I received a call from Brett at a natural gas provider in the mid-west. Last year I started working with some of his colleagues on various other industrial filtration projects. Due to our good relationship, he came to me this time to request that we put together a...
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Success Story: Paper Mill Lowers Acidity of Phosphate Ester Fluid
Have you ever had high levels of acid in your phosphate ester fluid? Well, check out my new story... A large power plant, located on-site at a paper mill, contacted me regarding some issues they were having with acidic phosphate ester fluid. What is that stuff, you...
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...
Made in the USA: Wartsila Engine Lube Oil Filter
Are you making sure to buy your filter elements and systems from a domestic source? One of our recent customers was a power plant that was operating multiple Wartsila natural gas engines. They came to us to see if we could provide an engine lube oil filter that was...
Success Story: Custom Combustion Air Intake Filter
Have you ever had to deal with someone's unfiltered exhaust fumes? One of our recent customers had a problem with their industrial park neighbor, whose exhaust fans were discharging fibrous materials into the air. As a result, the customer's combustion air intakes...
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...
New Product: Varnish & Sludge Removal Filter System
Do you need to remove varnish from your hydraulic or lubrication system? Do you want to do it with the least amount of hassle? Check this out... Varnish (also known as lacquer, sludge, or tar) can be found in any lubrication or hydraulic system. This problematic...
EPA 2011 Standards for Biofuel, Diesel, and Other Renewable Fuels
Are you familiar with the Clean Air Act of 1970? What about the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)? Between these two acts, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set production percentage standards for renewable fuels such as...
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...
Success Story: Natural Gas Utility Company Saves 40% On Coalescing Filter Replacements
Success Story! We recently met with a natural gas utility company to check out the filtration products used at one of their compression facilities. Their inlet coalescing unit had a custom filter vessel installed that used three coalescing filters, each with a height...
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