entire company and its systems are reviewed, the WearCheck team liaising with the…
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Tuesday, 19 September 2017 17:34
Budding scientists visit WearCheck
36 grade 11 pupils from Curro Grantleigh High School in Richards Bay recently visited WearCheck’s Pinetown laboratory to further their studies in chemistry by learning about condition monitoring. The students were hosted by WearCheck technical manager Steven Lumley, who explained the workings of the main laboratory to them. They also…
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Thursday, 07 September 2017 11:40
WearCheck wins new contract
ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) - the largest steel producer on the African continent – has awarded WearCheck the contract for the provision of the analysis of transformer oil samples at AMSA. In the letter of confirmation from AMSA, the group manager for IPS and group contracts had this to say,…
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Thursday, 24 August 2017 09:15
Lube Tip: How Oxidation Changes Oil
How oxidation changes oil Once the oxidation process occurs, five major changes in the oil result in the following: Colour becomes darker – changes from transparent or translucent in colour to some degree of discoloration toward the point of complete opacity. Odour becomes pungent and acetic due to the presence…
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Monday, 21 August 2017 14:27
Hola, WearCheck
Buenos Aires in Argentina was the 2017 destination for the annual International WearCheck Group (IWCG) gathering. Member countries meet in a different part of the world every year to share ideas and international news on condition monitoring, and to discuss industry innovations. It is also a key opportunity to sustain…
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Wednesday, 02 August 2017 12:56
What works for you? Where could we improve? WearCheck is listening….
Every year, we invite you, our customers, to take two minutes (literally, 2 minutes!) of your time to suggest ways in which we can improve our service to you. Your input and feedback helps us make important changes. And here’s a bonus - you’ll be entered into a lucky draw…
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Friday, 21 July 2017 09:09
A first for WearCheck
Dennis Swanepoel of WearCheck’s reliability solutions division has just made history when he became the very first Master Vibration Analyst in South Africa after he met all certification requirements, and also passed his CAT IV exam recently held through the Mobius Institute in South Africa - with flying colours, to…
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Friday, 30 June 2017 10:54
Innovation for WearCheck Bloem
WearCheck Bloemfontein now has a convenient sample drop box attached to the front gate, making life simpler for local customers. All they need to do, is drop off filled sample containers into the box, which is cleared several times per day. The box is extremely secure and sample bottles can…
Monday, 19 June 2017 13:23
Monitor 74 hits the newsstands
WearCheck has plenty of exciting news to share – the acquisition of a company which spells good news for the transformer industry, investment in brand new laboratory instruments, the launch of the new WearCheck app, and plenty more interesting snippets. Read all about it in the latest issue of the…