In critical facilities like hospitals and data centers, downtime is never an option. When the power goes out, your emergency generators must start immediately and run reliably. But even the most well-maintained generator will fail if the fuel feeding it is...
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5 Warning Signs Your Diesel Fuel Needs Polishing
Diesel fuel is critical to the operation of backup power systems, machinery, and transportation fleets. Over time, however, fuel stored in tanks can become contaminated with dirt, water, microbes, and other impurities that can cause engine failure and other costly...
Filter cart cleans LNG compressor contamination
I received an inquiry from a utility company in the northwest. They operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility that provides gas to local transportation companies, including Alaska vessels, as well as residential and commercial customers with natural gas reserves...
Water Ingression in Gas Turbine… No Problem for PFPUSA
A power company contacted us several months ago for help with a major water ingression issue in their gas turbine lube oil. At some points, the customer was draining up to 30 gallons of free water from a 3,300 gallon reservoir. The water ingression issue was caused by...
Flew On-Site to Flush Lube Oil in P&W Gas Turbines
A small power generation company in the Midwest contracted us to perform lube oil flushes on two Pratt & Whitney gas turbines. After some discussions with their team, and determining a timetable to perform the on-site lube flushing service, we decided upon the...
New Product: Bulk-Storage Platform Filter Cart
On behalf of the engineering department at PFP, I would like to share with you one of our latest fabrications, the BSPC, or Bulk Storage Platform Cart. As you can appreciate from the photo, this unit is a platform-mounted filter cart with a built-in reservoir. The...
Pneumatic Filter Panel (aka “the Panimal”)
A refinery contacted us recently that required a filter system to transfer 55 gallon drums of ISO 100 oil to their storage tanks (see attached picture). They wanted to filter the oil prior to it entering the tanks. After getting more information on the application, we...
Oil Quality and Our Drum Top Filter System
Last week a large paper mill ordered a second Drum Top Filter (DTF) system and Recirculation Adapter Kit to help with their Oil quality Improvement Program. They had so much success with the first Drum Top Filter System they ordered that you had to get another one....
Chemical Company Conquers Contamination of Lube Oil Reservoir
I called on Brian one day, plant engineer at a chemical company on the east coast that manufactures adhesives for industrial manufacturers and end users. Unfortunately water and particulate had contaminated the lube oil system of multiple heavy machines that they...
Filter Vessel Delivers Success for De-Silting Operation on River Barge
Dave contacted me on a Wednesday morning. He was the purchasing manager at a marine services/underwater engineering company. They were awarded the contract for a de-silting operation in a large river in the northeast. They needed to pump silt in to a barge, and then...
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