Chris called me in the middle of the week. He was the project manager of a heavy industrial construction company in the Pacific Northwest. His company works on large-scale projects for commercial business enterprises and government agencies, much of their work in the...
Filtration Blogs
Coal Company Commands Custom Mobile Filtration Cart
Ron called me and left a message on a Saturday afternoon. He was working for one of the world's largest producers and suppliers of coal, with coal mines and preparation facilities all over the mid-Atlantic and mid-West regions. His company supplies thermal coal to...
A Low-Pressure Solution for High-Pressure Hydraulic Oil
Thursday afternoon. I received a call from Mike, the shop foreman at a fluid management company in Canada that designs, builds, and operates systems for construction and mining projects. Mike said that he had a large hydraulic system which needed some major oil...
Another “Green” Filtration Victory on Top of a Wind Tower
Over the past few years we've been getting many more inquiries from wind farms. One day recently I received a call from Jim, the lead mechanic at a wind farm on the west coast. He was specifically looking for gearbox oil change filter systems and he came across our...
Green Filter Carts Help to Keep the Planet Green
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...
How I Saved Another Metal Manufacturer from Equipment Failure
Last month I was looking for some new business. I ended up reaching out to yet another metal manufacturer, this one located on the East Coast. They were producing specialty metals for equipment manufacturers and industrial companies. I eventually got in touch with...
Manufacturer Clears Out Construction Debris with Hydraulic Flushing
Monday morning. I called on a prospect that visited our website who was looking for a hydraulic oil flushing service. Eventually I got in touch with Larry, the plant engineer at a metal manufacturer on the east coast. Their company processes specialty metals for...
Manufacturer Revives Battery Molding Machine with Vacuum Dehydrator
I received a call from the manager of the molding department at a car battery manufacturer. His team had a major issue with one of their plastic molding machines. Water had contaminated its lubricating oil and caused the equipment to unexpectedly break down....
One-Two Combo Packs a Punch for Natural Gas Pipeline
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...
Offshore Oil Drilling Company Goes Onshore to Filter Crude Oil
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...
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