The new Spectroil Q¹⁰⁰ was designed from the ground up with the user, the application, and the in-service oil analysis laboratory in mind. It uses the same technology and design concepts that Spectro has successfully applied over the years to the Spectroil M family of spectrometers. It is the next step in design and performance using the most up-to-date solid-state electronics and optical systems. Spectroil Q¹⁰⁰ also fulfills the requirements of ASTM D6595 Standard Method for determination of wear metals and contaminants in used lubricating oils or hydraulic fluids by rotating disc electrode (RDE) atomic emission spectrometry.

Spectro says “the Spectroil Q100 is the ideal spectrometer for the in-service oil analysis laboratory because technology has made it smaller and the addition of an innovative CCD optical system has made it more flexible for even the most exotic in-service oil analysis applications. The standard configuration is equipped and calibrated for 22 wear metals, contaminants and additives. Additional elements can be added at any time, even in the field and if your application suddenly calls for unusual elements such as niobium, lithium or rhodium. An external computer with current Windows software controls the system. The additional capability to analyse engine coolants is available as an option.”

Spectro is a high technology company that has specialised for almost 30 years in the development of instruments for machine condition monitoring based on oil and fuel analysis. Its sole focus has been to design and market instruments optimised for one application, rather than general-purpose instruments that can be used for a variety of applications. All Spectroils are easy to use, reliable and the workhorses of oil analysis laboratories that require the rapid analysis of wear metals, contaminants and additives in lubricants. It measures trace quantities of elements dissolved or suspended as fine particles in natural or synthetic petroleum based products using the time-tested and RDE technique. Spectro continually innovates both by inventing new products and by enhancing existing ones in response to customers’ needs for more capabilities or automation.