Customer Projects

A LEADING GLOBAL PROVIDER OF FLOW CONTROL TECHNOLOGY

The client had recently switched to a new coolant and needed support for a rapid and streamlined conversion process. The primary challenges were limited manpower, lack of training, waste disposal costs and excessive downtime.

A MILITARY MANUFACTURER WITH OVER 30 MACHINE TOOLS

The customer faced several challenges due to their inefficient coolant management practices, including reduced tool life, lost time due to cleaning and maintenance, and increased waste disposal costs.

A GLOBAL MANUFACTURER OF STEEL PIPELINE SOLUTIONS

The customer was having major issues with maintaining concentrations at machines, resulting in excessive labor spent on fluid blending and usage of concentrate by allowing adjustments to premix.

A LARGE VALVE MANUFACTURER WITH 60 CNC MACHINES

The quality manager at a large valve manufacturer was in desperate need of machine cleaning. His team no longer had the time or the personnel to regularly perform this task. Thanks to FST, the customer was able to get machine cleanings back on schedule and stay under budget.

LONGTIME FST CUSTOMER WITH SHOP OF 28 MACHINES

Thanks to FST’s implementation of the recycle unit, the customer was able to reclaim 9,430 gallons of coolant in their first year, decrease waste output by over 70% and save $24,842.00 in coolant usage.

LARGE DEVELOPER & MANUFACTURER OF CUTTING AND TRIMMING TOOLS

The customer decided to bring in FST, experts in coolant management, to do a full site analysis. The customer saved $14,493 in labor costs over a three month period by switching to FST’s service program.

LARGE MILITARY HARDWARE MANUFACTURER

Fluid Service Technologies Survey
After a thorough process audit, FST Identified excessive coolant usage, disposal costs, and downtime due to scrapped parts. In the first twelve months of implementation, Maintenance360 saved the manufacturer over $300,000. 

LARGE HARDWARE MANUFACTURER

FST identified excessive coolant usage and disposal costs. In the first seven months of implementation, reduction in concentrate usage saved the plant $87,000

SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER

This company estimated that it would take them more than seventy hours to do the job using four maintenance technicians on overtime. After working with FST, they reported a total cost savings of $2730

OILFIELD DRILL BIT MANUFACTURER

During corporate consolidation, two large manufacturing facilities had a combined work force of twelve technicians and a manager tending to all of the chemical processes for a total, recurring monthly expenditure of $70,000. FST stepped in to create a plan.

AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE MANUFACTURER

The facility was experiencing coolant failures every two weeks. FST found improper coolant maintenance practices and excessive waste disposal volumes.

This program created a 65% reduction in coolant concentrate and a 73% reduction in coolant waste disposal