4 Maintenance Tips to Extend Equipment Life and ROI
Heavy machinery, especially in oil and gas, mining, farming, or other industrial applications, requires regular maintenance to ensure they continue working reliably. When large machinery is poorly maintained, it not only runs inefficiently, but is also more likely to breakdown and cost you thousands –…
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Do I Need an Authorized Rexnord Service Center?
When faced with the choice of repairing or replacing critical equipment containing Rexnord components, many plant maintenance professionals ask the question: do I need an authorized Rexnord service center? Rexnord is a manufacturer of engineered mechanical components including gears, drives, gear boxes, couplings, and bearings…
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Equipment Series – Wind Turbines
In the next installment of our Equipment Series, we will focus on wind turbines. A wind turbine uses the natural movement of air to spin the turbine and create energy. They are manufactured in a wide range of vertical and horizontal axis turbines. The smallest…
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Equipment Series – Steam Turbines
The next installment of our Equipment Series focuses on steam turbines. A steam turbine is a type of generator that extracts energy from pressurized steam and applies it for mechanical work with the use of a rotating output shaft. It is often used as the…
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Equipment Series – Centrifuges
The next installment of our Equipment Series focuses on centrifuges. Centrifuges are equipment that separate suspended solids from liquids using centrifugal (or circular) forces generated by a spinning internal mechanism. They use the principle of sedimentation to cause denser substances to move outward in a…
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Equipment Series – Gear Boxes
In our Equipment Series, we’ve been giving an introduction to the various types of equipment that we repair at HDS, every day. Next up: gear boxes. Simply put, a gear box mechanically transfers energy from one device to another while changing torque and speed. Gear…
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Equipment Series – Fans and Blowers
Continuing our Equipment Series, we turn to fans and blowers. These pieces of equipment provide air for ventilation and industrial process requirements. They often use a rotating shaft to transmit energy in order to move the air. Fans and blowers are designed to generate pressure…
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Equipment Series: Rotary Valves
The following part of our Equipment Series centers on rotary valves. A rotary valve is a valve that uses rotation to allow passage and regulate the flow of liquid or gas through the attached outlets. The simplest example of a rotary valve is the common…
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Equipment Series: Compressors
In the second installment of our Equipment Series, we will be focusing on compressors. In a nut shell, compressors are devices that increase gas pressure by reducing its volume. They are similar to pumps because they are designed to use increased pressure to move media.…
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