The Fluid Defense Visual Lubrication System TM is a fully integrated and color coded fluid management system developed by Fluid Defense to enable to systematic and standardized delivery of well identified and clean lubricants from bulk storage to the point of application on equipment.
The System emphasizes color codoing, identification, standardization, work place organization, waste reduction, contamination control and a propensity for the best practice in the following areas:
Bulk Storage and Handling
Transfer Equipment
Identificationv
Spill Containment
Sleanliness
System Benefits
The System delivers immediate and substantial improvements in workplace lubrication practices, effciency and productivity, reduces waste and significantly contributes to equipment uptime. The system maintains a focus on ensuring the 5R's of lubrication are satisfied between bulk storage and the point of application;
The right product
The right place
The right amount
The right time
The right attitude
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Within this Visual Lubrication System TM section on Hoerr Racing Products we feature various best practice solution for you to choose from. When combined, these solutions will enable the creation and implementation of a world class lubricant bulk storage to point of application system that can be standardized arcross your operations with the flexibility to meet your particular applications, requirements and budget
Fluid Defense has proven expertise in developing and customizing product solutions and identification conventions that can meet your specific requirements and have a range of solutions in addition to those featured please contact us for information and assistance.
Fluid Defense Systems is the manufacturer of Oil Safe, Label Safe & Grease Safe, and is an internationally held American Company with key competence in product development, manufacturing, distribution and marketing.
Through innovation, integrity and best practice, Fluid Defense Systems develops creative products and systems that are revolutionizing industrial fluid management around the world.
The Company's Corporate Headquarters are located outside of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Fluid Defense Systems maintains a global distribution center in Illinois and manufacturing centers in the USA and abroad.
Fluid Defense Systems is actively developing a highly innovative and knowledgeable Dealer network with distribution reach servicing over 45 countries.
Fluid Defense Systems has partnered with world class suppliers to ensure you can always depend on Fluid Defense Systems to deliver the most innovative high quality products and services with brands you can trust.
Industry today is under intense pressure to reduce costs, do more with less and to comply with increasingly demanding regulations.
Fluid defense recognizes these pressures such as OSHA Right-to-Know laws and also the continuous improvement opportunities represented by proven concepts such as 5S and LEAN that manufactureres around the world are endeavoring to implement on the shop floor and address workplace challenges and extract additional profits from operations.
When identifying opportunities for clients to extract profits and reduce costs within their lubrication program, FLuid Defense strives to develop innovatinve best practice solutions that enable concepts such as 5S and LEAN to be practically and rapidly implemented on the shop floor. This ensures Fluid Defense is adding value to the process and remaining consistent with the overall continuous improvement methodology management are seeking to implement across their operations.
5S
LEAN
Right To Know
5S is a continuous improvement methedology originated in Japan that is focused on effective workspace organization. The key targets of 5S are workplace morale, safety and efficiency, with effective implementation simplifying the work environment, reducing waste and non-value activity, while improving quality, productivity and safety. 5S repsresents Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize and Sustain.
How does Fluid Defense Help?
The Fluid Defense Visual Lubrication System TM provides a comprehensive offering to enable the rapid introduction of 5S practices into the work-place. Our color-coded products and strage systems provide for an orderly workplace, that is clearly identified, systematic, safer for workers and improves a workers pride in their craft by giving them the right ools for the job where and when they need them.
Derived from the Toyota Production System, LEAN manufacturing in a rpduction practice that considers the expenditure of resources for any goal other than the creation of value for the end consumer to be wasteful, and thus a targetgt for elimination.
How does Fluid Defense Help?
With a focus on efficiency and waste elimination LEAN objectives are more easily achieved with the Fluid Defense Visual Lubrication System TM Our solutions deliver greater productivity improved equipment reliability, sensible storage solutions that provide ease of access to equipment in the shop or the plant, and purpose built equipment that eliminates contamination and makes the job easier, faster safer and cleaner.
Right to Know is an OSHA regulated requirement focused around the principle that wokers have the right ot know the fluids that they may be exposed to in the workplace.
How does Fluid Defense Help?
To deliver on this requirement workplace containers must be clearly labled to identify the contents. The premise is that if a worker does not know what is in a container, they do not know if it is safe to handle. WHile most companies have adequate labeling on their bluk storage, most have no or inadequate labeling on their transfer containers. The Fluid Defense Visual Lubrication System TM incorporates the LABEL SAFE Indentification System that provides innovative industrial grade labeling solutions for bulk storage to point of application squipment that can be quickly and easily supplied and installed to address this issue.
