Helping to clean up the environment, one filter cart at a time... In our line of work we are often called upon to solve on-going, costly problems that are associated with fluid contamination. Our job is to identify and analyze all of the available data, the fluid...
ISO Cleanliness
Purify Power Turbine Lube Oil with a Vacuum Dehydrator
Do you ever encounter particulate or water contamination at your power plant? A power facility in Canada had been renting a 50-GPM vacuum dehydrator from us to purify the oil lubrication system of one of their four power turbines. Our basic filtration rental system...
Tech Tip: New Hydraulic Oil Is Not Clean Hydraulic Oil
Did you ever wonder if new hydraulic oil was really clean?? The truth is... it's not! Straight from the drum, so-called "new" hydraulic oil has a typical ISO cleanliness level of ISO 4406 23/21/18 or worse. Now that number may not mean a lot to you, but it's four...
Success Story: Portable Filter Cart Saves Liquid Terminal Company
Have you ever needed to purify hydraulic oil to a specific cleanliness range? We were recently contacted by a liquids product terminal operating company that was looking for a portable filter cart for filtering gear oil with a viscosity of 1,824 SSU. The terminal...
Wind Turbine Adventure to Flush Gearbox Hydraulic Oil
Have you ever been to a wind farm? It's amazing! Recently, my filtration adventures brought me (and Matt) on a road trip to a wind farm in a rural area... A major wind turbine manufacturer had an emergency with some of their turbine power units, and they...
Tech Tip: Common Points of Reservoir Contamination
Have you ever had a contaminated reservoir but you just didn't know why? For today's article I'd like to share the most common ways reservoir fluid gets contaminated... 1. Plumbing - Contamination can enter anywhere fluid leaks out. If you minimize the amount of...
New Product: Coalescer Oil Purification System (COPS)
Are you looking to purify and/or separate water from your oil application? Great news! We are now offering a new and improved Coalescer Oil Purification System (COPS). Click the link to check out our official PDF brochure! This new oil-water separation unit is...
Equipment Failures? Costly Repairs? Extra downtime?
Contaminated oil is often the culprit! Even so-called "new" oil contains levels of contamination that can shorten both oil life and equipment service life, resulting in unwanted costly repairs. A simple yet comprehensive oil quality program that incorporates our high...
ISO 4406, New Rental Equipment, FBO Fuel Filters
Things have been heating up here at PFP! Have you seen our latest video about ISO 4406 testing? ISO 4406 Cleanliness Test Video In this short video we highlight the results of a recent ISO 4406 test conducted in-house for a pipeline customer seeking to provide...
POLL: Are you CONSISTENTLY hitting your target ISO cleanliness codes on your critical equipment?
[polldaddy poll=3494031] If not, check out our page on the ISO 4406 cleanliness code, and be sure to get in touch with us if you have any questions on how to improve your efficiency!
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