Oil analysis

Bring every oil report into the machine record.

The ConditionCore workflow is designed to accept oil-sensor exports and lab reports, including PDFs, structure the measurements, preserve sample and lubricant context, and relate system-level evidence to local machine signals.

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Illustrative gearbox oil sample being drawn through clean tubing at a dedicated sampling valve. — Illustrative field-practice image. Not site measurement evidence.

Oil analysis

A sample needs defensible provenance.

Keep the sample point, machine hours, laboratory method and units attached before comparing trends.

Evidence: Oil sample and laboratory report
Qualify: Sample point, hours, method and units
Can support: Lubricant condition and system-level wear trend

Visual context only. Assessment uses the customer-supplied record.

Sensor export

Online oil sensor

Water activity: 0.32 aw
Oil temperature: 64.2 °C
Dielectric trend: +4.1% vs local baseline

Offline source

Laboratory PDF

Elemental Fe: 42 mg/kg
Ferrous-debris (PQ) index: 58
ISO 4406 cleanliness: 18/16/13

Structured record

GBX-2 · common sump

Asset link: Hot-strip drive · gearbox
Lubricant: ISO VG 220 · source retained
Sample context: Gearbox sump · 72 h old
Verification: 5 fields checked · 1 needs review

Original report, method and units remain traceable.

Machine-linked trend evidence

System-level wear indicators are rising.

Higher elemental iron in the sump supports a wear hypothesis in the shared oil system, but does not establish the source or mechanism. Particle-size response depends on the elemental method and sample preparation, so the laboratory method stays attached to the trend.

Data in

The context required for comparison.

Oil analysis commonly provides system-level evidence, and the exact component source may remain unresolved. Particle-size response depends on the elemental method and sample preparation, so keep the laboratory method attached before interpreting a flat or rising metal trend.

Viscosity and lubricant condition
Water and contamination
Particle count and cleanliness code
Wear metals and elemental analysis
Ferrous density or PQ
Sample, lubricant and test metadata

What it can reveal

What the measurement can support.

Wear trend

Track comparable wear-metal and ferrous-debris results without assigning a source prematurely.

Contamination

Relate water, particles and environmental ingress to machine design and operating history.

Lubricant condition

Trend viscosity, oxidation, acid or base number and other applicable tests.

Particle distribution

Use cleanliness and particle information with sampling method and filtration context.

Report continuity

Normalize units, methods and lab formats so comparable results remain traceable.

System corroboration

Test whether system-level oil evidence is consistent with locally observed machine change.

How ConditionCore uses it

From source data to a qualified observation.

Wear metals, contamination, viscosity and lubricant degradation. This is system evidence that may not localize the source.

Ingest
Begin with an available sensor export or laboratory report, including PDF formats.
Verify
Structure tables and values, normalize units and flag uncertain fields for review.
Trend
Map the sample to its asset, lubricant, operating hours and comparable test history.
Correlate
Relate system-level wear or contamination to local vibration, thermal and ultrasonic evidence.

Common questions

Oil analysis, in practice.

See the controls required for a trustworthy comparison.

Can ConditionCore read oil-analysis PDFs?

A review can begin with an oil-analysis PDF. Report values and tables must remain linked to the original document and be verified before they are used in an assessment.

Can it ingest online oil-sensor data?

Supported sensor exports can be mapped to the same asset and timeline as laboratory samples, with source and method retained. The first review confirms the available format and transfer route.

Can oil analysis identify which component is wearing?

Usually not by itself. A shared sump can show rising iron-bearing material or contamination while remaining unable to localize the source or mechanism. Local vibration, thermal or ultrasonic evidence helps narrow the hypothesis.

First machine review

Start with the machine that is changing.

Share one changing asset and the files you already have. We will confirm what is usable, what remains uncertain and which next check is most valuable.

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