Service maintains optimum filtration performance

A Filtermist International product story

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Sep 19, 2005

BOC Edwards is celebrating six years of reliable performance in environmental management and increased uptime on its machine tools, thanks to Filtermist International.

BOC Edwards is celebrating six years of reliable performance in environmental management and increased uptime on its machine tools, thanks to an exemplary service and maintenance on oil mist filters and collectors provided by Filtermist International.

Since April 1999 Filtermist has undertaken complete control and responsibility for the maintenance and continual running of its advanced oil mist removal units, which are used 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at the BOC Edwards manufacturing sites in Shoreham and Burgess Hill.

BOC Edwards is a world leader in vacuum technology for semiconductor, industrial and scientific applications.

The company employs 5000 people worldwide, and is engaged in the development, manufacture and support of a wide range of vacuum pumps, systems, boosters and accessories for a number of technologies.

Over the last few years the company has invested heavily in lean manufacturing techniques and state-of-the-art, multifunctional, "one-hit" machine tools that vastly improve productivity.

The number of machines now operating with Filtermist oil mist removal units has risen from an initial 15 in 1999, to a total of 75 today.

Martin Mills, Maintenance Manager, comments: "We have given Filtermist total maintenance responsibility for its machines and we have not been let down once, the products have proven to be extremely reliable and we have seen a multitude of savings and benefits with extended life-spans and minimal downtimes".

"When you run 24/7 you simply cannot have unreliable machinery".

"We originally serviced the Filtermist units in-house and discovered how important it is to use the correct replacement parts and service procedures, in order to maximise the overall lifespan of the product".

"The Filtermist parts are precision engineered for optimum filtration performance".

"Letting Filtermist service their own units saves us time and money".

"They have taken away all the planning and downtime issues, we don't have to stock any parts and it simply lets us get on with our core activities".

"I don't have to think about Filtermist maintenance at all; an engineer visits us once a month and services them on a rolling schedule".

"We receive an e-mail after each visit to update our maintenance records and get proactive advice that's totally customer focused".

"We pay a fixed monthly charge with any consumables on top, and that's it".

"They are a great company to deal with and we find them very cost effective".

BOC Edwards is extremely focused on health and safety and environmental issues.

Filtermist products have helped by removing oil mist problems altogether, and form part of the environmental policy for re-using the coolants extracted from the oil mist, and returning them to the machine for re-use.

Filtermist provide a world-leading range of filters and coolant control products together with the most advanced and effective solutions available for removal of oil mist and other airborne contaminants.

All Filtermist products are supplied with a comprehensive warranty and optional maintenance agreement.