Oil & Fluid Testing

Too often, people think they know how to solve your problems before they’ve taken the time to fully understand them. But when they do that, they miss opportunities to learn valuable—even critical—information. And you’re left “flying blind.”

At Trucent, we know that you are the expert on your day-to-day challenges.  That’s why every Trucent solution begins with a conversation. Our engineers come out to your site (at no cost and with no obligation) to walk your entire process with you, sampling your fluids at every important stage along the way, and learning from your experience. 

Then we come back to our lab with our notes and your samples and design a custom solution that makes sense for your needs—not one built to some generic “best” spec, but instead the solution that’s best for your plant, your people, and your product.

Complete Performance Testing

After we’ve learned as much as possible from talking to you and walking your process, we learn as much more as we can in our lab. Using our proprietary analytical techniques, we deliver reliable, accurate information quickly—along with quality recommendations—so that you can act on that information as soon as possible to maximize your process performance.

The Trucent Laboratory provides complete analytical and performance testing for all industrial fluids (e.g., oil, lubes, coolants for numerous applications, etc.), as well as petroleum- and biological-based oil extraction development (i.e., corn oil extraction in ethanol production plants). Not only can we help you determine where problems have crept in, but we can also design workflows, equipment combinations, and processes that will help keep your processes running smoothly.

Available tests and analyses include (but are not limited to): 

Water-Based Fluid Services

• Total Oil Analysis
• Free Oil Analysis
• Total Solids 
• Total Dissolved Solids
• Total Ash
• Particle Count (ISO 4406)
• Particle Distribution
• Conductivity
• pH
• Brix Refractive Index 
• Total Bacteria/Fungus
• Water Hardness
• Foam Test
• Aluminum Staining
• Emulsion Stability
• Rust Testing
• Specific Gravity

Straight Oil Services

• Moisture Testing
• Viscosity Testing
• Particle Count (ISO 4406)
• Particle Distribution
• Total Acid Number (TAN)
• Specific Gravity

Corn Oil Services

• Moisture Testing
• Particle Distribution
• Free Fatty Acids
• Carotenoid Analysis
• MAGs/DAGs/TAGs
• FAMES
• Specific Gravity
• Total Suspended Solids

Corn Syrup Services

• Total Oil Analysis
• Free Oil Analysis
• Total Solids
• Total Suspended Solids
• Total Dissolved Solids
• Total Ash
• Moisture Testing
• Viscosity Testing
• Particle Distribution
• Conductivity
• pH
• Sugar Analysis
• Microscope Analysis

Using the Right Tools to do the Right Job

At Trucent, we apply a proven process-oriented approach to fluid filtration, separation, and purification. We’ve spent decades building diverse teams with deep knowledge of fluid separation, ethanol and corn oil extraction, food and beverage purification, and plant process optimization. Our teams aren’t just equipment experts, but also industry experts, process experts, and experts in the underlying chemistry and physics of fluid separation. We work together to find the right intervention, use the right technology, and match it to the right application. No one else offers this comprehensive level of service.

Every solution begins with a conversation. Contact us today to get one started and get a step closer to reliably meeting your goals.