At Activate, we believe that lubrication is a strategic operational issue and not an ‘emergency’ engineering challenge, and our overriding goal is to replace lubrication-related losses with Lean gains. To that end, all Activate services, systems, products and knowledge work together to achieve improved reliability and asset life, reduced downtime and maintenance costs, increased OEE, and guaranteed audit compliance.
So proven is our approach that we offer director guarantees on key elements, for example audit compliance. Our long experience of real-world lubrication systems application has also enabled us to identify five ‘pillars’ of precision lubrication. A lubrication culture founded on these pillars will be optimised, efficient, robust, compliant and resilient.
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We have spent a lifetime in factory environments, and we understand the frustration and stress felt when machinery fails or slows. The knock-on effects on busy schedules, labour, time, service levels can turn a productive day into a disaster in hours. This hidden enemy is costing UK Food and beverage manufacturing over £3billion of preventable losses each year.
Losses due to improper lubrication are usually in plain sight, but 98% of businesses are unable to truly see how they impact their productive performance and reliability. Even when identified, most issues are not preventable without specific expertise and experience. When we are able to quantify these losses, it makes for shocking reading.
50% of all rotating assets fail prematurely as a result of poor lubrication
50% of all faults detected by vibration analysis are lubrication related
We have seen fires caused by incorrect lubrication practices
We have seen a £2.5 million product recall due to non-foodgrade lubricant present on a single production line
We have seen up to 10% lost OEE opportunity due to breakdowns and the resulting downtime)
At Activate, we believe that lubrication is a strategic operational issue and not an ‘emergency’ engineering challenge. All our systems, products, services and knowledge are geared towards replacing lubrication-related losses with Lean gains for immediate, tangible business benefits.
Bespoke and off-the-shelf projects to identify and provide reliability improvement opportunities to current assets.
Fully synthetic foodsafe oils, greases and aerosols, and innovative foodgrade application equipment and storage solutions.
We offer bespoke and off-the-shelf training options to suit different requirements and user preferences.
We are always on hand to answer any queries and provide comprehensive support on all lubrication matters.
“Thank you so much for your help we cruised through the audit nicely thanks to your swift response! I don’t think there is anything we need at the minute but thank you again for the support - times like that show which suppliers truly deliver support and you do!”
“Thanks to you and the whole Activate team for your assistance this year, it has been great working with you.”
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Furthermore Hall, Little Bardfield
Braintree, Essex CM7 4TX
Freephone UK: 0808 172 4000
International: 0044 1371 812970
