The Invisible Enemy

The Science

The particles that destroy precision components are far smaller than the human eye can see — and they enter your fluids at every stage.

Contamination Enters At Every Stage

From Refinery
To Equipment

The risk grows with every transfer. Fluid that leaves the refinery clean picks up contamination at each handling point until it reaches the precision components it's meant to protect.

01
RefineryClean at source
02
Bulk StorageFirst entry point for contamination
03
DistributionParticle count grows with handling
04
Lube TruckDelivery to site adds further load
05
EquipmentComponent failure risk at point of use
80%

of hydraulic failures are caused by contamination

more particles after distribution versus at the refinery source

0.3µm

smallest damaging particle — the critical fuel-injector precision threshold

The Invisible Enemy

Smaller Than
You Think

Injector clearance is 300× smaller than a grain of sand — and FLAC Guard filters to that level.

90µm
Fine Beach Sand
Visible, harmless-seeming
50–70µm
Human Hair
Clearly visible to eye
<10µm
PM10 — Dust & Pollen
Below naked-eye threshold
<2.5µm
PM2.5 — Combustion
Microscope required
0.3µm
Fuel Injector Gap
Critical precision threshold
ISO 4406 — The Language That Matters

Each Step Down The Scale
Means 2× Fewer Particles

Cleaner fluid means dramatically longer component life. FLAC Guard routinely achieves ISO 14/11 — placing fleets firmly in the "Excellent" band.

Before · ISO 21/17
151,773
particles per mL
309×cleaner
After · ISO 16/13
492
particles per mL

Moving from ISO 18/15 to 16/13 reduces particles by 98% and extends component life by up to 1.5×. FLAC Guard delivers a documented hydraulic cleanliness of ISO 14/12/9 in the field.

Contamination Load

Unfiltered Fleets Accumulate Hundreds
of Kilograms of Contamination Every Year

911 kg/yr
ISO 21/17
Contamination in unfiltered hydraulic fluid
116 kg/yr
ISO 18/15
Industry average — unprotected fleet
8.9 kg/yr
ISO 16/13
With FLAC Guard installed on equipment
See It In Your Fleet

Find Out Where Contamination
Is Costing You

An assessment shows your current cleanliness levels and the component life you're leaving on the table.