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ondition monitoring specialist company WearCheck has opened


a new laboratory in Kathu, South Africa. Kathu is consid- ered the iron ore capital of the Northern Cape province due to its numerous iron ore mines.


While for many years there has been a WearCheck office in Kathu where used oil samples could be dropped off, the nearest laboratory was in Johannesburg, where the samples were processed. However, now the samples are processed in Kathu, reducing turnaround time for local samples to 24 hours or less. Kathu laboratory is cre-


ated from three remodeled shipping containers to be flexible and accommodate


Management System (LIMS), which guarantees quality control,” WearCheck added. WearCheck also recently


WearCheck’s new laboratory. Pictured in the new laboratory are laboratory technicians Precious Mabaso (left) and Ntiyiso Masia (right). SOURCE | WEARCHECK


new industry developments in terms of equipment, while saving costs in building a permanent structure. WearCheck Managing


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Director, Neil Robinson, said, “While establishing a brick and mortar laboratory in certain locations is often hindered by the lack of basic


infrastructure, the container laboratories are relatively simple to place in areas with limited resources.” “Ensuring consistently


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accurate test results is critical; therefore, each mobile labora- tory remains connected to WearCheck South Africa Laboratory Information


relocated its Johannesburg laboratory, WSL (WearCheck Specialist Laboratory) as well as its dedicated divi- sions – Asset Reliability Care (ARC), transformer oil testing, water analysis and Lubricant- Enabled Reliability (LER) services – to a convenient, ultra-modern new location in Edenvale.


‘With all our services under


one roof, WearCheck Johan- nesburg is truly a one-stop hub for customers who make use of more than one of our condition monitor- ing programmes,’ said Neil Robinson.


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WearCheck specialises in a range of sophisticated condition monitoring techniques which help to boost the availability and reliability of machinery, thereby helping our customers to operate more efficiently and save money on maintenance costs.


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