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Introduction to

Texas Refinery Corporation

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Independent Field Service Representative for Texas Refinery Corp. Brand Lubricants

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e following is an overview of Southwestern Petroleum Corporation and the services we provide in addition to our products:

Texas Refinery Corporation, founded in 1922, remains dedicated to providing the finest industrial lubricants to businesses in over 80 countries.

By exactly determining your needs, we can recommend a total lubrication program that will save you substantial overhead costs by reducing your overall fuel and lubrication expenses.

The first and most important concept relating to ROI on Texas Refinery Corporation Lubricants is that the cost of the actual grease or oil is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg when it comes to the total cost of lubrication.

What makes up the total cost of lubrication?  Well, you have to add the cost of the lubricant, the service frequency (how often is greasing done or is the oil changed), the cost of labor to perform routine service, the length of sacrificial part life (how long do replaceable parts last with the current lubricant), the cost of the labor to replace replaceable parts when they need it, the cost of standard downtime for scheduled lubrication or scheduled parts replacement, the cost of emergency or unscheduled downtime in both labor to perform it and lost productivity, the impact of lubricants on energy usage (either burning fuels or electricity).

On top of all that, you have to factor in concepts like reliability, overall productivity or up time, competitiveness, better utilization of labor ... all very important concepts to those who manage today's intensely competitive businesses and municipalities.

Texas Refinery Corporation is justifiably proud of its reputation for unmatched support and service to its customers. For over 87 years, loyal customers have been relying on the experts at TRC to help them optimize total lubrication related expense and profits by improving their overall lubrication program. Whether they own one truck or manage 2,000 ... run an auto repair shop, a huge mining operation or a city water treatment plant, they know they can rely on the personalized service they receive from the home office sales and technical staff and their local field service representative.

One of the many free services available from TRC is a plant survey, wherein the field service representative will check all equipment, then make lubricant recommendations, set up service intervals, Free Laboratory Oil Analysis schedules and install Plant Survey Tags to track these, all in consultation with the Home Office technical staff.

Customers enjoy the benefits of a professional analysis of their equipment and its maintenance, as well as the opportunity to consolidate lubricant inventory. Many customers are able to convert from a multitude of products, brands and viscosities to only a few cross-functional Texas Refinery Corporation brand lubricants. The Plant Survey coupled with TRC's Laboratory Oil Analysis and customized training of the customers' lubricators allow TRC's customers to enjoy some of these benefits:

1.   A preventative maintenance system that identifies trouble spots and high cost areas
2.   Reduction in unscheduled downtime helps prevent idle manpower and overtime...increases reliability
3.        of meeting production
4.   Simplified system of controls for record keeping and application...minimizes time spent with OEM manuals
5.   Reduces machine replacement parts and extends useful life of equipment
6.   Reduces purchasing costs through product consolidation/fewer number of lubricants, fewer
7.        purchase orders and smaller inventories
8.   Reduces the possibility of misapplication because of complete instructions on type, method and
9.        frequency of lubrication...insures equipment is properly lubricated
10.   Training of lubricators increases their knowledge, effectiveness and morale
11.   Program is updated on a regular basis by the Texas Refinery Field Service Representative

"Customers have a tendency to forget the problems they were having with a piece of equipment before they began using Texas Refinery... the Survey Tags are a big reminder of how much more productively their equipment is operating."

TRC's Laboratory Oil Analysis Program is an integral part of a complete predictive/proactive maintenance program. In addition to determining fluid cleanliness, wear particle trends and early warning of potential machinery trouble or unexpected failure, TRC's  customers have extended their drain intervals as much as 2, 3, 4, 5 times longer with Texas Refinery Lubricants and this LOA program.

Texas Refinery has developed a detailed method of testing to determine accurately and efficiently the drain interval for lubricants. We have made submitting samples for testing in the TRC's Laboratory Oil Analysis program as simple as possible. Everything that you need to submit a sample is included in the LOA Kit. This program, coupled with the use of TRC's high performance lubricants, is sure to improve your lubricant drain intervals dramatically.

State of the art equipment and methods, including Inductivity Coupled Plasma (ICP) Spectrophotometry for metallic elements and Fournier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Analysis for molecular analysis of used lubricants, coupled with a retained Trend History for each piece of equipment insures maximum lubricant performance and fluid cleanliness.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU?

•   Reliable monitoring of high fluid cleanliness
•   Early warning of impending machine failures
•   Early notice of changing lubricant properties
•   Longest life from your lubricants
•   Allows proactive maintenance program
•   Takes the guesswork out of lubricant management
•   Reduces oil consumption and oil disposal costs
•   Increases the reliability of your lubrication program

The Texas Refinery TRAPP Program provides the opportunity to save money through maximum lubricant life while maintaining safe equipment lubrication. The program eliminates the guesswork involved in establishing lubrication schedules, and most importantly warns of impending equipment failure in time for corrective action to be taken.