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Shell Lubricant Solutions - Performance Construction
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Title: SLS Construction – Digital Video
Duration: 1.46 minutes
Description:
This video highlights Shell digital solutions for the construction industry.
This video includes b-roll footage to showcase the complex environments in which construction equipment has to operate in. The video explores how Shell lubricant solutions can help keep equipment running.
[Background music plays]
Bright, fast-paced music plays in background
[B-roll footage]
Skyline view of construction in a city, cranes moving.
Birds eye view of digger moving soil.
Digger being used to scoop up large stones at construction site.
[Split screen]
Left side: Digger being used to scoop up large stones at construction site.
Right side: Road under construction, equipment moving across.
[Narration]
On the surface, your typical construction site may appear to be all dust, dirt and hard work.
[Text displays]
Dust
Dirt
Hard work
[B-roll footage]
3 male construction workers speaking at the top of a building under construction, wearing high vis vests and hard hats.
2 male construction workers speaking whilst looking at an iPad.
[Narration]
But dig a little deeper and it soon becomes clear that behind these physical efforts lie a range of digital solutions.
[Text displays]
Digital solutions
[B-roll footage]
Digital visuals that represent data moving
Digital visual of a building being built
[Narration]
Solutions built on data to help join the dots across a complex environment, allowing you to work smarter as well as harder.
[Text displays]
Digital solutions build on data
Complex operating environment
Smarter
Harder
[B-roll footage]
[Split screen]
Left side: Person using an iPad
Right side: Digital visual of a building being built
[Narration]
From digital equipment management
[Text displays]
Digital Equipment Management
[B-roll footage]
Two male construction workers wearing hard hats and high vis vests speaking at construction side. Excavator is moving soil in the background.
[Narration]
to real-time monitoring systems,
[Text displays]
Real-time Monitoring Systems
[B-roll footage]
Excavator moving large quantities of stones
Birds eye view of a crane being operated near water
[Narration]
each service has a role to play in preventing downtime, increasing efficiency and promoting sustainability.
[Text displays]
Downtime Prevention
Increasing Efficiency
Promoting Sustainability
[B-roll footage]
2 Shell employees speaking, wearing red overalls with the Shell logo on, wearing hard hats whilst holding a clipboard.
Close up of lubricant being poured out of a test tube
Close up of lubricant being poured out of container into a funnel
Female construction worker putting on hard hat
[Narration]
Take predictive maintenance, for example, which can complement high-performing products like your lubricants.
The oil condition monitoring of Shell LubeAnalyst uncovers and addresses pain points before they affect operations.
[Text displays]
Shell LubeAnalyst
30 years of oil diagnosis expertise
Millions of data reference points
[B-roll footage]
Digital visual of how well a piece of machinery is operating. Split into 3 sections, productivity, efficiency, and system capacity.
Building under construction, lots of cranes lifting different materials to construct the building.
2 men, in suits with hard hats on holding construction plans as well as an iPad. You can see a crane in the background.
[Narration]
With machinery kept online, it’s now time to optimise performance for a productive and sustainable operation.
[Text displays]
Productive and sustainable operations
[B-roll footage]
2 men, in suits with hard hats on holding construction plans as well as an iPad. You can see a crane in the background.
Birds eye view of construction site, lots of equipment can be seen here, excavators, cranes, dump trucks.
People working in an office at lots of computers with lots of data being shown on the screens.
[Text displays]
Machine Max
Integrates all existing telematics data
Quick and easy installation
Improve productivity and utilization
[Narration]
By bringing together smart sensors and advanced analytics, MachineMax tracks your entire fleet in real time, helping to improve productivity and utilisation, while reducing idling times and emissions.
[B-roll footage]
Shell workers in overalls and hardhats walking through construction site
Close up of construction workers whilst operating equipment
[Narration]
Finally, to ensure these best practices run throughout your site, the final step is to implement comprehensive maintenance advice and training.
Shell LubeExpert draws on the vast experience of technical support teams, alongside a range of digital tools, to deliver smooth and safe project execution.
[Text displays]
Shell Lube Expert
Inspect, audit and optimise equipment
Innovative technology from around the world
Safe project execution
[Closing scene]
[B-roll footage]
Footage of trees in a forest with blue sky
Excavator being operated at sunset
Construction workings walking into a site with high vis vests on and hard hats.
Skyline view of a city with buildings under construction, lots of cranes in the background
[Narration]
So, whether you’re looking to lower your emissions, keep equipment running longer, harder, more efficiently or all four Shell Lubricant Solutions has the digital services you need to help make your business unstoppable.
[Text displays]
Lower your emissions
Keep equipment running
Shell Lubricant Solutions
Make your operations
Unstoppable
How to extend your equipment life
Construction can be a complex business, but lubrication is one area that doesn’t need to be. Between a wide range of high-quality lubricants and specialist industry expertise, our solutions are designed for you to get the most from your machinery.
Watch our performance construction video to find out more.
Product benefits1
Hydraulic oils
Shell Tellus hydraulic oils for:
- Avoiding decrease in power and efficiency
- Prevention of deposit build-up
- Longer oil life
- Wear protection
- Protection of seals against stick-slip2
Diesel engine oils
Shell Rimula engine oils for:
- Increased fuel savings
- Better protection against engine wear
- Longer oil-drain intervals
- Cleaner pistons
- Emissions equipment compatibility3
Greases
Shell Gadus greases for:
- Mechanical stability
- Oxidation control
- Water washout resistance
- Wear protection
- Long grease life4
Transmission system
Shell Spirax gear oils for:
- Prolonged component life
- High-torque applications
- Fewer oil changes
- All-temperature, all-season performance5
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1 All data is derived from tests in laboratories of Shell Lubricant Solutions or partners using accepted standard methods. For more product specific information, please visit www.epc.shell.com for more details.
2 For further information please review the Shell Tellus Product Family Brochure.
3 For further information please review: https://www.shell.com/motorist/oils-lubricants/rimula-truck-heavy-duty-engine-oil/dynamic-protection-plus-technology.html.
4 For further information please review from the Shell Gadus Product Family Brochure.
5 The Shell Spirax range of axle, gear and automatic transmission fluids has been developed to enable drivers, fleet owners and operators to select the oil that will deliver optimum value to their operations through enhanced wear protection, long oil life and efficiency. For further information please review Shell Spirax Product Family Brochure.