Analogous to Oil Analysis, Grease testing covers both;
Condition monitoring of the Equipment Bearings
and
Condition monitoring of the grease.
Bearing Monitoring includes:
In depth Spectrographic analysis of wear
Wear Mechanisms, ie contamination, misalignment etc
Leading to;
Route cause analysis of wear/degradation.
Grease Condition Monitoring includes:
Identification of Type, base thickeners and grease miss-application.
Consistency by Worked Penetration & Dropping Point determination.
Lubricity values by 4-Ball analysis.
Contamination levels.