Welcome to the SpinLock internal wiki for Products and Services. This resource is a centralized reference for the entire team — covering our equipment lines, software, applications, services, the industries we serve, and the customers who trust our technology.
SpinLock S.R.L. is a technology-based company specialized in the development and manufacture of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR) equipment. Founded in 2003 as a spin-out from the National University of Córdoba, we design, build, and deploy analytical instruments for industrial and scientific applications.
Headquartered in Malagueño, Córdoba, Argentina, with a commercial presence in the United States (Miami, FL), SpinLock serves clients in 20+ countries across the Food, Oil & Gas, Textile, Polymer, and Bioenergy industries.
- SLK-200 — Desktop TD-NMR spectrometer. Simultaneous determination of oil/fat, moisture, protein, oleic acid, and fatty acids. Our flagship lab product.
- SLK-1000-PM — Desktop NMR for petrophysical measurements on core plugs and oil rock samples. Ambient pressure and temperature.
- SLK-2000-PM — Advanced desktop NMR for petrophysics including shale rock. Z-gradient for diffusion experiments.
- SLK-MRI-1400 — Time-domain MR imaging system with ø4' circular Halbach magnet, temperature control and compensation.
- SLK AS-30 Autosampler — First and only autosampler for 40mm TD-NMR tubes. Up to 60 samples, 3 temperature-controlled benches.
- Sample Holders — Bulk and single-seed holders for the SLK-200.
- SLK PS-102 — Inline NMR Potato Scanner for real-time quality control in the snack/food industry.
- Inline TD-NMR (Textiles) — Spin Finish / Oil Pick-Up determination on production lines.
- SLK-GOW — Multiphase Water-Cut Meter. NMR-based oil/water/gas measurement without phase separation.
- MPFM — Multiphase Flow Meter for online volume, speed, and cut measurement. Validated with Shell and YPF.
- Food & Agriculture — Oilseeds, grains, olives, avocado, chocolate, dressings, sauces, palm fruit. Oil, moisture, protein, fatty acid profiles. Single-seed analysis for breeders.
- Oil & Gas — Petrophysics (core plug relaxometry, porosity, permeability), multiphase flow metering, fuels and refinery QC (ASTM D7171-05), paraffin studies.
- Textile & Polymers — Spin Finish / Oil Pick-Up on synthetic fibers. Lab and inline. Polymer composition and moisture.
- Bioenergy — NMR-based QC for vegetable oil-to-biodiesel conversion, from grain reception through transesterification to final product.
- Security (NQR) — Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance applications for substance detection.
- Custom Equipment Development — Bespoke NMR hardware and application design for client-specific needs.
- R&D Services — Collaborative research and new application development with universities and research centers.
- Calibration & Validation — On-site and remote calibration support for all SLK equipment.
- Technical Support — Remote diagnostics via Spinlock Online Help Desk™. On-site service available.
- Training — Operator training for equipment use and calibration.
- Software Updates — Regular SLK software updates delivered remotely.
SpinLock equipment is deployed in 20+ countries with clients spanning seed companies, oilseed crushers, traders, food manufacturers, oil & gas operators, textile producers, laboratories, universities, and research institutions.
- Syngenta — Oilseed analysis (sunflower, peanut, canola). SLK AS-30 deployment.
- Corteva — Seed quality control.
- Nuseed — High oleic breeding programs. SLK AS-30 autosampler deployment.
- Limagrain — Seed analysis.
- Cofco — Grain and oilseed quality control.
- BASF Agricultural Solutions — Oilseed applications.
- Pioneer Seeds — Seed quality measurement.
- Ojos del Salado — Sunflower oleic acid and fat content measurement.
- Proorganica (Paraguay) — Avocado oil and moisture content.
- Chanagar, Enoquisa, Salto del Caballo, Aceitera del Valle, Altos Andes — Olive oil producers.
- Global snack industry client — Inline potato scanning (SLK PS-102). (NDA)
- Shell (Netherlands & US) — MPFM validation trials.
- YPF (Argentina) — SLK-GOW development and deployment, Mendoza wells.
- National University of Córdoba — Founding academic partner, ongoing collaboration.
- CONICET — National research council relationship.
- INTA (Argentina) — National Institute of Agricultural Technology. Original SLK-100 validation partner.
- (Client list to be expanded — consult Sales team)
Note: This is not an exhaustive client list. Many customers are under NDA or have not been publicly referenced. Consult the Sales team for a complete customer registry.
This wiki is maintained internally by the SpinLock team. For questions or corrections, contact the Operations team.