The heavy equipment industry is continually looking to reduce costs and increase productivity as competitive pressures increase. Major goals include increasing the number of hours worked by reducing scheduled maintenance downtime and reducing material costs by extending the life of replaceable fluids in the equipment. The filters used on diesel engines increase from 250 hours to 1500 hours between filter element changes for engine oil, and requiring a complete oil change at 7500 hours of operation, saving both time and oil costs. The hydraulic, ultra fine filters allow the machine to operate for 2,500 hours on a filter change instead of the normal 500 hours and 20.000 hours without a change of oil, thereby satisfying both goals and increasing service interval and extending oil life by a factor of eight.

The reason these intervals are so important is that the equipment owner saves in a number of ways: 1)No down time on site, 2) No transport to and from maintenance depots, 3) No problems on site with disposal of used oil. As the environmental issues facing the construction industry grow ever more acute, lubrication audits have been imposed on contractors in some regions, where they must account for every litre of oil taken into an area and must prove that all taken in has been transported out. Obviously, if the life of the lubricants is extended by a factor of 10 to 20, in many cases the contractor will be able to finish the job without transporting new lubricant in and old lubricant out, thus avoiding considerable paperwork as well as transport, labour and material costs.

CTI filters are an investment- the filters will maintain engines in better condition, leading to better average fuel economy over the life of the engines, lower maintenance costs and will keep hydraulic systems pristine for the life of the equipment. So to make more money, purchase CTI filters.