Scientific oil analysis, transformer oil analysis, reliability services and water testing & analysis – these are some of the condition monitoring techniques that WearCheck will showcase at the 2025 Investing in Africa Mining Indaba taking place at the ICC in Cape Town from 3 to 6 February.
WearCheck laboratory technicians Precious Mabaso (left) and Ntiyiso Masia processing transformer oil samples in the Johannesburg transformer laboratory.
As a specialist condition monitoring company, WearCheck offers a range predictive maintenance methodologies, products and services that benefit the mining and other industries across Africa.
At WearCheck’s stand, hosted by Marketing Manager, Vanessa Evans, a team of technical experts will demonstrate some of the company’s world-class technology-based solutions.
Evans says, “Mining Indaba visitors form a key target audience for us, as we can show them exactly how our tried-and-tested condition monitoring techniques can enhance their operations. This applies to potential new customers as well as our long-term clients – it is an opportunity for us to share the most up-to-date technology and our most innovative solutions.
“Our team always enjoys the chance to meet up with customers in person, many of whom have been with WearCheck for so long (some of them since the company was established 48 years ago), that they are more like old friends than clients.”
WearCheck’s core service is the scientific analysis of used oil, fuel and other fluids. This process entails analysing fluid samples from machinery or equipment for trace particles, which can indicate a particular component that could be suffering unusual wear patterns. Specialist diagnosticians then assess the results and propose a course of remedial action, if it is required.
The company has expanded to offer additional predictive maintenance techniques, which are selected to serve each client’s condition monitoring programme based on the machinery and components being monitored. Among its services WearCheck offers asset reliability care (ARC) services, transformer chemistry services and advanced field services (AFS), such as non-destructive testing (NDT), technical compliance (TC) and rope condition assessment. WearCheck also offers lubrication-enabled reliability (LER), providing clients with bespoke solutions to ensure their lubrication systems are well managed, efficient and cost-effective.
It offers scientific water analysis services as well, through its water division. The water division undertakes analyses of the quality of wastewater, groundwater and surface water in areas surrounding mining and exploration sites. It caters to various needs including, for example, ensuring that effluent/wastewater is compliant and safe for disposal, in terms of municipal by-laws and environmental safety standards which govern the safe disposal of wastewater into streams and rivers.
Additionally, ground and surface water quality analysis allows for determination of water safety for use in equipment, or for drinking, washing and other purposes.
For more information visit: www.wearcheck.co.za
