One dirty shop funnel can undo your whole maintenance program.
No matter how sophisticated your maintenance program is, a dirty reusable funnel can destroy it. Fast Funnel guarantees a clean, contamination-free pour every single time.
Damaging contaminants are too small to see.
Solid particle contaminants introduced into lubrication systems are one of the leading causes of accelerated failure in mechanical equipment. Contaminants most often enter a lubrication system when fluids are being added or checked — exactly the moment Fast Funnel is built to protect. Once inside, particles break down, suspend in the oil, and scour and gouge surfaces wherever they're thicker than the oil film protecting that component.
Which maintenance strategy are you running?
Toggle between the three — more than 55% of the average facility's maintenance is still reactive. Source: U.S. Department of Energy / Federal Energy Management Program.
“Run it till it breaks.” Basically no strategy at all — maintenance happens only after equipment already has.
Advantages
- Lower initial costs
- Requires fewer staff
Disadvantages
- Increased costs from unplanned downtime
- Increased labor costs, especially for untimely repairs
- May cause secondary equipment or process damage
- Inefficient use of staff resources
Actions based on time schedules or machine run hours — service happens on a calendar, whether or not the equipment needs it yet.
Advantages
- Cost-effective for capital-intensive equipment
- Flexible maintenance periodicity
- Increases component life cycle
- Reduces equipment & process failures
Disadvantages
- Doesn't eliminate catastrophic failures
- More labor intensive
- Includes unneeded maintenance, risking incidental damage
Actions based on the actual condition of the equipment — oil analysis, vibration, thermal data — rather than a fixed schedule.
Advantages
- Increased component life & availability
- Allows preemptive corrective action
- Decreases downtime, lowers parts & labor cost
- Better product quality & worker safety
Disadvantages
- Higher investment in diagnostic equipment
- Higher investment in staff training
- Savings potential not always visible to management
A dirty funnel destroys good maintenance data.
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Everything under one order.
Every category below ships through KMT — ask about stocked SKUs and case pricing for your account.
| Fast Funnel | Fast Filter |
|---|---|
| Compact, folds flat for storage | 150 micron standard mesh |
| Available in standard & larger sizes | 75 micron fine mesh |
| Custom graphics available for fleet branding | Custom mesh available on request |
| Fits a wide variety of container openings | Removes sediment, sand, rust & more from lubricants, chemicals, paints & fuels |
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Product Brochure
Sizes, mesh specs, and custom-graphics options as a printable PDF.
Download PDF →Reusable Funnel vs. Fast Funnel
Side-by-side breakdown of contamination risk and real cost per pour.
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The Rest Of The Yard
Fast Funnel covers its piece of the job. Here's what KMT stocks for everything else running on your site.