4 Steps to Evaluate Your Industrial Lubricant Supplier

4 Steps to Evaluate Your Industrial Lubricant Supplier

When it comes to protecting your industrial equipment, it’s important to choose the right lubricant to make your machines run more efficiently and maximize their lifetime value. Many factors beyond just products meeting OEM requirements should be considered when finding the right supplier for you and your business. Here are four steps to follow when evaluating your lubricant supplier for your industrial equipment:

Review your current products and equipment

The first step if you are looking for a new lubricant supplier is to review the current products you are using and how well they are working with your industrial equipment. Is your current lubricant helping your machinery run at its peak performance? Your lubricant supplier should be able to provide you with a report outlining its performance factors so you can make a more informed decision.

Shipment services

More goes into the process of finding the right lubricant supplier for your industrial equipment than just the quality of the products. After you have evaluated your current lubricant’s performance and compatibility, you need to look at each supplier as a business to make sure you are ordering from a supplier that meets your needs during the ordering process. Are their shipments on time? Delivered as promised? Review the options for delivery procedures and ask if they offer cost savings when ordering in bulk.

Evaluate potential suppliers

Now that you have a better idea about the state of your lubricant’s interaction with your equipment and what your delivery needs are, you can take a look at all supplier options. Consider reputation, price and, most importantly, if you trust your lubricant supplier as a long-term partner for ordering products that are crucial to making your equipment run efficiently.

Order from STARFIRE

When you order STARFIRE lubricants, we value your business and have your back every step of the way from ordering to delivery and performance. Our lubricants for industrial equipment, such as our EP Gear Lubricants, Full Synthetic Gear Lubricants, Hydraulic Oils and Waylube, are designed to protect your machinery and maximize its efficiency at a more reasonable cost than our competitors while meeting or exceeding all standards.

To learn more about how STARFIRE can become your new lubricant supplier or to order our lubricants or other premium oils, antifreeze and coolant or chemical products from our catalog, send us a message or give us a call at 888-258-8723.

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Engine and Equipment Cold Weather Care Tips

During the colder months of the year, it’s important to protect your machines, equipment and vehicles from damage due to the cold that could end up causing costly repairs or irreversible damage. Whether you serve the automotive, heavy-duty, energy, construction, agricultural, industrial or marine and railroad industries, here are some tips on how to protect and make your equipment safe to operate during cold weather with STARFIRE products:

Avoiding start-up problems

When the temperatures drop in the winter, engines can experience problems starting due to elevated engine compression, difficulties circulating oil and air density. But Starfire’s professional-grade engine starting fluid, STARFIRE TEC-A-START, can help if you are experiencing start-up issues in your car, truck, bus, tractor, motorcycle, chainsaw, boat or go-cart by combining active, volatile solvents, upper cylinder lubricant and corrosion inhibitors. This premium product is designed to assist with starting all diesel and gasoline engines, reduce wear on starters and spark plugs, and save battery life, which ultimately saves you time and money on maintenance and repairs for your equipment.

Avoiding obstructed vision

In addition to start-up issues with engines, cold weather can bring moisture and frost that can obstruct your view and make it dangerous to operate your equipment or vehicle. STARFIRE Windshield Washer Fluid provides freeze protection for temperatures as frigid as -20°F and clears windshields from frost and ice to improve visibility and increase your safety.

Preventing fuel line freeze-ups

Cold weather can also bring increased risks for fuel line freeze-ups, which occur when a gas tank that is not full fills up with air that eventually freezes. But STARFIRE Gas Treatment is a line of alcohol-free chemicals that clears out gum, varnish and ice if your fuel line does freeze, and it prevents further issues from freeze-ups in the future.

Order from STARFIRE

When you order from STARFIRE, we make the delivery process seamless from the moment you order until it is received. All STARFIRE premium products are available in bulk packaging including pails, kegs, drums, totes and bulk transport loads. STARFIRE premium products are also formulated to meet or exceed all OEM specifications but for a fraction of the cost compared to other brands.

For more information on how STARFIRE products can help maximize efficiency, increase longevity and allow you to safely operate your equipment in cold weather, give us a call at 888-258-8723. You can also order products directly from our catalog. Want to learn about becoming a STARFIRE distributor? Send us a message!

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STARFIRE Antifreeze and Coolants: What to Know

When it comes to protecting your vehicles, antifreeze is essential to keeping the engines in your machines from freezing or overheating. STARFIRE antifreeze and coolants are formulated to meet or exceed all OEM specifications and provide huge savings versus other large retailer and distributor brands. Here’s all you need to know about the importance of antifreeze, how to check and test antifreeze levels, and more about how STARFIRE antifreeze and coolants provide quality protection for all of your vehicles:

The importance of antifreeze

Antifreeze and coolant products are vital to protecting aluminum and other engine metals in vehicles because they prevent freeze-ups, overheating and boil-overs. When used correctly, antifreeze and coolant products can help your vehicles run more efficiently, increase longevity and extend the life of foreign or domestic cars and light-duty trucks up to 5 years or 150,000 miles. Checking and testing your antifreeze levels regularly can help avoid expensive and possibly irreversible damages to your vehicles.

Checking and testing antifreeze

In order to maximize the use of antifreeze, it’s imperative to regularly check and test antifreeze levels in your vehicles. Fortunately, checking antifreeze is easy and doesn’t need to be performed by a professional. Newer vehicles have a tank for an overflow of coolants next to the radiator, which can help indicate if antifreeze levels are ideal. In older vehicles, antifreeze can be checked by looking directly into the radiator. The easiest and most cost-efficient way to test antifreeze quality is with coolant test strips that change color based on the condition of the antifreeze in your vehicles.

STARFIRE antifreeze products

STARFIRE All Makes All Models antifreeze/coolants is a premium, virgin, ethylene glycol-based product that is compatible with any vehicle that has aluminum and other metals. This formula has a concentrated blend of premium long-lasting inhibitors utilizing Organic Acid Technology (OAT). Unlike other, more expensive antifreeze products on the market, STARFIRE antifreeze is formulated to provide the same protection at a lesser price. Our STARFIRE antifreeze products are also available in bulk transport in 50/50 pre-diluted or concentrated formulas.

Order STARFIRE antifreeze products

When ordering from STARFIRE, we are there every step of the way from the moment our customers order until their products are delivered. Our team of sales and technical reps and in-house logistics department ensure that your customer service experience adheres to the same quality as our products.

If you want to order STARFIRE antifreeze and coolant products or any other products from our catalog or are interested in becoming a STARFIRE distributor, send us a message or give us a call at 888-258-8723. Stay in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn! Also take a look at our Starfire merchandise for T-shirts, koozies, bottle openers, glasses, water bottles, hats, hoodies and more.