Extreme forces such as abrasion, erosion, impact, and chemicals can attack industrial equipment and plant assets, drastically affecting reliability and…
Challenge A food manufacturer was dealing with corrosion on a filling line transmission chain. The lubricant Gear Lubricant. 720 CCG is…
Traditional Lubrication Traditionally, chains or wire ropes are lubricated with either oils or greases. Both of which have pros and cons. Oil-Gel…
It is easy to misunderstand biodegradability. It is often thought that biodegradable products have a limited shelf life, spoil quickly…
Challenge At a food processing facility, equipment that is used for filling prepackaged, serving containers of pastes, sauces, and creams would…
What is a Food-Grade Grease? Greases used to lubricate machinery in Food/Beverage/Pharmaceutical production are governed by special rules to protect product…
Challenge A company specializing in medical devices builds swivel systems used for infusion and blood sampling in laboratory research. The system…
Challenge A large steel cold rolling mill experienced premature seal failure and intensive leakage of the back-up roll chocks of a…
Challenge A large pulp and paper mill experienced challenges with white water pumps transferring pulp at 1.5% consistency from the couch…
Challenge Issue A customer in the food and beverage industry had issues sealing a mixer in an application that mixed chocolate with…
Challenge Background Critical valves were blowing out the packing twice a year during startups and shutdowns. In an application involving the sealing…