WearCheck – condition monitoring specialists
Technicians hard at work inside one of WearCheck’s 14 laboratories. Mining, earthmoving, industrial, transport, shipping, aviation and electrical operations are among the many industries that benefit from WearCheck’s condition monitoring programmes.
Who provides expert condition monitoring? If that’s your question, then WearCheck is your answer. They offer a host of reliability solutions to keep plant operating at its peak, including the scientific analysis of used oil and other industrial fluids, and evaluation techniques including thermography, vibration analysis, balancing, laser alignment, motor current analysis and milling, to name a few.
WearCheck also conducts non-destructive testing (NDT), technical compliance (TC) and rope condition assessment (RCA).
One of WearCheck’s fundamental goals is to save money and time for customers by improving the availability, reliability and efficiency of their machinery through regular maintenance and tailored condition monitoring programmes, all done via a convenient “one-stop-monitoring-shop”.
WearCheck continuously embraces the latest approaches to proactive maintenance – from the traditional scientific analysis of used oil to the search for innovative condition monitoring techniques to extend the life of components and to prevent premature failure, thereby boosting general plant health. The underlying philosophy is that any good proactive maintenance programme boosts both plant availability as well as plant reliability.
OIL ANALYSIS – WHAT IS IT?
Oil analysis is as important for maintenance engineering as blood testing is for medicine. It is the scientific analysis of all types of lubricants and transformer oils, coolants, greases and filters and is an established method for predictive and preventive maintenance. Preventive maintenance programmes are essential for optimising operational efficiency, reliability and performance of mechanical and electrical systems. Analyses are conducted at state-of-the-art, custom-built, automated laboratories with interpretation and reports compiled by highly-qualified diagnosticians.
Since the company’s inception more than 40 years ago in Durban, South Africa, WearCheck has enjoyed steady growth in line with the constantly-evolving condition monitoring industry and burgeoning demands for top quality, reliably world class service.
Today, the company processes in excess of 750 000 used oil samples each year and operates 14 laboratories in nine countries around Africa (RSA, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, DRC, Ghana, India and Dubai), with a presence in several other African countries.
Under the guidance of MD, Neil Robinson, WearCheck is committed to providing customers an excellent return on their investment in the company’s condition monitoring programme.
Says Robinson, “At WearCheck, we take top quality seriously. Our position at the helm of global condition monitoring trends makes us proud. As does the fact that WearCheck is currently the only condition monitoring company on the African continent with ISO 9001 quality certification and ISO 14001 certification for its environmental management programme, as well as ISO 17025 accreditation for its laboratory-centric quality management programme.”
Many industries benefit from WearCheck’s services, among them mining, earthmoving, industrial, transport, shipping, aviation and electrical operations.
For more information, please contact WearCheck on support@wearcheck.co.za or call (031) 700-5460 or visit www.wearcheck.co.za
About The Author
