Turbines and auxiliary equipment such as pumps, generators and compressors are key to electric power generation. Maintaining them in top condition is therefore essential to prevent failures and power breakdowns, which can be extremely costly to power generation companies as well as to the populations that depend upon them.

Compressors and bearings have very little in common from an operating and manufacturing standpoint. However, when it comes to oil testing , the same test packages are recommended for both.