MiniLab 53

The next generation MiniLab

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Confidence in Knowing
The MiniLab 53 provides trendable data on key machinery oil and hydraulic fluid
parameters for Condition Based Maintenance decisions.

It answers the questions:

 Is it the right oil?

 Is the oil clean?

 Is it dry?

 Is it still fit for use?

 Is the machine in good condition?

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Target applications for the Industrial Plant:

 Condition Based Maintenance

 QA Inspection of new oil

 Route based oil condition monitoring

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Condition Based Maintenance

Increase equipment availability

by reducing unexpected
downtime

 Early identification and trending of

machinery wear and failure modes
allows preventative maintenance before
catastrophic failure occurs.

 The MiniLab 53 makes it easy to

measure and trend the key oil
parameters necessary for optimizing
Machinery HealthTM

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Condition Based Maintenance

Reduce maintenance costs:

 Extend component lifetime
through effective contamination
control
 Proactively schedule
maintenance based on the
predictive analytics of machine
wear, rather than reacting to
unexpected component failure
 Extend oil drain intervals based
on oil chemistry

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CBM & Quality Assurance of new oil

Verify new oil is the right oil and fit for use

Portable Viscometer and Infrared

Spectrometer allow:
 In-service testing at the machine
• Download Oil Routes from AMS

 QA testing of new oil at the receiving dock

 Verify actual viscosity is within viscosity
grade specification
 Measure water contamination in new oil
 Use Validate function to confirm the oil is
the right formulation (chemistry and proper
additive pack)

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Fast, simple and easy to use

 Comprehensive oil analysis in less than 10

minutes
 Operated by plant staff, no chemist required
 Easy to interpret results and maintenance actions
 Generates sample and trend reports automatically
 Color coded alarm limits prompt maintenance
actions
 Easy sample preparation

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MiniLab 53 consists of
 Q230
 Q1100
 Q3050
 AMS LIMS
 Sample preparation
equipment and Consumables
for 100 samples

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 Standard FluidScan Range New extended range:
Dissolved water measurement Dissolved water measurement
~50 ppm to saturation limit and
(oil specific) Free water measurement:
>0.1-6.5%
saturation (1,000 - 65,000 ppm)
For machinery oils.

~50 ppm 1,000 10,000 65,000

Powerful new capability:

 Total water analysis
 Dissolved water analysis

…see FluidScan Q1100 application note for a

detailed explanation

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Easy sample preparation

Test 1: Chemistry and Water

Homogenize sample, pipette 2 drops
onto FluidScan
 Homogenization finely disperses
free water so it can be accurately
measured by the FluidScan

Test 2: Viscosity
 Pipette oil sample , Drop 60 uL into
viscometer with positive displacement
pipette
 Not homogenized

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Easy sample preparation
Test 3: Particle Count and Wear
 Not homogenized
 Dilute sample with solvent
(Max viscosity undiluted is 320 cSt)
 Shake 30 sec by hand
 30 sec. in ultrasound to remove bubbles, then test

Dilute Shake Ultrasound Test

Sample by hand (deaeration)

Simple standard dilution 4.5 to 1

By using 10 ml solvent and sample filled to 2nd
line of ASP bottle
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MiniLab 53

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 MiniLab 53 test & parameters
• Particle Count & ISO codes
• Additional non-metallic
Particle Count & size
distribution

• Total Ferrous content, ppm

• Ferrous Particle Count & size

distribution

• Wear classifier
• Wear particle images,
particle counts & size
distribution for each wear
class:
• Cutting, sliding,
fatigue, fibers, and
non-metallics (oxides)
Test 3
Contamination and Ferrous Wear

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MiniLab 53 test & parameters

40C
Kinematic
viscosity

Test 2
Viscosity

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MiniLab 53 test & parameters

• Total Acid
Number (TAN)
• Oxidation
• Water

For machinery oils

Test 1
Chemistry and Water

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 MiniLab 53 test & parameters

• Total Base • Total Acid

Number (TBN) Number (TAN)
• Water • Oxidation
• Soot • Water
• Oxidation
• Sulfation Test 1
Chemistry and Water
• Nitration…

For engine oils such

as in diesel
generators
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 MiniLab 53 test & parameters
• Particle Count & ISO codes
• Total Ferrous content, ppm

• Non-metallic Particle Count

& size distribution
• Ferrous Particle Count &
size distribution

• Wear classifier
• Wear particle images,
particle counts & size • Total Acid
distribution for each Number (TAN)
wear class: • Oxidation
• Cutting, sliding, • Water
fatigue, fibers, and
40C
non-metallics
Kinematic
(oxides).
viscosity

Comprehensive analysis of machinery oils and hydraulic fluids

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Excellent repeatability of measurements for trending
Analytical Range Repeatability

Particle Count 4 um-100um ± 6% RSD

Total Ferrous 10 - 2,000 ppm ± 5% RSD

Ferrous 25-100 um ± 5% RSD

Particle Count

Viscosity 1-320 cSt at 40C ± 3% RSD

320-700 cSt ± 5% RSD
TAN 0-6 mg KOH/g ± 3% RSD
Oxidation 0-3 abs/mm2 ± 3% RSD
Water- dissolved 100 ppm-saturation ± 6% RSD
- free water 0.1-6.5% ± 25% RSD
(1,000-65,000 ppm)

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5200 Minilab to MiniLab 53

5200 end of life.

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MiniLab 53 to 5200 comparison
Chemistry and viscosity

5200 MiniLab 53
Dielectric of oil: Indication of degradation of Total Acid Number (TAN) and Oxidation for machinery
oil chemistry, or contamination. oils, TBN and other parameters for engine oils.

Dynamic viscosity measured at ambient True kinematic viscosity measured at 40C

temperature with calculated V40C value

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 MiniLab 53 to 5200 comparison

Contamination

5200 MiniLab 53
Liquid: Test 1 reflects changes in glycol Measurement of dissolved water up to the
contamination, Test 2 measures emulsified saturation limit plus free water from 0.1-6.5% for
water industrial library machinery oils

Particle contamination measured with light Particle contamination measured with the LNF
blockage Particle Counter. Saturation Particle Counter. Saturation 5,000,000
16,000 particles/ml particle/ml

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MiniLab 53 to 5200 comparison
5200
Wear is measured by the Test 2 Time
Resolved Dielectric
Parameters of Fe Index,Large Fe. Not
calibrated-trending only
WDA with optional WDA module and
microscope/camera
Wear
MiniLab 53
Wear is measured by the Ferrous Monitor and LNF
Wear Classification
Wear Particle Classification, Count & Size distribution
provided by the LNF.
Total Ferrous, ppm. Validation standard provided
Fe particle Count & Size distribution for all Fe>25u
LNF Wear Image bitmaps for 5 categories of particles
(cutting,sliding,fatique,non metallic,fibers).
WDA with optional WDA module and
microscope/camera/patchmaker
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MiniLab 53 and AMS 5.61

 MiniLab 53 is controlled from

the Spectro Scientific tab in
AMS 5.61 LIMS module
 It provides seamless integration
of measurements to the AMS
OilView database via the LIMS
module
 Simple User Interface and
operation

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Spectro Scientific tab operation

 Create sample in
Oilview (A)
 Select ‘Start’ button
below the instrument
image. (B)
 Follow directions in text (A) (C)
box to run sample (C)
(B) (D)
 Select ‘Save’ on
instrument to push data
back into Oilview (D)
May process samples on all 3
Tests simultaneously

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Results

 Results displayed on Spectro

Scientific page and stored in
Oilview Sample record
 Oil reference data
associated with that A/E/P is
displayed

Results Reference
data

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Reports

 Data viewed and printed in standard OilView reports:

 ‘Sample’
 ‘Trivector’
 ‘Trend‘ reports

 New report:
 SpectroSci Trend Report

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The MiniLab 53 delivers comprehensive on-site oil
analysis, providing immediate actionable results,
saving time and reducing costs.

Increase equipment availability

Reduce maintenance costs
Verify new oil is the right oil and fit for use

Fast, simple and easy to use

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Additional Information…

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Spectro Scientific AP & AL sets

 Spectro examples in A16

 View/print Trend and
Sample Reports of
SpectroSci MiniLab 53
parameters
 Spectro Sci Analysis
Parameter (AP) sets
 Spectro Sci Alarm Limits
(AL) sets

Spectro Scientific AP & AL sets with examples using

SpectoSci parameters

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Installation

Installation by SpectroSci certified Service Engineer:

 Recommend 4 day Installation & Training
-less only if experienced OilView user
 Setup- best practice
 Obtain New Oil TAN & Water titration values and have new oils on
hand at installation
 Use “Add New User Fluids”
 Enter Lab TAN/Water values into FluidScan as offsets for best
correlation to lab values and accuracy
 Enter the generated substance ID’s into OilView to link OilView
Ref Oil and FluidScan libraries

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Field upgradeable

 Existing Q230, Q1100 and Q3050 units can be upgraded with

software/firmware to achieve AMS integration
 End users can upgrade older software to AMS 5.61 compatible version by
contacting Spectro Scientific: support@spectrosci.com +1 978-431-1130

 The Q230/ Q1100/Q3050 can be

ordered separately and interfaced
alone with AMS OilView LIMS
 Field upgrade to full MiniLab 53 later
with upgrade hardware
 Tray assembly with USB hub and
Q1100/Q3050 power supplies

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 FAQs -Cost of Consumables
Comparison to 5200

cost per oil sample 5200 MiniLab 53

10 cc syringe 0.6
30 cc syringe 1.58
sample bottles 0.96
MiniLab Consumables Kit
per sample 3.33

lamp oil, 60 ml, @$20/liter

(Sigma-Aldrich) 60 ml: 1.2 20 ml: 0.4

total $4.34 $3.73

21% less consumables cost with MiniLab 53 compared to 5200 Minilab

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Optional WDA per sample costs are equal, although WDA usage typically
higher on 5200 Minilab
ML53 Consumables: bottle+10cc syringe + disposable pipette tip and cleaning pads
Available as ‘Consumables Kit’ , package of 500
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FAQs –Validation Standards included

LNF-509 Calibration Check Fluid 2806

LNF-545 Ferrous Validation Standard

for Magnetometer
- Total Ferrous Content, nominal 100 ppm
- Large Ferrous particle count, nominal 42
uM particles

FL311 FluidScan Check Fluid

PV1025 Visc 30 standard

PV1026 Visc120 standard

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Oil analysis techniques Proactive - Predictive

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Soot/Carbon

The LNF calculates

transmittance from
absorbance through the
sample from which a
calibrated soot
percentage is derived
and can report
accurately down to 0.01
% (+/- 0.005%).

Same methodology as
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Contamination and Ferrous Wear
Q230 LNF Particle Counter, Wear classifier, and Ferrous
Monitor

■ Direct Imaging particle counter which provides total

Particle Count and ISO Codes per ISO 4406 (others
codes User selectable)
■ Error corrections for water and air bubbles.

■ Automatic Wear Classification provides images of wear

particles, and particle counts & size distribution for
particles > 20 microns for categories of cutting, sliding,
and fatigue wear; nonmetallic and fibers
■ Determines wear mode and potential source in
machinery

■ Ferrous Monitor measures Total ferrous down to 10 ppm,

and provides Fe particle count size distribution for all Fe
particles >25um

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Chemistry, water and viscosity

■ FluidScan is an Infrared Spectrometer that

measures water contamination and changes in
oil chemistry It is also used to Validate the
identity of new oil.

■ SpectroVisc Q3050 is a 40C kinematic

viscometer which determines viscosity by
measuring the elapsed time for fluid to pass
between optical sensors.

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New Report- parameters

Seven Charts:
 Total Ferrous, ppm
 Large Ferrous , >25u
particle count
 Large Wear Counts
 Fatique,Cutting,Sliding
>50
 ISO Code Plots (>4,6,14)
 Water, ppm
 Viscosity 40C
 TAN and TBN
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New Report- Spectro Scientific Trend

 New “Spectro Scientific

Trend” report for key
parameters
 Provides multiple AP
trending on single chart
 Allows selection of which
samples to plot in trend
report
 For example, can select
quarterly sample results for
trend

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