Machinery and equipment used in various industries require different types of oil for lubrication and operation.  In some cases, it may be engine oils and in others may be hydraulic oil and fuels.  In all these applications, ensuring that equipment remains in operation and does not experience failures is a top priority.  Equipment down-time is a significant cost to repair and a loss of productivity and revenues.  For this reason, most companies that rely on such equipment have a fluid monitoring program to prolong the life of equipment and detect potential failures early enough to take fast corrective actions before failures occur.

Part of this fluid monitoring program includes fluid cleanliness which is particle detection, size, and counting of debris in these lubricating fluids.