Increasing prices, potential shortages and environmental concerns related to oil and oil-based products have led many industries to seek more cost-effective and sustainable solutions to lubrication management and maintenance.

Specialising in oil, diesel and transformer purification, Perfect Filtration offers a number of products and services to assist companies with lubrication management and preventative maintenance.

The company provides turnkey solutions for lubricants including valuation and oil condition monitoring, and the design of customised kidney or bypass filter systems to ensure that oil is kept clean and dry on a continuous basis.

Services offered by Perfect Filtration include:

• Oil filtration of all kinds of oil: hydraulic, lubrication, gear, glycol, turbine, compressor and others
• Transformer oil purification services: transformer services and maintenance, regeneration of oil, supply of virgin oil and regen oil, switching, testing
• Diesel filtration: bulk cleaning, bulk diesel filtration
• Switchgear maintenance: breaker testing, primary and secondary injection testing, speedtrace, cable testing
• Infra-red scanning
• Vibration testing
• Sampling
• Preventative maintenance
• Total fluid management
• Cost-saving solutions
• Lube system installations, upgrades and services
• Equipment rental
• 24/7 communication system

The company states that 80% of all hydraulic and lubrication failures are caused by water or particle contamination and asserts that continuous oil filtration offers a range of benefits, such as:

• 30% to 50% cost savings
• Reduced machine downtime
• Increased service levels
• Extended oil or fuel drain intervals
• Extended oil life
• Extended equipment life
• Reduced carbon footprint
• Elimination of water and particle contamination

Filtration units supplied by the company include a programmable logic controller and communication system that ensures constant communication and monitoring of a site, enabling accurate monitoring and management of all lubrication systems.

Perfect Filtration asserts that it views oil as an asset, not a consumable commodity and that it aims to implement solutions that lead to maximum cost-savings for its customers.