Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of fluid analysis instrumentation and software, has been purchased by AMETEK, Inc. Spectro has annual sales of approximately $50 million and was acquired for approximately $190 million. Spectro was a privately held company and is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. It joins AMETEK as part of its Electronic Instruments Group (EIG) - a leader in advanced analytical, monitoring, testing, calibrating and...

Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed-water analysis instrumentation and software, has released a new generation of its field-proven FluidScan® mid-infrared spectrometer handheld oil analyzer. Patented FluidScan technology collects light transmitted through drop of a fluid sample and registers the infrared absorption spectrum. The analyzer compares spectrum to a built-in fluid reference library provid, on-site analysis of...

Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed-water analysis instrumentation and software, has been presented with the 2018 Global On-site Lubricating Oil Analysis Equipment Customer Value Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan, a global market research consulting firm. This recognition is part of Frost & Sullivan’s 2018 Best Practices Award program. To receive this award, an organization must be best-in-class in three key areas: understanding demand, nurturing a brand, and differentiating from the competition....

The new MiniLab EL Series from Spectro Scientific is a fast, convenient oil analysis tool for non-destructive testing of high performance engines in aircraft, racing cars, and railway environments.

Oil analysis is a reliable and mature non-destructive testing technique that is widely used in engine design and development, production quality assurance, and in maintenance and repair operations to reduce costs of in-service engines.....

Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed-water analysis instrumentation and software, recently has been awarded three U.S. patents covering a spectrum of analysis technologies ranging from portable instruments and software to online sensors.

Patent US9228956, “In-situ fluid analysis sensor bolt” describes an innovative online fluid sensor based on a bolt that is engineered to permit fluid to flow through and across its stem past integrated source and detector electronics....

Spectro Scientific has been awarded three U.S. patents covering a spectrum of analysis technologies ranging from portable instruments and software to online sensors. 

Patent US9228956, “In-situ fluid analysis sensor bolt” describes an innovative online fluid sensor based on a bolt that is engineered to permit fluid to flow through and across its stem past integrated source and detector electronics....

The FerroCheck 2000 Series of portable magnetometers from Spectro Scientific quickly and conveniently measures total ferrous wear particulates in lubricating fluids.

The FerroCheck 2000 unit, which measures ferrous wear particles in oils, is now joined by the FerroCheck 2100 version that adds the capability to quantify up to 15% ferrous debris in grease. The instruments enable users in both field and laboratory settings to accurately gauge evidence of ferrous wear....

A new ASTM Standard Test Method certifies the simple, convenient, and accurate viscosity measurement method employed in portable MiniVisc 3000 Series viscometers from Spectro Scientific.

Spectro is one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed water analysis instrumentation and software. ASTM D8092 “Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Kinematic Viscosity Using a Microchannel Viscometer” applies exclusively to the Spectro Scienitific MiniVisc 3000...

Spectro Scientific noted five years of the company’s growth in the Chinese market with a celebratory event in Beijing.

More than 100 industrial customers, government representatives, and members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences attended the gathering. Spectro Scientific global sales vice president Yuegang Zhao, company chief financial officer Carey Ross, and the staff of the Spectro Beijing office hosted the event, where local speakers revealed development trends in oil analysis technologies implemented in Chinese industrial facilities....

Spectro Scientific today announced the release of its Q6000 Series Fuel Dilution Meter (FDM).

The Q6000 FDM operates in the laboratory or in the field to provide rapid, accurate measurements of fuel contamination in engine oil.   Fuel dilution in lubrication oil can cause serious engine damage.  In diesel engine crankcases, for example, contamination can be caused by excessive idling, defective injectors and loose connections.  Fuel dilution can also cause intercooler leakage in aircraft hydraulic systems...

The leading fluid analysis instrument company formerly known as Spectro Inc. today announced from its Global Partners Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada that it has officially changed its name and undergone a comprehensive corporate rebranding. “From today forward the company becomes Spectro Scientific to more accurately reflect our deep roots in the science of fluids analysis,” said president and CEO Brian Mitchell.  

Spectro Scientific and its subsidiaries, including Wilks Enterprise of Norwalk, Connecticut, specialize in analytical instrumentation, software and services for industrial performance fluids analysis. It is one of the largest worldwide suppliers of oil, fuel and processed water analysis tools to industry and the military. Clients include petrochemical, mining, power generation and offshore oil drilling companies as well as commercial testing laboratories...

The leading fluid analysis instrument company formerly known as Spectro Inc. has announced at its Global Partners Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada that it has officially changed its name and undergone a comprehensive corporate rebranding. “From today forward the company becomes Spectro Scientific to more accurately reflect our deep roots in the science of fluids analysis,” said president and CEO Brian Mitchell.