Already utilised by more than 100 companies globally – many of which are based in the UK - Fluids Live is the easy to navigate web-based recording, tracking and reporting tool with integrated KPI measurements from FUCHS Lubricants.
In short, the system can be the key to unlocking a successful maintenance strategy, with real time data providing immediate and remote access to data showcasing the current condition of fluids in use. Within two hours of the collection of data under Fluids Live, information can be updated and production professionals able to make informed decisions on maintenance scheduling, production planning and other operational activities.
Keith Salt, of FUCHS Lubricants’ industrial division, reports: “The feedback we are getting back from the customers utilising Fluids Live is extremely positive. It helps determine which machinery is working most effectively and highlights any that are not functioning to their capacity.”
“We use our own internal department to design the software which provides the ability to produce bespoke reporting versions for each customer, some of which can be set up in a matter of days. We will provide the optimum lubricants and fluids operating conditions for operators which best suit the needs of our customers, giving real flexibility to the many different maintenance management packages available”.
“The whole approach is to obtain information from measurements related to equipment reliability and to ensure asset care is being maximised. It’s all designed to enable customers to focus on core business, use employee skill sets accordingly and to take the guess work away, resulting in a hugely significant saving for manufacturers “Using the data in the right manner will allow for improved inventory control, reduced and simplified waste management activity and accurate analysis of fluid consumption by any machine, cell or process.”
For an average production facility, lubricant purchases normally amount to only three percent of a maintenance budget, but lubrication-related activities can influence an estimated 30 percent of total maintenance costs, highlighting how crucial this process can be.
Fluids Live is constantly evolving, with recent innovations including the development of an API to enable the transfer of Fluids Live information into a customer’s reporting system. Increasingly sophisticated data management procedures are also set to be introduced soon.
Keith added: “Another important feature of Fluids Live is that the software is portal driven, giving management teams from companies working within the same group the ability to view other site information and share best practices, both locally and globally. Most software packages are sold with license fees but customers using our lubricants enjoy free use of the software,
making additional savings.”
Fluids Live customers are encouraged to work closely with the FUCHS Lubricants UK team to ensure trend data is best presented in a format that suits the organisation.
