Wear Debris Analysis

The technique of Wear Debris Analysis (Analytical Ferrography) is gaining popularity in the field of Condition Based Maintenance. WDA is a method of predicting the health of an equipment in a non-intrusive way, by the study of wear particles. The continuous trending of wear rate monitors the performance of Machine / Machine components and provides early warning and diagnosis. Oil condition monitoring can sense danger earlier than Vibration technique. This technique holds good for both oil and grease samples.
Analytical Ferrography with supporting physical and chemical tests can determine the following
The start of abnormal wear The components which are wearing
Root cause of wear/failure Usability of lubricant beyond its rated life
IIPM is equipped with a modern WDA laboratory, having latest gadgets for oil property testing and analytical Ferrography. The increasing business in past three years speaks of its credibility as one of the toppers in the field of wear debris analysis.
The Software developed by IIPM to measure the MACHINE CONDITION INDEX ( MCI™) through Ferrography analysis for predicting the wear status of machine is a unique achievement of its own.
Some Typical Ferrogram
FATIGUE WEAR ALONG WITH NORMAL RUBBING WEAR
SPHERICAL PARTICLES FROM A/F BRG
   
   
SEVERE SLIDING WEAR
FATIGUE CHUNK FROM GEAR
   
Some of our Esteemed clients:
CEMENT
STEEL
POWER
L&T group SAIL CESC
Birla group UMIL CECL-Chattisgarh
ACC group Elecrosteels Casting JINDAL THERMAL
IDCOL Jindal NTPC
Lafarge India Sunflag    
OCL        
ALUMINUM
OTHERS
INDAL Deepak Fertilizer Zuari Industries
NALCO MRF Ltd IOCL Group
BALCO EI Dupont BOC Gases
    Usha Breco Ltd    

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