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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Tom and Sam Anderson, father and son business partners, have found a way to save mining companies and other heavy equipment-using businesses money, and at the same time be more environmentally friendly.
Too often, businesses change and discard oil used by trucks and other machines when instead, they could simply have it analyzed and cleaned, the Andersons said.
Their business, Eye of the Tiger, LLC, offers on-site oil analysis, system cleaning, and oil filtration services.
“Oil doesn't really wear out, it just gets contaminated,” Tom Anderson said.
The Andersons clean existing oil, and help companies implement programs to keep the oils clean and dry.
Cleaning, rather than replacing, reduces oil costs as much as 75 percent, Sam Anderson said.
Using a hand-held fluid scan, the Andersons analyze the oil on site for correct chemical balance. Oils are cleaned while equipment is being assembled.
“You can clean it for 60 percent of what it cost to change it,” Tom Anderson said.
It's a fluid and equipment maintenance program, Sam Anderson said.
“By taking care of the fluid it's like taking care of your blood. If you take care of your blood the whole body benefits. If you take care of oil, the whole equipment benefits,” Sam Anderson said.
A local trucking company dropped their maintenance cost by 60 percent after they started using Eye of the Tiger services, Tom Anderson said.
Eye of the Tiger customers tend to be mining or drilling companies, trucking companies and power generation companies.
The Andersons used to focus exclusively on equipment maintenance until about a year ago, when they decided to focus on oil filtration and “predictive” maintenance programs.
Using a chemical analysis, the Andersons can tell if a bearing needs replacing or a shaft is starting to have problems, Tom Anderson said. The Andersons partner with Gearhead Laboratories in Utah.
Cleaning oils reduces the amount of waste oil that must be disposed of safely — a necessity with oil changes.
“Contamination is not an option” is the company logo. Tom and Sam had been interested in developing the oil filtration side of the business for years, but when natural gas drilling was going strong they didn't have time to pursue it, they said. When the oil and gas industry slowed local operations, they had the time but couldn't get a bank loan.
“We went to several banks. They said it was a ‘good idea'” but wouldn't issue a loan, Tom Anderson said.
“Even though we were an established business,” Sam Anderson added.
Grand Junction's Business Incubator Center, however, “stepped right up to the plate,” and not only thought it was a good idea, but helped the family get the loan they needed to buy the necessary equipment. Incubator staff also helped the company design a website, and offered low-cost rental office space at the Incubator campus, 2591 Legacy Way.
“They gave us a shot in the arm to get us up and going,” Tom Anderson said.
The family business also includes Tom's wife Doris, plus two employees.
For more information visit: www.tigereyepdm.com.
Too often, businesses change and discard oil used by trucks and other machines when instead, they could simply have it analyzed and cleaned, the Andersons said.
Their business, Eye of the Tiger, LLC, offers on-site oil analysis, system cleaning, and oil filtration services.
“Oil doesn't really wear out, it just gets contaminated,” Tom Anderson said.
The Andersons clean existing oil, and help companies implement programs to keep the oils clean and dry.
Cleaning, rather than replacing, reduces oil costs as much as 75 percent, Sam Anderson said.
Using a hand-held fluid scan, the Andersons analyze the oil on site for correct chemical balance. Oils are cleaned while equipment is being assembled.
“You can clean it for 60 percent of what it cost to change it,” Tom Anderson said.
It's a fluid and equipment maintenance program, Sam Anderson said.
“By taking care of the fluid it's like taking care of your blood. If you take care of your blood the whole body benefits. If you take care of oil, the whole equipment benefits,” Sam Anderson said.
A local trucking company dropped their maintenance cost by 60 percent after they started using Eye of the Tiger services, Tom Anderson said.
Eye of the Tiger customers tend to be mining or drilling companies, trucking companies and power generation companies.
The Andersons used to focus exclusively on equipment maintenance until about a year ago, when they decided to focus on oil filtration and “predictive” maintenance programs.
Using a chemical analysis, the Andersons can tell if a bearing needs replacing or a shaft is starting to have problems, Tom Anderson said. The Andersons partner with Gearhead Laboratories in Utah.
Cleaning oils reduces the amount of waste oil that must be disposed of safely — a necessity with oil changes.
“Contamination is not an option” is the company logo. Tom and Sam had been interested in developing the oil filtration side of the business for years, but when natural gas drilling was going strong they didn't have time to pursue it, they said. When the oil and gas industry slowed local operations, they had the time but couldn't get a bank loan.
“We went to several banks. They said it was a ‘good idea'” but wouldn't issue a loan, Tom Anderson said.
“Even though we were an established business,” Sam Anderson added.
Grand Junction's Business Incubator Center, however, “stepped right up to the plate,” and not only thought it was a good idea, but helped the family get the loan they needed to buy the necessary equipment. Incubator staff also helped the company design a website, and offered low-cost rental office space at the Incubator campus, 2591 Legacy Way.
“They gave us a shot in the arm to get us up and going,” Tom Anderson said.
The family business also includes Tom's wife Doris, plus two employees.
For more information visit: www.tigereyepdm.com.
