Protecting Your Costs
Manufacturing Total Cost of Ownership
Our experts have helped customers make $139m4 in savings worldwide1. Together, we can help you by considering the end-to-end impact on maintenance budgets and processes, as well as costs related to lost production during equipment downtime.
In manufacturing, the impact of lubrication on maintenance costs is critical. There are two ways in which you can lower your total cost of ownership2: ensuring that you use the most appropriate lubricant for each type of equipment; and understanding and implementing effective lubricant management.
With productivity being paramount, customers are seeking to increase output capacity by minimising unplanned equipment shutdowns and extending maintenance cycles3. Machinery is required to work under higher temperatures, greater power density and higher operating pressures. Shell鈥檚 experts work to meet the demands of changing machinery, ensuring that the right lubricants and lubrication practices are in place to reduce the total cost of machinery ownership for customers.
At Shell, our expertise goes beyond producing high quality lubricants: Shell Lubricant Solutions has long-standing relationships with many OEMs and a portfolio of products which now has over 3,000 approvals or equipment manufacturer recommendations; our technical specialists can help you to optimise your lubrication management, and ensure that your workforce is trained in this essential discipline. This will maximise equipment efficiency, help reduce energy consumption and operating costs, raise productivity, improve product quality and equipment uptime, and extend component life through highly effective lubrication.
Shell鈥檚 experts ensure that the right lubricants and lubrication practices are in place to reduce the total cost of machinery ownership for customers.
1 Based on savings delivered to Shell Lubricants customers.
2 Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is defined by Shell Lubricants as the total amount spent on the equipment, incl. cost of acquisition and operation over its entire working life, and costs from lost production during downtime.
3 Based on research commissioned by Shell Lubricants, conducted by Edelman Intelligence (Nov - Dec 2015.)
4The savings indicated are specific to the calculation date and mentioned site. These calculations may vary from site to site and from time to time, depending on, for example, the application, the operating conditions, the current products being used, the condition of the equipment and the maintenance practices.
