Field manual 04 · Compressed air
Every facility has compressed air, and every compressor consumes filters, separators, oil, and valve kits on fixed hours. It's the closest thing industry has to subscription revenue — if the re-order comes to you. CrateScan puts your label inside the enclosure where the hours add up.
Intervals are re-orders with a date attached. The only question is whose part number gets scanned when the hours run out.
| Part | Why it comes back | Typical interval |
|---|---|---|
| Air/oil separator elements | Pressure drop climbs, oil carryover starts | 4,000–8,000 hr |
| Intake air filters | Dust loading — the compressor breathes the plant | 2,000–4,000 hr |
| Oil filters | Every service interval, no exceptions | 2,000 hr |
| Compressor lubricant | Oxidation and additive depletion on the clock | 4,000–8,000 hr |
| Inlet valve kits | Diaphragm and seal fatigue under cycling | 8,000 hr |
| Belts & couplings | Tension creep, element wear | 8,000–16,000 hr |
Scenario · 8,000-hour service
The same event without CrateScan: the service light blinks for three weeks, somebody googles a will-fit element, and the warranty conversation gets complicated.
The plant compressor hits 8,000 hours and throws a service reminder. The maintenance tech opens the enclosure — your label is on the separator housing.
They scan it. Your portal answers: Separator Element SE-880, spin-on, their price — and the full 8,000-hour service kit (oil, filters, valve kit) suggested below it.
They take the whole kit. Quantity 1, ship-to the plant, submit. One scan turned a service reminder into a five-line RFQ.
Your counter team prices it and sends the quote.
PO issued. The kit ships today; the compressor never runs past its interval on a clogged element.
01
Genuine-parts revenue lives or dies at the separator housing. Your label there beats every will-fit catalog search.
02
Tag every machine under contract. Customers self-serve the consumables; your techs handle the work that actually needs a wrench.
03
Your elements fit hundreds of machines. A scannable cross-reference at the point of service wins the replacement, every interval.
Label the machines you sell and service. We'll import your service-kit catalog with you.