Long term loyalty commended on 15 May 2012, 10.36

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 on 26 April 2012, 09.51

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 on 19 April 2012, 15.33

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

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

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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