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Go Green. Get More Green $$$. Eliminate Excess Fluids and Lubricants

2011-02-23

In today's manufacturing environment everyone is looking for ways to control cost. Current trends also find most companies paying more attention to their impact on the environment. The good news - there is a process in most industrial plants that can help you with both: lubrication. Repetitive process lubrication and maintenance wearpoint lubrication share a combined expense that for some companies approaches 20% of total manufacturing cost. This includes the cost of the fluid or lubricant itself, plus the cost of handling, application, cleanup (including secondary processes) and disposal. For years lubrication has been considered a necessary intrusion in the production process that has to be dealt with at any cost.