On Wednesday my boss forwarded me an email inquiry from Ricky at an offshore drilling company. His team was working on a deepwater oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. He asked us if we could help him build a portable filtration unit that could remove particulate down to 20...
oil quality & purification
Success Story: The Ultimate Solution for Industrial Machinery Lube Oil
Another busy Friday afternoon! I received a request for quote from Mike, a manager at an electrical connector manufacturer in Virginia. His company was producing electrical connectors for various customers in telecommunications, industrial automation, medical...
How Dirty Diesel Fuel Can Endanger Lives at a Hospital
How can dirty fuel endanger lives at a hospital? Well, if there is a power outage, how does the hospital keep its equipment running in case of an emergency? Like any other critical operation, they use emergency power systems such as back-up generators in conjunction...
Sean Saves the Coast Guard… wait, what?
On 8:00 AM one Friday morning I got a call from the owner of a company (let's call him Joe) that works mainly with environmental clean-ups on the east coast. He was looking to rent a filter cart to service 1,500 gallons of lubricating oil on a Coast Guard vessel. Joe...
How to Filter 75,000 barrels of Jet-A Fuel
Have you ever had a contaminated jet fuel tank? One of my recent customers, a jet fuel storage facility (liquid terminal) had a fuel tank that contained 75,000 barrels of contaminated jet-A fuel. Our initial testing showed high amounts of particulate and significant...
Tech Tip: Why You Shouldn’t Use Teflon Tape
Do you use Teflon tape in the piping of your hydraulic applications? Teflon tape has been a fixture in many tool boxes for years. And for years it has had the potential to inject debris into oil systems, which has caused numerous problems. Scenario: Imagine a mechanic...
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...
ILTA Conference & Trade Show – Houston, Texas (June 6 – 8, 2011)
Are you going to the 2011 ILTA Conference & Trade Show in Houston, Texas? We will be there all three days, from June 6th to June 8th! Do you operate a liquid terminal or storage tank? Are you a related manufacturer or a vendor? You must attend this event. Over 280...
Tech Tip: How to Prevent Explosions Inside Pressure Vessels
Did you know that you can have a fire inside a filter pressure vessel and never know it? Worse yet, you can unknowingly create and spark a severe explosion. That should be a very scary thought if you work with filter vessels regularly in refineries, airports, fueling...
Tech Tip: How To Visually Optimize Your Lubricant System
Are you managing your lubricant system in the most efficient way possible? Are you operating with a system of visual aids? If not, you may want to check this out... Visual management should be applied to plant facilities on a wide scale basis. Most industrial plants...
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