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REAL Services
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Company Information
BACKGROUND:
In the early 1970's under a research
contract for the United States Navy, an objective was mandated to
develop a more accurate diagnostic method for determining abnormal
wear conditions in shipboard equipment. Initial interest was in
accurate determination of wear condition of jet turbines and
submarines which do not have easy access to repair facilities. The
researches succeeded, and the technology was call
Ferrography.
Development of Ferrography continued in
the private sector over the next ten years and was eventually obtained
by BP America (formerly Standard Oil of Ohio; SOHIO) in 1984. An
extensive program to improve techniques and the technology resulted in
successful demonstrations of the technologies' capabilities in various
refineries and chemical plants. In 1985, the technology was
commercialized and
serves a wide variety of industries.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
REAL Services is the most comprehensive PdM Laboratory with practical experience relating Equipment Particle
Analysis (Ferrography; EPA),
Used Lubricant Analysis (ULA),
Thermography and related documentation necessary for conducting your
comprehensive PdM Program. The only commercial
laboratory services
offering, training in ULA and EPA interpretation, significance of
data, sampling training, supplies and accessories for industry and
academia. Customer Care, PdM Analysts, Technical Sales and Laboratory
Technicians have experience since 1985 in testing, analyzing,
and resolving questions about your equipment from
over a million tests performed on a wide variety of components. Technical Sales Representatives are
experienced for your specific industry and have experience from around
the world to provide on-site or remote trouble shooting right when and where your need them
most.
CAPABILITIES:
REAL Services' PdM is
Non-Destructive testing techniques employing, photo and optical
microscopy technique to evaluate the Size, Shape, Composition and
Concentration of equipment particles in any lubricant medium,
including grease independent of whether it is a Hydrocarbon,
Synthetic-Hydrocarbon, Non-Hydrocarbon, Water Based Lubricant or
Grease. These technologies are the most sensitive non-intrusive
methods to determine equipment condition and works particularly well
with other technologies such as thermography and vibration. REAL Services
capabilities include a wide variety of
other testing for
lubricants and fluids
following and adhering to ASTM, FTM
and ISO Standards and protocols.
Documented customer equipment
SAVES and
reduced downtime/repair costs demonstrate a typical 10:1
return on
investment for each maintenance dollar spent on testing &
analysis.
REAL Services is a leader in providing advanced, timely,
orderly and low cost and rewarding predictive maintenance information to domestic
Fortune 1000 companies. Utilizing a unique "Customer Care" concept is
one of our many strengths, resulting in reduced costs and increased
productivity for both our Benefactors and REAL Services.
REAL Services
has offices, laboratory and training facility located in Cuyahoga
Falls, Ohio. REAL Services has a policy of being
environmentally contentious. In efforts to minimize waste and
control costs all data is transmitted electronically, other waste,
including used oil, is recycled by companies that are certified by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and as complying with the
strictest state and/or Federal guidelines for recycling of these
materials.
DEDICATION:
Since its inception,
REAL Services
has been locally owned and operated by the same leadership team, building a PdM relational database of equipment information and test
results. This "Table Of Standards™"
(TOS) of all data is categorized by manufacturer, model, component
type, lubricant type, industry, location, etc., and can be sorted and
evaluated as to wear characteristics and patterns for specific
component to make the most accurate predictive and proactive asset
management program available today. |
