ExxonMobil launches Signum Laboratory in Asia Pacific

ExxonMobil opened its new Asia Pacific Signum Laboratory at the ExxonMobil Shanghai Technology Center. The new laboratory in China is the company’s first in the Asia Pacific region and provides customers direct access to high quality oil analysis to help improve their equipment performance.

Signum, ExxonMobil’s oil analysis program leverages more than 40 years of oil analysis expertise and is designed specifically to help evaluate the condition of in-service lubricants. It is a quick and non-invasive way to gauge the health of a machine and help achieve optimum performance. The laboratory extends ExxonMobil’s  technology footprint in China and the Asia Pacific region and enables the company to better support customers in the region.

The Signum Laboratory at the Shanghai Technology Center is designed to exacting laboratory standards and complies with stringent quality requirements. ExxonMobil has full control of the laboratory operations, quality assurance, data integrity, equipment reliability, and safety standards.The Signum Laboratory provides access to the company’s centralized database of oil analysis results and is capable of handlingseveral hundredanalyses a day.  The lab then generates a comprehensive analysis reportfor most client applications in 24 to 48 hours after sample reception.

ExxonMobil’s Signum oil analysis examines lubricant properties, contamination levels, and wear debris. When oil analysis results are regularly tracked, maintenance trends can be identified, helping machine-owners to improve productivity by avoiding costly repairs and sudden breakdowns. Signum oil analysis helps extend oil lifeby pinpointing proper oil drain and filter change intervals of different lubrication systems. By doing this, customers can reduce waste and also improve the efficiency and durability of their industrial equipment, further supporting environmental care.