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...
Filtration Blogs
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...
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...
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...
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...
3 Ways to Reduce Electrostatic Discharge in Hydraulic Systems
SNAP... crackle... POP! Are those sounds coming from your hydraulic filter housing? Watch out, it may be accumulating static electricity. That could be dangerous. So how can you fix it? Continue reading... If you consistently hear a clicking noise from within the...
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...
ASME Pressure Vessel Rescues Cookies at Industrial Bakery?
Sorry, I was just kidding about the cookies. But seriously, an industrial bakery?! It's probably one of the last places you would think need some filters, but it's true... This particular customer of mine was having issues with a batch of poor quality natural gas. The...
Saved an International Airport with Jet-A Fuel Filters
After years of solicitation, I finally got the filter business of an international airport! Here's my story... My big break came from the airport's fuel tank farm manager. He called me because he was going through jet fuel filters so quickly that his current supplier...
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