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WearCheck has many valuable assets, but the most valued of all are its members of staff, who dedicate their careers to providing fabulous customer service and world-class laboratory results.

One of the factors that helps develop great team work and excellent performance at work is when people know their jobs and the business well, which in turn comes from long-term commitment to the company.

This year, we celebrate these WearCheck workers who have reached the 10 year milestone of being part of the WearCheck family. Well done and thank you for your dedication.

Admin clerk Anneline Chinsamy has worked at WearCheck Pinetown for 10 years

Reliability solutions technician Hein Coetzer of Richards Bay has worked at WearCheck for 10 years

Stores assistant Victoria Gama has worked at WearCheck Johannesburg for 10 years

Pinetown laboratory manager Meshach Govender has worked at WearCheck for 10 years. Meshach, a qualified chemist, began his career with WearCheck as laboratory technician, and was promoted to laboratory manager four years ago

Junior bookkeeper Preshnie Govender has worked at WearCheck Pinetown for 10 years

Junior laboratory assistant Cowboy Manana has worked at WearCheck Johannesburg for 10 years

Stores assistant / driver Joe Ngcobo has worked at WearCheck Pinetown for 10 years

Pinetown laboratory cleaner Lindiwe Nobuntu has worked at WearCheck for 10 years

Reliability solutions technician Surette Roets of Elisras has worked at WearCheck for 10 years

As in years past WearCheck is committed to providing service and support during the traditional close down period at the end of the year.

Durban
23rd December - Open , 25th December - Closed, 26th December – Closed, 27th December - Open, 28th December - Open, 29th December - Open, 30th December - Open, 1st January - Closed, 2nd January - Open.

Johannesburg
Our driver will continue to do deliveries and collections where applicable.  Customer support and a sales representative will be available.  Any samples collected or delivered to this office will be sent to Pinetown for analysis. The fuel and transformer analysis laboratories (JHB, Durban and Cape Town) will be available for emergency samples only.

Middelburg
This laboratory will be closed, however there will be customer support available and any samples delivered before 12:00 will be sent to Pinetown for analysis.

All other offices will be closed, therefore should you require any assistance please contact customer support at our Durban and or Johannesburg offices. Samples can be sent to Pinetown via the usual Post Office Speed Services or via your own courier.

We would like to thank you for your support during the course of the year and wish you all the very best during the Festive Season.

Kind regards,

Team WearCheck

An inferior base oil cannot be converted into a premium product simply by the inclusion of an additive. Using a poor-quality oil on a continuing basis and attempting to overcome its poor lubricating qualities with some special additive is illogical. It is better to determine the manufacturer's recommendation as to the minimum API service rating required and then regularly use a blended lubricant of a higher service classification than originally recommended, if an improvement in lubrication is the objective.

From "The Practical Handbook of Machinery Lubrication"

Hearty congratulations to WearCheck India on achieving their ISO 17025 accreditation for the oil lab.

National manager for WearCheck India, Nissar Ahamed, is proud of his team for ensuring that all the stringent requirements were met in order to be awarded the certificate.

In India, the NABL (National Accreditation Board for Laboratories) is the body that awards the accreditation. Their certificate confirms that WearCheck Laboratories India has been assessed and accredited in accordance with the standard ISO/IEC 17025, and has met the “general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories”.

WearCheck India is located in Chennai on the East coast of the Indian sub-continent. They provide the full spectrum of oil analysis and condition monitoring services for all industries, particularly specialising in monitoring wind turbines. They are based at 16-B Kamakoti Nagar, Palli Karanai. They can be contacted via telephone on +91 444 557 5039 or via email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or www.wearcheck.co.za 

Team effort! Proudly holding aloft WearCheck India’s newly-awarded ISO 17025 accreditation certificate are staff members (from left): Mohamed, Muji Zaki, Dastigeer, (centre) Nissar Ahamed – national manager: WearCheck India, Mohammad Hussain, Sajida, Balaji. Seated: Jameel Basha and Sai Ganesh.

Stephanie du Plessis recently joined WearCheck’s Richards Bay team as a vibration analysis technician.

In 2016, Stephanie was the recipient of the Top Scholarship award, winning an international scholarship from Mobius.  Through this, Stephanie completed her CAT-1 course, and is now undergoing training for her CAT-11. 

This is the first time in history that international training institute Mobius has offered scholarships, and it came along just in time for Stephanie. She had borrowed the vibration analysis text book from a friend and was trying to teach herself while saving up to pay for the course. Stephanie applied for the Mobius bursary, which was offered to students around the world. Out of 330 global applications, Stephanie was selected. Not only that, she won the top award, which enabled her to attend an IMVAC (International Machine Vibration and Condition Monitoring Conference) in Dubai this year.

Says Stephanie, ‘I’m honoured to be making the most of this scholarship by working at WearCheck, which enables me to gain the practical experience required for certification.’

Top Mobius scholarship winner Stephanie du Plessis has joined WearCheck Richards Bay as a vibration analysis technician.

The following positions are now available in Isando, Gauteng.

Laboratory Assistant: WearCheck Specialty Laboratory, Isando, Gauteng.

Main Job Functions

• To ensure that all samples received at WSL are analysed accurately and timeously according to IS0 9001:2008 and ISO 17025 policies and procedures.
• Ability to utilize computer software programs, including database programs and spreadsheets.

Position Requirements

• Minimum Education – Preferably Mathematics and Science on Higher Grade at Matric level with a years work experience in a similar position
• Chromatography experience would be desirable
• Basic computer skills, knowledge MS Excel and Word would be an advantage
• Methodical, accurate, conscientious, energetic
• Technically minded
• Good organisational skills
• High attention to detail
• Good time management
• Ability to work under pressure
• Must be a team player

Please submit your CV’s to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Applications close on the 20 November 2017.

Nightshift Laboratory Assistant: WearCheck Specialty Laboratory, Isando, Gauteng.

Main Job Functions

• To ensure that all samples received at WSL are analysed accurately and timeously according to IS0 9001:2008 and ISO 17025 policies and procedures.
• Ability to utilize computer software programs, including database programs and spreadsheets.

Position Requirements:

• Minimum Education – Preferably Mathematics and Science on Higher Grade at Matric level with a years work experience in a similar position
• Basic computer skills, knowledge MS Excel and Word would be an advantage
• Methodical, accurate, conscientious, energetic
• Technically minded
• Good organisational skills
• High attention to detail
• Good time management
• Ability to work under pressure
• Must be a team player

Shift Details: 15h30-23h30 Monday – Thursday, 15h00 – 23h00 Friday

Please submit your CV’s to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Applications close on the 20 November 2017.

Technical Consultant & Trainer: WearCheck, Isando, Gauteng.

Responsibilities:

• Based in Isando, and reporting into the Sales Manager, the suitable candidate will join a dynamic team in a high-paced environment.
• Providing technical support and advice to customers with regards to their lubrication and oil analysis programmes, as well as assisting with the interpretation of their oil analysis reports with respect to their particular environments.
• Creating and presenting monthly management reports to selected customers
• Development and presentation of the WearCheck training courses in both public seminar and onsite environments.

Minimum Qualifications / Experience:

• Degree or diploma in mechanical engineering or qualified diesel fitter or recognised mechanical apprenticeship or government trade test.
• Physical science at Matric (Grade 12) level.
• Four years hands on in a mechanical workshop, some experience at supervisory level would be an advantage, and or
• At least two years full time experience either working with oil analysis or, ideally, having worked in the field of oil analysis diagnostics.
• Must be prepared to travel.

Desirable qualities: Excellent presentation skills, Good interpersonal and communication skills, team player, relaxed, inquiring and analytical mind, sense of humor, responsible, accurate, attention to detail, computer literate, decision maker, trouble-shooter.

Availability:

The successful candidate must be available to start in their position as soon as possible. Only CV’s sent to the following email will be considered This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Applications close on 24th November 2017.

If you have not received a reply regarding your application by 8th December 2017, please consider your application as being unsuccessful.

Angola is the next frontier across which WearCheck is set to expand, when Cummins Angola becomes the first local WearCheck agent, based in Luanda.

Global power leader Cummins recently sent staff from their Angolan branch to WearCheck Pinetown in South Africa to attend a three day oil analysis training course.

The Cummins delegation also met with the WearCheck Pinetown team and toured the laboratory, in preparation for their rôle as agents for the company.

Cummins and WearCheck intersect on many levels as they operate in the same industries, albeit supplying different services. While WearCheck specialises in condition monitoring, Cummins Inc. designs, manufactures, sells and services diesel and alternative-fuelled electrical generator sets and related components.

Cummins Angola will serve as a depot where WearCheck kits can be purchased, and samples can be dropped off. Samples will be sent to a WearCheck laboratory, and diagnosis and results communicated directly with the customers.

Kits are available in both Portuguese and English.

Cummins Angola, set to become WearCheck agents shortly, recently visited WearCheck Pinetown.  Seen in the laboratory are (from left to right) Meshach Govender (lab manager), Ines Miguel, Steven Lumley (WearCheck technical manager) and Madeira Domingos.

Oil sampling is the most critical aspect of oil analysis. Errors in obtaining a representative sample impair all further oil analysis efforts. There are two primary goals in obtaining a representative oil sample:

Maximise Data Density - simply stated, samples should be taken in such a way that there is the most information per millilitre of oil possible. This information relates to such criteria as cleanliness and dryness of the oil, depletion of additives, and the presence of wear particles being generated by the machine. For instance, taking samples downstream of filters would be contrary to this sampling goal since the filter would effectively remove much of the data before it could get to the sample bottle.

Minimise Data Disturbance - Samples should be extracted in such a way that the concentration of information is uniform, consistent and unaltered by the sampling process. It is important to make sure that the sample does not become contaminated during the sampling process. This can distort the data, making it difficult to distinguish what was originally in the oil from what has come into the oil during the sampling process. For example, sampling oil with a dirty sample bottle can result in data disturbance (a false positive in this case).

[Extract from the book "Oil Analysis Basics” - Second Edition”, by The Noria Corporation (The book has many contributors)]

WearCheck Cape Town has relocated to 33 Prosperity Park, Computer Road, Sable Square, Century City in Cape Town.

Here, samples can be dropped off and kits purchased. Conveniently situated just metres away is one of WearCheck’s newest laboratories, which was acquired by the WearCheck family when they took over TCS (transformer chemistry services) recently.

WearCheck’s transformer maintenance division has now expanded to include dedicated transformer labs in KZN and Cape Town, and offers the full spectrum of transformer maintenance services.

WearCheck Cape Town can be contacted on landline (021) 001 2100 or via cell phone 082 381 3321

Pictured outside the new WearCheck Cape Town office in Century City is branch manager Quintin Ras (left) with
receptionist Jacqueline Henry and driver Hoosain Sydow.

WearCheck customers can now pay with the Zapper mobile application when purchasing any WearCheck products and services from the following branches - KZN, Gauteng, Middleburg and Cape Town.

Zapper is a free app which enables you to charge items to your credit card without having the credit card physically present at the transaction. Zapper is very secure, and works on any smart phone or device. Simply download the app, load in your credit card details and start zapping!

When presented with an invoice, you simply open the Zapper app, and scan the QR (quick reader) code located at the branch. The QR Code can also be emailed upfront to you, to allow you to process the payment before you arrange collection of your WearCheck products.

Once the user scans the QR code with their smart phone and approves the transaction and the amount, the money is debited directly off the user’s credit card. Zapper does not charge the user to use the app.

You will receive an email from Zapper confirming the transaction.

An example of a QR code:

scan this one (via the Zapper app) with your smart phone just for fun, it will take you to the WearCheck website.