Lubricants & Greases

QinetiQ offers an independent and comprehensive lubricant and grease capability.

Access to technical expertise within QinetiQ can be employed to investigate lubrication failures or select the correct fluid for an application and formulate real world solutions for your applications.

• Comprehensive range of Industry Standard laboratory tests
• Development of new test and evaluation methods
• Lubricant related investigations and consultancy
• Oil condition monitoring
• Lubricant quality and testing
• Product application advice
• Trouble shooting for lubricants and greases

• Reduced through life costs
• Reduced consumption
• Environmental improvements
• Improved reliability

Lubrication Engineering
Our knowledge and expertise can provide solutions to enable you to understand and operate your lubrication systems more effectively.

• Detailed failure analysis of critical components
• Laboratory studies to investigate specific lubrication and wear issues
• Comprehensive consultancy service
• Physical modelling of lubricated contacts
• Development of new coatings to improve component life
• Detailed failure analysis of critical components

Specialist Chemicals
QinetiQ offers an independent and comprehensive specialist chemicals consultancy.

We can help you solve problems in product and specification development, materials compatibility and testing to a wide variety of standards. We have experience in testing the following products:

• Polymers
• Paint systems
• Metals, alloys and their ability to provide corrosion resistance
• Water purification, compressor wash fluids, insecticides
• Runway and aircraft de-icers
• Detergents & cleansers