Petron Plus

A leading cement plant in Missouri experienced a major failure on their #2 trunnion bearing. The trunnion bearing shaft was badly cut. To change-out the trunnion would require several unscheduled days to change out. They took a chance in changing out only the failed bearing, leaving the scored trunnion which weights approximately 50 tons in place.

They added Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement to the high pressure lube system. The trunnion bearing lasted until scheduled outage. The bearing under the scored shaft did not have a mark on it.

They switched to Petron Plus High-Temp Lithium Complex Grease, and reported a 30 (400 lbs) drums savings from the previous year with a competitor grease.

A leading Cement plant in Pennsylvania uses a Elmco slurry mixer drive developed a torque and high amperage problem. Normal amperage averaged 6 but had risen to 12 and the potential existed for an overload.

They added Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement to they system, the amperage dropped to 6 with no further problems.

A machine tool manufacture in Kansas rebuilt a shop lathe for a customer. The lathe worked fine, but the noise level was very close to the maximum allowed by OSHA standards, 80 db. They tried everything they could, but nothing worked.

They added Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement to the main gear box. It reduced the decibel level from 79 db to 73 db, and it only took five minutes of operation to notice the difference. They added Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement to a smaller gear box, and in approx. 15 minutes they recorder a decibel reading of 71 db, well within OSHA standards.

A major elevator company in Ohio had experiences high amps in their geared elevators.

After adding Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement to the gear case, they checked the amperage a week later to fine it had dropped to 50 amps.

A leading grain company in Kansas reported a heat build-up in the gear box on one of their bucket elevators. They changed the oil, and after one hour, again had a significant heat build-up.

They added Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement, the operating temperature dropped, and this produced a 16% reduction in amperage as well.

A leading cement plant in Missouri had a gear box overheating on a raw mill I. D. fan motor.

They added Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement to the bearings enabled them to delay changing a rough bearing or 2,000 H.P motor until time was convenient. It also dropped temperature from 165°F to 135°F.

A major manufacture of coated fabrics for the automotive industrial in Massachusetts has 6 vinyl extruders. The Gloucester Engineering gear box on number 2 extruder had always run hot. High heat required machinery shut down, causing interruptions in mfg. process. Normal operating temperature was 185°F, peak load was 115 amps and regular load was 94 amps.

Oil was changed with 15% Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement. The temperature drooped 60 degrees, peak load dropped 24 amps, normal load drooped 10 amps.

A small oil produced in Kansas was having problems with the gear boxes on their pump jacks.

After adding Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement to the gear boxes, they reported the following on 5 pump jacks: 16% reduction in amps, 35% reduction in amps, 7% reduction in amps, 8% reduction in amps, and 10% reduction in amps.

A major aircraft manufacture in California had reported high scrap problems on the aluminum skins (while being stretched) used on a fighter plane.

Petron Plus Metalform 2000 (a concentrate) was added to their existing metal form fluid. The orange peel problem no longer existed, and they could pull and stretch more parts without having to coat every part. They approved Petron Plus Metalform 2000-P (a finished product) to be used in this application.

A government machine shop in Kansas was having problems on their horizontal milling machine, milling 1˝” x 3” slots, and used 5 milling cutters which cost approx. $75. each.

They used Petron Plus Industrial Super Lube on the next job, and only used 3 milling cutters to do the same job. A savings of $150.00

A nationally known grocers-retailer warehouse in Kansas operated 20 Crown Reach-Forks and 35 Crown Pallet Jacks. They were experiencing an alarming bearing failure rate on Reach-Forks averaging 87 per month at an average of $17.00 per bearing; Pallet Jack failures averaged 17 per month at an average of $14.00 per bearing.

They switched to Petron Plus High-Temp Lithium Complex Grease, and have reported a $20,000 savings on bearing and a substantial amount on maintenance man hours. They also reported grease consumption was roughly half that of their former grease.

One of the largest Ski Resorts in Colorado reported problems with grease dripping from the ski lift cables onto customers jackets.

They switched to Petron Plus High-Temp Lithium Complex Grease, with no drips reported, and saved money on grease consumption and laundry bills.

A European Automotive manufacture was experiencing high cost on a Herbert Detroit Broaching Machine.

They added Petron Plus Metalpro Alpha to their existing coolant, extended the regrind interval on a trail new broach from 500 parts to 2,500 parts. This saves on broach and regrind costs and provides longer uninterrupted production runs.

A European Tractor manufacturer was experiencing lubrication failure on their paint shop conveyor while operating in a series of hostile environments, including water, heat and paint.

The added Petron Plus Industrial Super Lube (10%) by volume to their existing lubricant. This produced the following reported drops in amps: Drive A - 24%, Drive B - 16%, Drive C - 12%, and Drive D - 10%.

A European Exhaust manufacture was experiencing problems with Cam Follower Bearings on a Silence Box End Seamer.

They switched to Petron Plus High-Temp Lithium Complex Grease, which extended the bearing life from one month to over three months.

A County In Michigan had been experiencing difficulties with lubrication on King Pins on 93 road trucks.

They switched to Petron Plus High-Temp Lithium Complex Grease, and reported it has solved their problems.

A nationally known airport shuttle company in California had 180 Dodge vans, and 35 Mercury sedans in their fleet. The vehicles are driven approx. 1,950,000 miles per month, and very high fuel costs.

They added Petron Plus The Engine Conditioner to the engines, with approx. 50% of the fleet using Petron Plus Engine Conditioner in the engines, preliminary fuel economy improvements showing 6% on vans and 14% on the sedans. With these improvements in fuel economy they estimated at least $5,000.00 per month savings on fuel after paying for the product.

One of the Region General Services Administration (GSA) reported high engine failure, because of the severe use the vehicle incur.

They added Petron Plus The Engine Conditioner to eight vehicles, after 2 years no engine failures have occurred. Drivers have also reported increased gas mileage.

A internationally known oil field company was having high bearing failures on their equipment in their Egypt location.

They switched to Petron Plus High-Temp Lithium Complex Grease, and after one year have had no failures.

A large plastic company in Michigan was having problems with molds. Preventive Maintenance (P.M.) was performed every 10,000 cycles.

Today, because of Petron Plus High-Temp Lithium Complex Grease, their P.M. cycle have been increased to 25,000 cycles. This represents a reduction in moldmaker labor of 14 hours per month.

One of the Worlds largest vehicle manufactures was expressing problems with their own vehicle fleet in their Egypt facility.

After 5 months of testing the Petron Plus The Engine Conditioner, Diesel Engine Conditioner, Transmission & Gear Box Supplement, and Automatic Transmission Supplement in their fleet, they reported: Reduce maintenance down time, Less fuel consumption, No component failure, Lubricant life increased.

A transportation company in Michigan was experiencing high oil and fuel consumption on their fleet of vans, and sedans.

They added Petron Plus The Engine Conditioner to their entire fleet of 31 vehicles. They reported their oil consumption has decreased by 75%! They reported a 300 gallon savings on gasoline per month.

A Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri was having to change the oil in their production equipment before it was scheduled for change do to high heat and speed of the equipment.

They added Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement to their existing gear oil, the interval between changes has been increased by 63%. They also switched to Petron Plus High-Temp Lithium Complex Grease, they reported increased bearing life by 73% in their high speed production line.

A European SUV manufacture was expressing high electrical bills.

A energy survey was carried out on each machine before and after the application of Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement, and the results were seen on graphs. The average energy consumption after Petron Plus T&GB was added, decreased by 5.34%. Cost savings based on 168 hours week, times 50 weeks produced a annual net savings of Ł7,247.00

A European Nuclear Fuel plant conducted a test on their 35 ton crane.

They added Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement to the gear box existing lubricant. They reported the results by graphs. The average energy consumption after Petron Plus T&GB was added, decreased by 10.75%.

A international grain company had a trail conducted at one of their European plants. Energy consumption was monitored for 2 months while the equipment was operating under normal load, fully loaded and under continuous operation; before and after the application of Petron Plus product.

After Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement was added, they reported an average energy reduction of 7% under continuous operating condition. Based on 24 hours day x 7 day/week x 48 weeks/year, energy savings were calculated to be Ł5,033.55

A UK auto manufacture had a trial conducted on a Broomewade VM 750 Compressor. Energy consumption was monitored while the equipment was operating under normal load, fully loaded and under continuous operation; before and after the application of Petron Plus product.

After Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement was added, they reported an average energy reduction of 6.81% under continuous operating condition. The net annual energy savings were calculated to be Ł1,126.00 after the cost of the Petron Plus product.

A trial was conducted at a European steel manufacture. Energy consumption was monitored while the equipment was operating under normal load, fully loaded and under continuous operation; before and after the application of Petron Plus product.

After Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement was added, they reported an average energy reduction of 3% on one unit, and 6.5% on a second unit that were under continuous operating condition.

A trial was conducted at a international known manufacture of household tools and appliances in one of their European plants. Energy consumption was monitored while the equipment was operating under normal load, fully loaded and under continuous operation; before and after the application of Petron Plus product.

After Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement was added, they reported an average energy reduction of 6% on one unit, and 1.7% on a second unit that were under continuous operating condition.

A large city in China tested Petron Plus Engine Conditioner in their city buses.

Following strict standards the test allowed no adjustments to the buses, before and after adding the Petron Plus products. They reported: On the five buses test fleet, they had an average fuel savings of 16.2% and the operating conditions improved dramatically. Engine noise was cut down, lube oil consumption dropped 50% and emissions dropped significantly.

A major Aerospace company in Europe was having problems in milling five exotic aerospace material.

They added Petron Plus Metalpro Alpha to their existing coolant. They reported the following: A 22.22% wear reduction, a 9.18% wear reduction, A 0.01% wear increase, A 22.20% wear reduction, A 18.98% wear reduction.

A rubber molding plant in Connecticut, was having problems with bumper cam life on their compression molding machines.

They reported: ...As indicated in the “15 Month Analysis” of your product, prior to the introduction of your oil these cams had needed repair or wholesale replacement on the average of every 3 to 4 months. Now that every machine in the plant has been rebuild and switched to your products we can conservatively estimate (50% repaired & 50% replaced) that we will realized $54,000 in savings for the new bumping cams alone (minimum: $900. each) over 2˝ years for our rubber molding compression wheels.

A Rock Quarry company in New York was experiencing problems with their out board bearing on a manual clutch on a large 600 horsepower crusher. The bearings problems that occurred in the past was costing the company between $5,000 to $7,000 in parts and labor, plus 2-4 days of down time on the crusher.

After adding Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement to their equipment they reported: ..we have not experienced any more problems with the bearing failure.

A FAA facility in Kansas, was overhauling their long range antenna radar pedestal every 5 years. It operates 24 hours a day seven days a week.

They switched to Petron Plus High-Temp Lithium Complex Grease and reported: ...it looks like-we will be able to extend this from 8 to 10 years now, Also,, it enabled us to reduce the frequency of greasing by 75%.

A plant in Connecticut

After switching over to Petron Plus High-Temp Polyurea Grease, Transmission & Gear Box Supplement, Industrial Super Lube, Hydraulic Supplement products, they reported in a 13 page report: “A Minimum of $291,000.00 up to More than $437,000.00 in Maintenance & Production Savings Generated form use of PETRON PLUS & PETRONOMICS Lubrication Products” at this one plant.

A Aerospace Engineering Lab at a Kansas University Reported: ...we have 3 testing machines in the department which are used on a very sporadic basic. The machines many not be used at all for 6 months and then used continually for 2 months. These machines are water cooled and if run without water will overheat and shut down, usually in a mater of minutes. ...sure enough the first test after the Petron Plus Hydraulic Supplement was added the students forgot to turn on the water and ran for almost 2 hours before they noticed it.

They Reported: The machine did not overheat after 2 hours of non cooled operation. You can bet that Petron Plus Hydraulic Supplement is going to stay in our testing machines form now on.

A Maintenance Engineer for a International Auto Parts Mfg., Reported: ...their old European-made “deburring” pressure chamber hydraulic head-door pump was making noise and nothing seemed to solve the problem. Everything they tried failed...

They Reported: out of desperation they replaced 6 to 8 gallons of ...with Petron Plus Hydraulic Supplement in a 60 gallon reservoir in this high pressure system. They have not had a noise from pump in 5 years!

A company in Connecticut that operates a Davis & Furber felt machine experienced a failure when a teflon drive belt broke during processing. In the past, when this ...occurred, the very high heat of the rollers would weld the bearings to the roller shaft and replacement was necessary. This would require unexpected downtime & loss of production as well as labor and parts costs (parts: $4,000).

...We had recently switched from a well known high temperature NLGI-2 grease to Petron Plus’s Polyurea grease. We were amazed that all we had to do was replace the drive belt to continue on our production schedule. The bearings had survived the high heat. This would have been impossible without your grease!

A company in Connecticut operating a Farrel 1040 Roto-Cure mill were experiencing high temperatures and amp loads.

With the addition of minimal levels of Petron Plus Transmission & Gear Box Supplement to our 124 gallon central lubricating system, ...we experienced a 11% drop in operating temperature. ...the amperage draw of the 10 hp. main gear drive motor dropped an average of 18% in both load and normal running conditions, which should lead to much longer life.

A company in Connecticut operating a Farrel 1040 Roto-Cure mill, ...the rollers in this machine are controlled by a 1000 psi hydraulic system with a 14 gal. sump.

As an experiment, only 2% of Petron Plus Hydraulic Supplement was added and the temperature of the system dropped 10%.