Grease Testing Equipment
Grease Testing Equipment
Lubricating greases are among the most complex and application-critical products in the petroleum industry. Unlike fluid lubricants, greases must simultaneously retain their structural consistency under mechanical working, release base oil effectively at the lubrication point, resist water washout and spray, maintain performance across extreme temperature ranges, and protect metal surfaces from wear, corrosion, and fretting damage. The precise physical, chemical, and tribological characterization of lubricating greases is therefore essential for formulation development, quality control, and specification compliance.
Torontech's lubricating grease testing equipment portfolio is the most comprehensive available from a single petroleum testing specialist. With 32 dedicated instruments spanning consistency and penetration, dropping point, oxidation stability, oil separation, water resistance, evaporation loss, corrosion protection, tribological performance, bearing leakage, low-temperature torque, and particle contamination analysis, Torontech provides grease testing laboratories with a complete, standards-compliant analytical capability aligned with ASTM, IP, NLGI, and ISO requirements.
Application
Torontech's lubricating grease testing instruments are applied across the full range of grease development, production, and quality assurance activities:
- NLGI grade certification: Cone penetration testing (TT-217 / TT-217Z, ASTM D217) combined with grease working (TT-217G / TT-217GS) determines NLGI consistency grade — the fundamental classification parameter for all lubricating greases from NLGI 000 to NLGI 6.
- Automotive wheel bearing greases: Dropping point (TT-566 / TT-2265 / TT-2265Z), water washout (TT-1264, ASTM D1264), water spray resistance (TT-4049, ASTM D4049), and bearing leakage (TT-1263, ASTM D1263 / TT-4290, ASTM D4290) testing for automotive chassis and wheel bearing grease qualification.
- High-temperature greases: High temperature dropping point apparatus (TT-2265, ASTM D2265) and wide temperature range evaporation loss tester (TT-2595, ASTM D2595) characterize complex soap, polyurea, and synthetic greases operating above 200°C.
- Extreme pressure and load-carrying performance: Four-ball wear and EP testing (TT-2783Z, ASTM D2266 / D2596), Timken OK load (TT-2509, ASTM D2509), and universal friction and wear testing define the tribological performance envelope of EP-grade industrial and automotive greases.
- Fretting wear protection: The TT-4170 fretting wear protection tester (ASTM D4170) evaluates grease performance under small-amplitude oscillatory motion — a critical parameter for greased rolling element bearings subject to vibration during transportation or standstill.
- EMCOR bearing rust protection: The EMCOR grease testing machine (TT-6138, IP 220) evaluates the rust-inhibiting properties of grease in rolling element bearings exposed to water contamination — a key test for industrial and automotive bearing grease approvals.
- Oil separation and bleed characterization: Three complementary oil separation instruments (TT-392, TT-6184, TT-1742) measure grease bleed rate under static and centrifuge conditions — a critical property for determining grease reservoir performance in sealed bearings.
- Particle contamination analysis: The ToronPQI™ particle quantifier instrument detects ferrous and non-ferrous particle contamination in used greases, supporting condition monitoring of grease-lubricated equipment.
Why Choose Torontech's Series for Your Grease Testing?
Torontech's lubricating grease testing portfolio is the most complete available for industrial and automotive grease laboratories:
- Unrivalled Consistency Testing: Three penetration instruments (manual TT-217, automatic TT-217Z) combined with two motorized grease worker models (TT-217G, TT-217GS) provide the most comprehensive NLGI penetration and worked stability testing platform available — essential for NLGI grade certification and quality control of the full consistency range from fluid greases to block greases.
- Multi-Temperature Dropping Point: Torontech offers three dropping point instruments spanning the full temperature range: standard TT-566 (ASTM D566, up to ~260°C), high-temperature TT-2265, and fully automatic TT-2265Z (ASTM D2265, up to 350°C+) — covering lithium, calcium, polyurea, and complex soap greases including modern high-performance synthetic grease formulations.
- Complete Water Resistance Testing: Water spray resistance (TT-4049), water washout (TT-1264), and moisture content by Karl Fischer titration (TT-6304 / TT-203) together provide a complete water resistance assessment for greases used in wet or wash-down environments.
- Full Tribology Suite: Four-ball (TT-2783Z), Timken (TT-2509), fretting wear (TT-4170), EMCOR bearing rust (TT-6138), and universal friction and wear (TT-LubeTW1000) — no other single supplier provides a more complete tribological grease testing capability under one portfolio.
- Particle Monitoring Capability: The ToronPQI™ particle quantifier adds in-service grease condition monitoring capability to the portfolio, enabling laboratories to combine manufacturing quality control with field equipment health monitoring services.
How to Choose: Grease Instrument Comparison
Use the table below to identify the Torontech instruments that match your lubricating grease testing needs:
| Instrument | Model | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Coulometric Karl-Fischer Titration Tester | TT-6304 | ASTM D6304 |
| Volumetric Karl Fischer Moisture Titrator | TT-203 | ASTM D1533 |
| Water Spray for Lubricating Grease | TT-4049 | ASTM D4049 |
| Water Washout Characteristics of Lubricating Grease | TT-1264 | ASTM D1264 |
| Greases Oxidation Stability Apparatus | TT-942Z | ASTM D942 |
| X-ray Fluorescence Sulfur Content Apparatus | TT-4294 | ASTM D4294 |
| Evaporation Loss for Lubricating Grease | TT-972 | ASTM D972 |
| Grease Wide Temperature Range Evaporation Loss Tester | TT-2595 | ASTM D2595 |
| Corrosion Preventive Properties of Lubricating Greases | TT-1743 | ASTM D1743 |
| Lubricating Grease Dropping Point Tester | TT-566 | ASTM D566 |
| High Temperature Dropping Point Apparatus | TT-2265 | ASTM D2265 |
| Automatic High Temperature Dropping Point Apparatus | TT-2265Z | ASTM D2265 |
| Grease Separation Apparatus | TT-392 | ASTM D1742 |
| Oil Separation Apparatus for Grease | TT-6184 | IP 121 |
| Oil Separation of Lubricating Grease | TT-1742 | ASTM D1742 |
| Manual Cone Penetration for Petroleum Products | TT-217 | ASTM D217 |
| Automatic Penetration Tester | TT-217Z | ASTM D217 |
| Motorized Grease Worker | TT-217G | ASTM D217 |
| Motorized Grease Worker | TT-217GS | ASTM D217 |
| Roll Stability Apparatus for Lubricating Grease | TT-1831 | ASTM D1831 |
| Deleterious Particles Determination Apparatus | TT-1404 | ASTM D1404 |
| EMCOR Grease Testing Machine | TT-6138 | IP 220 |
| Universal Friction and Wear Tester | TT-LubeTW1000 | ASTM G99 |
| Fretting Wear Protection Tester | TT-4170 | ASTM D4170 |
| Timken Load Tester | TT-2509 | ASTM D2509 |
| Automatic Four Ball Wear Tester | TT-2783Z | ASTM D2266 |
| ICP for Used Lube Oils | TT-5185 | ASTM D5185 |
| Flame Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer | TT-AAS | ASTM D3120 |
| Leakage Tendencies of Automotive Wheel Bearing Greases | TT-1263 | ASTM D1263 |
| Apparatus for Leakage Tendencies of Automotive Bearing Grease | TT-4290 | ASTM D4290 |
| Low-Temperature Torque Tester | TT-1478 | ASTM D1478 |
| Particle Quantifier Instrument ToronPQI™ Series | ToronPQI™ | ISO 4406 |
