"A hydraulic system is a precision unit...
Cleanliness is critical to prolonging life.”

- Ed Erisman, Chief Engineer of Components, Komatsu Earth Moving Equipments, Tokyo. ("The Drive toward Fluid Cleanliness” Machinery Lubrication Magazine, September 2007)

"It constantly amazes me when I go out into the field and I see such poor housekeeping and poor maintenance practices,”

- Jack Zakarian. (Excerpt from "Keep Hydrostatic Equipment Rolling” Equipment Today magazine, August 2006)

The oil in the hydraulic circuit is like the lifeblood of the equipment. If you were getting a blood transfusion, you would make sure that what you put in was clean and sterile. When I go into the field, I see people pouring lube into a dirty old container. They will leave the fill cap off. This is simply inattention to detail. All you need is just a bit of common sense. Make sure you wipe the cap before you take it off and make sure you use clean containers and keep your oil covered. (Some colour)

Jack Zakarian, Senior Staff Engineer, ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants
Excerpt from “Keep Hydrostatic Equipment Rolling”
Equipment Today magazine, August 2006

"The primary cause of engine failure that we see on the old engines we get back is oil contamination." (Some colour)

- Mike Stivers, Vice President ReGen Technologies, Joint Venture between Springfield Remanufacturing and Deere & Co. (Excerpt from “Power plant Overhaul vs. Replacement” Equipment Today magazine, February 2006 Issue)

"It is always good advice to stop treating the symptoms and start treating the causes. When we filter dirt from oil, we are treating the symptom. When we exclude its entry, we treat the cause." (Some colour)

Jim Fitch, Noria Corporation (Excerpt “From Whence Dirt Comes
Machinery Lubrication magazine, November/December 2007 Issue)

“For all of the power a hydraulic system provides to equipment, these systems are actually very delicate. The slightest bit of contamination can cause wear on components that will result in significant downtime and repair costs.” (Some colour)

- Jeff Woosley, Assistant Editor, Equipment Today Magazine
(Excerpt from “Keeping Contaminants out” Equipment Today magazine, June 2007 Issue)

“It has been said that the cost of preventing the ingress of contamination may only be 10 percent of what it will eventually cost once the contamination is allowed to enter lubricating oils.” (Some colour)

- Charles Pitt, Sunoco Chemicals Lana Robin, PDMA Corporation (Excerpt from “Sunoco’s Contamination Counter Attack” Practicing Oil Analysis, July/August 2007 Issue)

“Historically, lubrication has been trivialized in the plant. This oversight has cost industry dearly." (Some colour)

- Drew Troyer, Noria Corporation (Excerpt from “This is your wakeup call”
MRO Today magazine, February/March 2002 Issue)