Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries around the world, is launching TransoilCHECK, a new global service testing transformer insulating oils and related liquids in transformers, other electrical devices, and power-grid infrastructure. Transformer oil testing is a proven loss prevention technique that supports predictive condition based maintenance programs.

TransoilCHECK provides a full suite of transformer oil analysis services to assist owners and operators in identifying potential transformer component failures before they occur, helping to keep electrical power systems up and running, reducing the risk of brown-outs and black-outs.

With a single point of contact for all transformer oil testing requirements, power generation and distribution operators have simple, rapid, and easy access to Intertek’s full range of accredited testing, expert consultancy advice, and test result interpretation.

Mr. Robert Chapman, Global Business Manager for TransoilCHECK, said, “Our innovative global service footprint allows Intertek to better support transformer clients in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and the Americas. By testing insulating oils, we help identify potential transformer oil related problems before they occur, reducing power disruptions and keeping unscheduled maintenance to a minimum."

Intertek’s global team of experts on transformer oil testing provide clients with safe and secure online reports, providing important condition and trending information with fully interpreted results, along with simple and easy-to-understand summaries and recommendations.

With a network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 36,000 people in more than 100 countries, Intertek supports companies’ success in the global marketplace, by helping customers to meet end users’ expectations for safety, sustainability, performance, integrity and desirability in virtually any market worldwide.