Fully integrated advanced fuel lubricity tester BOCLE and HFRR to be showcased at Gulf Coast Conference USA

Paltro will display its advanced, fully automated and integrated aviation turbine and diesel fuel lubricity testers, BOCLE^ADV and HFRR^ADV at the 2025 Gulf Coast Conference. Both systems feature complete workflow automation from testing to imaging and reporting. Auto-detect functions powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms precisely measure wear scar diameter without user dependency.

BOCLE^ADV is a compact, fully automated desktop instrument for ASTM D5001 to assess wear aspects of the boundary lubrication properties of aviation turbine fuels. This innovative unified system revolutionizes fuel lubricity evaluation by seamlessly integrating mechanical testing, conditioning of air, optical imaging, auto-wear scar analysis and single-click reporting offering unmatched user convenience. Integrated imaging features a digital microscope that is built-in to the test unit for wear scar analysis, thereby eliminating requirement of separate microscope. 

HFRR^ADV is a fully automated, state of the art, desktop instrument designed for compliance with ASTM D6079, ISO 12156 and ASTM D7688 standards to assess lubricity of diesel fuels and biodiesel blends. This ultra-compact, fully integrated system with vibrator, electronics controller and digital humidity control module in a single unit offers the smallest footprint and lab space requirement. The clean, salt-free humidity that is electronically controlled requires only distilled water. Real-time stroke length acquisition during the test with inline sensor makes electronic calibration effortless. 

Smart sensing, data logging and diagnostics tools in these advanced systems ensure complete traceability and uninterrupted operation.