Successful partnership with Cwm Engineering

Watch the video to find out more about our collaboration with Cwm Engineering.

The savings from the introduction of Oemeta's NOVAMET 760 were a gradual process over 12 months. By comparison, the previous metalworking fluid, at over £2600 per drum and consuming up to 6 drums, was costing the company over £15,000 per year. The Oemeta fluid, on the other hand, is almost 50% less than its predecessor, resulting in an immediate saving of around £7000. This would at least be the case if it was used at the same rate. With the remarkable improvement in fluid life, Cwm Engineering now only requires 2 to 3 drums per year - an excellent fluid life that will improve further once the rest of the previous supplier's fluid has evaporated from the machines.

What goes in, must come out. Cwm Engineering not only saves on coolant costs and the associated weekly testing and man hours, but also on fluid disposal. Cwm Engineering had to dispose of two 1000-litre IBCs of coolant two to three times a year. This equates to a cost of up to £2400. With an increase in fluid life of more than 70%, disposal costs will inevitably also decrease by 70% - it is estimated that Cwm Engineering can save an additional £1600 in disposal costs by replacing the coolant. 

The cost reduction from implementing Oemeta's NOVAMET 760 has been overwhelming for the family business, but the benefits go much further. As Andrew Ritchie adds: "We have taps near each machine and we have a drum of NOVAMET 760 with a mixer on a trolley that can be wheeled to each machine. Once the drum and mixer are connected to the tap, we can easily top up the liquid in each of our machines. Simply doing this has saved us hours each week, and with Oemeta managing the condition of our fluid every two weeks, we save significantly on man hours spent on fluid testing. There is also no longer a need to shut down machines for sump cleaning, which can be a major inconvenience to our business."