MIDSHIRE

Industrial Lubrication ROI Calculator

Quantify the operational and financial impact of switching to a Midshire lubrication programme

Your current operation

Currency

Savings scenario

Application type (optional — auto-fills lubricant spend)

Critical assets / machines

CNC machines, pumps, compressors, gearboxes, conveyors, etc.

Unplanned downtime per asset

hrs/mo

Average unplanned stoppages per asset per month (use 0 if unknown)

Production downtime cost

£ /hr

Estimated cost per hour of unplanned production stoppage

Lubricant changes per asset

/yr

Scheduled oil/lubricant changes per asset per year

Maintenance hours per change

hrs

Labour time per oil change including drain, refill and clean-up

Maintenance labour rate

£ /hr

Annual lubricant spend

£

Total annual spend on lubricants across all assets

Estimated operational savings

Downtime hours prevented

—

per month across all assets

Monthly downtime saving

—

from reduced unplanned stoppages

Annual maintenance labour saving

—

from extended service intervals

Annual lubricant cost saving

—

from reduced consumption

Total monthly net saving

—

downtime + labour + lubricant (combined)

Total annual net saving

—

cumulative 12-month estimate

12-month ROI

—

vs transition and review cost

Estimated payback period

—

time to recover transition cost at monthly net saving

Diagnostic assessment

Asset reliability rating

—

World-class target < 0.5 hrs/asset

Industry average 2 – 4 hrs/asset

Your current position —

Monthly lubrication cost burden — today

—

Projected monthly saving — with Midshire

—

Maintenance intervention headroom

Current

6/yr

With Midshire

3/yr

Calculating…

How the model works

Cumulative savings vs transition cost (24 months)

— Cumulative saving builds from month 1. — Transition cost is the one-time investment. The crossover point is your payback date.

Savings breakdown

Saving category	Monthly	Annual

Evidence basis
Benchmarks used in this model draw from published manufacturing and tribology research. Noria Corporation (Machinery Lubrication) — lubrication-related failures account for 40–70% of all rotating equipment failures; structured premium lubrication programmes reduce unplanned downtime by 25–55% in industrial settings. U.S. Department of Energy — improved lubrication practices reduce industrial maintenance costs by 30–40%. STLE (Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers) — correctly specified lubricants extend service intervals 1.5–3× versus generic or misspecified products. Midshire Lubricants — Customer case study — 85-person precision engineering company achieved 38% reduction in unplanned downtime, 26% reduction in repeat component replacement spend, and 19% reduction in lubricant consumption within 12 months of switching to a Midshire-managed lubrication programme.

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