A Window into the Life of your Lubricants

Maximizing Asset Life Through Technology

Introducing
RULER View ® TM

A Window into the Life of your Lubricants

Oils do more than just lubricate. They are an historical archive, giving
you a remarkably accurate documentation of machine events and
contaminant ingressions.

Can we access this valuable information?

The RULER® View™ provides the full picture of a fluid’s antioxidant

health – it’s a window into the health of your lubricant. This technology
is a critical part of an effective condition monitoring program.
Oil Analysis has
proven to be a very
effective predictive
technology in the
reliability toolbox.
One of the keys to this success is performing the right test at the right time. This allows one to extract as

much actionable information from the sample as possible. The RULER View provides critical insight into the

health of the lubricant not visible with other testing technologies.

ALL OILS EVENTUALLY FAIL DUE TO OXIDATION.

In many applications such as turbines, hydraulics, compressors and aerospace, oxidation is the primary mode

of failure. In these applications, the most important additive components are antioxidants. The patented

RULER View uses Linear Sweep Voltammetry to quickly and accurately measure active antioxidants in

lubricants and easily trend the depletion of these critical additives. With this information, you now know how

much longer your fluid may last. We call this the oil’s Remaining Useful Life (RUL).

In the past, indirect measurements of the fluid’s antioxidants were taken. One common test is RPVOT (ASTM

D2272) that examines the oxidative stability of the fluid. This technology has been shown to be less effective

in today’s complex formulations employing hydro-treated mineral oils and new antioxidant technologies.

Other techniques to directly measure antioxidants such as infrared analysis (FTIR) often cannot provide the

full picture. FTIR interpretation is complex and some additive components mask the critical antioxidant region.

Only the RULER View provides the full picture of a fluid’s antioxidant health and is the optimum window into

the health and life of your lubricant. RULER® technology is a critical part of an effective condition monitoring

program. Using the RULER View extracts the maximum historical data from your oil allowing your organization

to make better decisions in the future.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT

Be comfortable that your RULER View investment is supported by industry. The RULER technology has

received strong industry support over the last 15 years. There are four ASTM standards written around it

(D7590, D6971, D6810 and D7527) as well as industry guidelines (DASTM4378 D6244 and DIN - VGB M416).

Major equipment OEMs such as Siemens and GE recommend RULER as part of a condition monitoring

program. Furthermore, most oil and additive manufacturers use the RULER technology as both a condition

monitoring and research tool to gain further insights into their lubricant formulations.
FEATURES

RUGGED YET REFINED

• Brilliant 7” display works in full sunlight or in

the laboratory.

• Elegant design employing

magnesium-alloy construction.

• Tough yet beautiful Corning® Gorilla Glass

• IP 67 standards ensuring full protection in dusty

environments and in up to a meter of water.

INNOVATIVE FEATURES

• Microphone allows you to dictate relevant

sample data rather than having to type it in.

• Built-in 5 megapixel camera can take a picture of

your MPC patch (Membrane Patch Colorimetry,

ASTM D7843) for measuring varnish potential.

• Built-in report template also provides space

for integration of the MPC patch picture

and comments.

• All of this elegance and durability, yet it weighs

less than 3lbs

RULER View™ Test Solutions

Various engineered RULER View Test Solutions

allow you to test many different types of oils and

applications. Our consistently high quality test

solutions ensure high instrument precision and

repeatability. The RULER View™ Test solution vials

(7ml glass vials filled with 1g of sand and 5ml of

the specified electrolyte formula) are pre-packed

in a case of 144 units.

 The RULER View Package

• RULER View Instrument with Probe and

USB Communication Cable

• Carrying case for optimum protection

during field use of instrument

• Integrated RDMS III Software (RULER™

QUICK & CONNECTED
Data Management Software)
• Lightning fast, Windows 7 OS driven by the brand new Intel® Atom™

E660T processor. • 100-240VAC Power Adapter

• USB 2.0 port, ZigBee® wireless and Bluetooth connectivity allows you • Micropipettor (200-500 microliter) with

to connect the RULER View to a wide range of peripherals such as disposable tips

printers, memory sticks or a mouse. • Cleaning material: alcohol pads and

• Integrated RDMS 3.0 software that allows you to do all of the analysis tissue wipes

and reporting directly on the RULER Tablet. • User Manuals for the RULER

• WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n allows internet accessibility with the capability View™device and RDMS

of downloading software updates and other technical support.

Test Solution Types

RED SOLUTION GREEN SOLUTION BLUE SOLUTION YELLOW SOLUTION

Turboprops & Hydraulics & Gas & Diesel Steam

Aviation Turbines Industrial Lubrication Engines Turbines
RULER ® View TM brings another
level of predictive maintenance
to the plant floor.

RULER DATA MANAGEMENT (RDMS)

RDMS III is the latest software release designed to maximize the value of your RULER Tablet. The software

allows you to handle an unlimited number of samples in a database. In addition, multiple databases and graphs

can be open at one time. New functionalities such as floating graphs and copying/pasting between databases

and displaying/sorting results provide flexible options for managing your data. A shortcut allows you to easily

export graphs or data to create reports in other software. RULER results can now be compared regardless of

the standard used. You also have the option of reporting the percentage of remaining antioxidant compared

to a new lubricant standard or simply reporting the amount of antioxidant remaining.

The RULER View generates a voltammogram,
identifying the type and quantity of healthy
antioxidants in the lubricating oil or grease.
This information provides a window into the
Remaining Useful Life of your lubricant.
RULER ® View TM
Technical Specifications:
Core System Camera
Operating System Windows® Embedded Standard 7 5-MP color camera with flash and

Processor Intel AtomTM E660T 1.3 GHz

® barcode decoding capabilities

Memory 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM

Software
Storage 16 GB solid state drive
Windows® Embedded Standard 7

Display RDMS 3.0 Tablet

Sunlight viewable hardened Power

touchscreen landscape or portrait Primary internal Li-ion battery, 7.4 V, 3100 mAh
orientation passive stylus or finger Input 10–20 VDC, 2 A
operation 7-inch WVGA (800x480)
Dimensions
Sensors 9.0 (L) x 7.3 (W) x 2.3 (H) inches

Light sensor for auto (230 x 185 x 60 mm)

backlight adjustment. 2.96 lb. (1346 g)

Position sensor (accelerometer) Regulatory

for screen orientation
FCC class B

Communication CE

RoHS
WLAN Summit 802.11 a/b/g/n
WEEE
Zigbee® Smart Energy (SE)

Wireless USB Video/data/audio Environment

Bluetooth
®
v2.1 + EDR Class II (BlueSoleil stack) Operating temp -22 to +122 °F [-30 to +50 °C

Drop Multiple 6-foot (1.8-meter)

Expansion Slots
drops to concrete
SD card slot (supports up to 32 GB) Sealing IP67 certified
2xUSB 2.0, 2xRS-232 Humidity 5%–95%, non-condensing
1xCAN bus 2.0 Vibration MIL-STD-810F

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