S∙O∙SSM Laboratory
Take a look inside your machine with S∙O∙SSM oil analysis!
The S•O•SSM Fluids Analysis Laboratory started operating on the premises of Borusan Cat Kazakhstan in Karaganda in 2008. It provides valuable insights and recommendations about the condition of equipment by analyzing fluid samples.
These findings reveal excessive wear, deterioration and contamination of fluids, and provided recommendations help to take timely actions to prevent failures, avoid costly repairs and reduce downtime.
Regular monitoring of oil condition helps maximize the capacity and availability of your machines and improves your bottom line.
Services
Oil analysis services are not limited to Cat® equipment and oils only.
The laboratory holds all the Caterpillar® documents required for interpretation of test results as well as documents from the following equipment producers: Komatsu, Detroit, Cummins, Allison, Terex / Bucyrus, John Deere, Liebherr, Perkins, Wartsila, GE Jenbacher, Deutz, Ariel Turbomeca, Guascor, Waukesha, Toro and some others.
Laboratory equipment used to make tests is annually checked by the relevant certification authorities.
Oil analysis includes the following:
- Analysis of wear metals and oil additives (ASTM D5185)
- Oil condition analysis (for soot, oxidation, sulphation and nitration – ASTM E2412-04)
- Analysis of contaminants (water (NTSL-022), antifreeze (ASTM D 2982-98), fuel (ASTM D3278)).
- Analysis of cleanliness (ISO4406, GOST 17216).
- Base number analysis (ASTM E2412).
- Viscosity analysis (ASTM D7279-06).
Your S∙O∙SSM report will be emailed to you in a PDF file within 72 hours after the samples are received by the laboratory.
Caterpillar® S∙O∙SSM Services Manager software is used to register, interpret and generate S∙O∙SSM Fluids Analysis reports.
Certification
Thanks to the efforts of our dedicated staff, the S∙O∙SSM laboratory in Karaganda successfully passed the Assessment of Measurement Conditions by the National Center for Expertise and Certification in July 2021. It obtained a certificate attesting to its compliance with all the conditions required for performing the oil analysis.
Our striving towards excellency and continuous development over many years has been producing new and valuable results for the company. We have proved it once again by obtaining this rigorous certification and enabled our company to make a big step forward!
For more information or if you have any questions, please call 8 (800) 080-02-28 toll free in Kazakhstan.
To view your archived and current S∙O∙SSM reports, please visit S∙O∙SSM Services Web.
