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Additive Depletion: When Oil Runs on Empty

Additive Depletion: When Oil Runs on Empty

By WearCheck • 18 October 2026

Specialist condition monitoring company, WearCheck, continues the discussion around oil condition - the...

When maintenance systems replace reliability

When maintenance systems replace reliability

By WearCheck • 23 September 2026

Asset reliability and condition monitoring form a major part of WearCheck’s business. Through its Asset...

Electrostatic Spark Discharge: When Static Strikes Back

Electrostatic Spark Discharge: When Static Strikes Back

By WearCheck • 23 September 2026

Electrostatic spark discharge plays a significant role in compromising oil condition. It is the focus of the...

Microdieseling: The Explosions You Never Hear

Microdieseling: The Explosions You Never Hear

By WearCheck • 3 September 2026

This edition of WearCheck’s “When Good Oils Go Bad” series gives insight into microdieseling. There’s...

Rise of Condition Monitoring in South African Aviation

Rise of Condition Monitoring in South African Aviation

By WearCheck • 24 August 2026

WearCheck has been helping to safeguard aircraft engine reliability through advanced condition monitoring and...

WearCheck to demonstrate at Electra Mining 2026

WearCheck to demonstrate at Electra Mining 2026

By WearCheck • 24 August 2026

Electra Mining Africa 2026 delegates can explore how modern condition monitoring technologies are helping...

Thermal Breakdown: When Oil Can’t Take the Heat

Thermal Breakdown: When Oil Can’t Take the Heat

By WearCheck • 24 August 2026

The fourth article in WearCheck’s “When Good Oils Go Bad” series takes an in-depth look at thermal...

Nitration: The Acid You Didn’t See Coming

Nitration: The Acid You Didn’t See Coming

By WearCheck • 22 July 2026

Wearchecks “When Good Oils Go Bad” features a discussion around nitration.

Wearcheck: Oxidation: When Oil Gets Old

Wearcheck: Oxidation: When Oil Gets Old

By WearCheck • 30 June 2026

Oxidation is one of the most common chemical reactions we encounter in everyday life.

Wearcheck: When Good Oils Go Bad Part 1

Wearcheck: When Good Oils Go Bad Part 1

By WearCheck • 7 June 2026

Bonsai trees mature into highly valued works of art and even acoustic guitars and violins are said to improve...

WearCheck strengthens onsite sampling capabilities

WearCheck strengthens onsite sampling capabilities

By WearCheck • 2 May 2026

The precise accuracy of taking an oil sample from a machine component is one of the most critically important...

Technical Bulletin 95: Oil Analysis: corrective action

Technical Bulletin 95: Oil Analysis: corrective action

By WearCheck • 4 April 2026

The majority of organisations implementing oil analysis face the challenge of maximising operational cost...

New WearCheck agent in East Africa

New WearCheck agent in East Africa

By WearCheck • 4 April 2026

Condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, recently teamed up with Tanzania-based condition...

Grid-tied renewables still need old-school reliability

Grid-tied renewables still need old-school reliability

By WearCheck • 29 March 2026

South Africa’s wind and solar build-out is accelerating, but the novel assets that quietly convert...