Walk into a shop where coolant maintenance has slipped, and you notice it immediately. The air is heavy with sour odors. Operators complain about headaches, irritated skin, and breathing discomfort. Machines are running, but morale is not. Those odors are not just unpleasant. They are a warning sign that bacteria, tramp oil, and fine metal solids have taken hold in the system.
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