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Cutting lubricants, coolants, systems and treatment
News Release from: Coolant Management and Consulting | Subject: Cutting fluid consultancy
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 August 2003
Independent consultancy covers cutting
fluid needs
Cutting fluid filter lives have been increased from five hours to six months while sump lives have been increased from one month to two years, saving GBP 1.5m for an aerospace manufacturer.
While the majority of UK manufacturing is working frantically to cut seconds from cycle times in order to remain competitive, many businesses are still pouring money down the drain (in some cases literally and illegally!) when it comes to the management of metalworking fluids The quality of coolant is one of the major factors when looking to produce components of consistent high quality, but it is the one area that is often neglected
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 21 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Why? "Most suppliers are not interested in helping their customers, as there is no incentive for them to reduce consumption, and they don't get paid for servicing.
This lack of support is costing end-users dear," says Graham Venn, Managing Director of Coolant Management and Consulting, the only truly independent source of advice and consultancy on metalworking fluid related issues.
Coolant Management and Consulting was formed to help manufacturing companies stem the losses that result from poor housekeeping, poor fluid selection, inappropriate machine usage, poor tool life, and poor fluid management.
"The potential savings through correct implementation of metalworking fluids are immense," says Venn.
"In one example, in the aerospace sector, our consultants witnessed savings in excess of GBP 1.5 million per year.
Filter lives have been increased from five hours to six months.
Sump lives have been increased from one month to two years.
In another example, one company had 27 coolants on-site.
This number has now been rationalised to three." So confident is Coolant Management and Consulting that its team of consultants can reduce a company's metalworking fluid and related expenditure that, while it is happy to work on a retainer or negotiate a project consultancy fee, it is just as happy to put its money where its mouth is and negotiate a share of the savings made.
"This confidence is generated from the fact that we work for the client, not for a metalworking fluid supplier, and we are certain that what the client pays us will be only a small percentage of what that client saves," concludes Venn.
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