- ISO 17025 laboratory quality system
- Industry-specific testing packages
- Flexible sample registration options
- Expedient freight options
- Next day laboratory turnaround
- Convenient and flexible reporting options
- Sample Rank™ results evaluation
- myLab™ online data management toolkit
- Reliability consulting services
- Four laboratories across North America and 40+ years experience
- Professional training seminars
- Customer Care toll-free support
Fluid Life Lab Services
Laboratory Testing
Fluid Life offers a variety of individual tests for oils, antifreeze (engine coolants), fuels, and specialty fluids.
Industry Specific Test Packages
We offer specially designed industry specific test packages to support your equipment reliability needs.
Sampling Resources
Sample Kits
Sample kits are typically sold in packages of ten. Each sample kit includes:
- Leak resistant white outer mailer bag with Fluid Life address.
- Sterile white test sample bottle.
- Testing and analysis of the sample itself.
Order online at Order Desk or call toll free 1-877-962-2400.
Shipping Samples
Fluid Life offers an easy and convenient way of getting your samples to one of our labs.
- Fluid Life offers prepaid mailers with delivery standards of one to two days.
- Customers also have the option to use the courier or shipping method of their choice. When shipping fuel samples, please contact your shipping provider for the stipulations and regulations of that shipping company.
Shipping Diesel Fuel
Diesel fuel is considered a regulated substance in both Canada and the United States and is therefore subject to various regulations. Diesel fuel CANNOT be shipped via AIR. Diesel shipped via ground must be shipped in an approved container:
- CANADA – metal containers
- USA – metal containers or reinforced plastic container
Contact our Order Desk at 877-962-2400 if you need to order the right container to ship your diesel fuel sample.
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Samples can be couriered or shipped to one of our four locations. Samples should be shipped to the nearest location unless instructed otherwise.
Fluid Life Locations
- Western Canada: 4371 Savaryn Drive SW, Edmonton AB T6X 2E8
- Eastern Canada: 95 Copernicus Blvd. Brantford, ON N3P 1 N4
- Northern USA: 9555 James Ave S #210, Bloomington, MN 55431
- Southern USA: 3710 W Royal Ln #145, Irving, TX 75063
Sampling Hardware
Selecting an optimum sample point is the first step in any successful oil analysis program. The correct sample point ensures any sample drawn is representative of the system. Fluid Life offers a selection of premium sample ports, valves, fittings, and pumps, providing a complete range of tools and collection devices that make sample taking easy and effective.
Click here to view our available sampling hardware options.
Sampling Procedures
The key to a successful oil analysis program is to first establish the ‘normal’ baseline for a given asset. Every asset may have its own unique conditions for maintenance and operations, and determining its typical levels of contamination and wear help identify when those levels become abnormal.
Consistent sampling at regular intervals, utilizing a repeatable procedure, will reduce the noise within the data to make it easier to spot any deviations from normal results, providing the earliest, and proper, notification of necessary action.
Fluid Life has developed a number of sampling procedures to support various sampling situations. Our Resource Center contains articles outlining the various options.
Sample Registration
Fluid Life offers three methods for registering your samples:
- Mobile App
- You can scan an equipment tag, scan VIN/PIN number or search for a unit in the myLab Mobile App.
- Web Registration
- Setup samples within myLab from your computer or smart phone’s browser. There are two ways to manage sample registration via the web portal: scan or print label methods.
- Sample Card Form
- Manual sample setup using paper card or preprinted on white outer containment bag.
Fluid Analysis Program Guide
Get your copy of the Fluid Life Fluid Analysis Program Guide. Covered in this 12-page quick reference guide are topics such as:
- Sample collection, registration, and shipping
- The myLab web portal, and
- Report interpretation
(For French version, click here.)
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