A Godswill baler, valued at approximately £500,000 and used for processing aluminium and cardboard, suffered five major breakdowns within just six months of installation. Despite being under warranty, the machine experienced two pump failures and three valve failures, resulting in £15,000 in direct repair costs and significant production downtime. Specialist oil analysis revealed that the heavily polluted waste-processing environment was introducing extreme levels of particulate and varnish-like products that conventional maintenance could not identify or remove.
