PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE CASE STUDY

A large valve manufacturer with 60 CNC machines experiencing frequent delays due to clogged coolant pumps.

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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. Because of this, they were experiencing issues with clogged coolant pumps which would cause hours, days, and sometimes weeks of downtime. They were also required to maintain each machine in good standing for their yearly API audits. Without the manpower and a preventative maintenance plan, they felt they were falling short of this standard. The manufacturer looked to FST to develop and implement a preventative maintenance plan designed around a machine cleaning schedule that fit within their production schedules.

The day after the initial phone call, an FST representative was able to perform a complete site audit. With 60 CNC machines in the shop, FST determined they could clean at least five machines on a monthly basis. Every machine would be cleaned at least once per year to get the manufacturer back on schedule for their API audits.

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Result: Within a month of meeting with the FST Sales Representative, the manufacturer was able to implement an annual machine cleaning schedule that not only met their monthly budget but also worked around their production schedule. After several months, FST was ahead of schedule in their machine cleaning and the customer was looking to implement FST at their other branches.

Thanks to FST, the customer was able to get machine cleanings back on schedule and stay under budget.