Who we are
At Fluid Life, we’re a forward-thinking team of condition monitoring and reliability experts, helping industries across North America maximize equipment uptime and performance.
Proudly independently owned and operated for over 40 years, we’ve grown to support clients across Canada and the U.S., with over 100 employees and four fully equipped facilities. Our deep roots in fluid analysis—including lubricants, coolants, fuels, filters, and specialty fluids—have evolved into a comprehensive offering of reliability services.
We don’t just test samples. We deliver insights—providing expert evaluations, actionable recommendations, and fast follow-ups to prove impact and value.
Our mission is to turn machine health data into smart decisions that protect your bottom line. We help companies keep their equipment running reliably and profitably, delivering predictability where (and when) it matters most—with integrity, expertise, and a strong commitment to our core values.
Our History
Starting out in 1981 as a small Edmonton lab with one major contract in the mining industry, we have grown to over 100 employees with four state-of-the-art labs providing reliability and laboratory services to multiple industries across North America.
1981- 1994
1981
Industra-Lube Testing Laboratories founded by Devar Chisholm in Edmonton, AB.
1983
Larry Dick joined the company.
1989
Remote Oil Analysis Services (ROAST), the precursor to myLab, was launched.
1991
Oil Check lab purchased.
1992
Industra-Lube Testing Laboratories rebranded to Fluid Life.
1993
Larry Dick takes over as president of Fluid Life.
1995-2014
2001
Brantford, ON lab opened.
2006
myLab web application introduced.
2010
Bloomington, MN lab opened.
2011
Larry Dick retires, Heather Nichols takes over as President.
CARE service introduced.
2014
Sample Rank™ launched, providing automated scoring of test samples to simplify test review.
2015-2024
2016
New Edmonton, AB offices and state-of-the-art laboratory opened.
2018
myLab Mobile App launched.
2021
New lab service launched SEM/EDS Wear Debris Analysis.
2022
Irving, TX lab opened.
2025-Today
2025
Future forward updates to myLab coming soon!
Core Values
We're FIERCE!
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Family
We don’t just hire you; we adopt you. We make you a part of the family. We’re open and collaborative. We partner with you, and dive deep so you get what you need to support your maintenance programs.
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Impact
Your success is our success. We are the best investment in reliability you can make because we turn machine health data into actionable insight that keeps your equipment running.
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Excellence
Through development of new testing methodologies, process automation and investments in people, technology, and facilities, we strive to be the best at what we do and how we do it.
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Respect
For customers and employees alike, you can expect compassion and understanding – we respect what’s important to you.
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Confidence
We boldly share our knowledge and expertise through insightful articles, training opportunities, and expert data analysis and interpretation.
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Expertise
We hire first class employees to provide the services you value most. From timely, accurate analysis to insightful recommendations to enhanced training and support, we know what we’re talking about.
OUR KNOWLEDGE
- A team of highly qualified, trained reliability and lubrication specialists with outstanding credentials.
- Knowledgeable team of industry specific Account Managers possessing post-secondary science qualifications.
- Training investment of employees: 1,300 hours for lab staff and 500 hours for sales staff
- Students of the industry: we keep up with the latest trends by participating in symposiums, events and trade shows throughout North America.
OUR CUSTOMER FOCUS
- We listen to you, really get to know your business and offer customized solutions.
- Our team leverages expertise and experience to become trusted advisors.
- We strive to make things as easy and efficient as possible from convenient program logistics to onsite coaching.
- We believe in knowledge transfer so we offer seminars, webinars, and public and private training sessions about lubrication analysis and reliability.
- Customer Care support is easy to access (toll free 1-877-962-2400).
OUR TAILORED SERVICES
- Only company of its kind to combine state-of-the art oil analysis with reliability expertise and solutions.
- Industry specific test packages, reliability services and innovative software solutions completely tailored to your needs and operating budgets.
- Greater value than that offered by any other competitor.
OUR TRIED AND TESTED APPROACH
- Reliability specialists assess overall lubrication processes, identify organization-level gaps and build a framework for your oil analysis program.
- myLab streamlines your day-to-day maintenance and lubrication tasks, efficiently tracks results and saves you time and helps mitigate risks.
- We establish guidelines and procedures and recommend improvements and measure and evaluate results to ensure a consistent return on investment.
OUR CULTURE OF INNOVATION
- Fluid Life’s industry leadership is accomplished through development of new and improved testing methodologies and instrumentation.
- Fluid Life engineers invented and developed an automatic viscometer that gained wide adoption in the fluid analysis industry and sold internationally.
- We designed proprietary oil analysis assessment, Sample Rank™, which has completely transformed how our clients’ data is interpreted.
