Lubrication Module for Compressors

System Objectives

• Cut Costs
• Increase Productivity

A major compressor manufacturer determined that an efficient way to cut costs and increase productivity was to develop a modularized manufacturing process. The objective was to create plug-and-play packages composed of outsourced components to be assembled at the factory. Essentially‚ the modules were standalone components that were brought together to operate as a single unit.

Cost of assembly ... cost of components

The experts at Colfax Engineered Systems developed a family of customized lubrication system packages for the manufacturer. As a specialist‚ we looked at the commonality of components—motors to hoses‚ heat exchangers to hydraulics—to design a system that provided a balance between the cost of assembly and the cost of the components. Often‚ the labor savings of a packaged system is found in specifying a more expensive component that allows assembling the product faster.