A paper manufacturer has four paper machines. The largest and most costly downtime ($8,000 hr) being a #4 paper machine. The paper machine OEM is no longer supplying parts for Eaton Aero Clutch. The OEM’s solution is to replace the clutch/brake Read More

A few years after the successful rollout of Globe Composite Jam Break Tools at a global package handling customer’s sortation sites across the country, BDI’s Technical Solutions Specialist Michael J. Martin began receiving calls from our Read More

Did you know that a Lean 5S event can completely transform your plant’s work and storeroom areas -- almost overnight? BDI works with many supplier partners whose products promote safety and productivity while keeping costs in check.   Amo Read More

The attached document describes how BDI’s refurbishing of worn-out drive shafts for an auto assembly plant resulted in significant cost savings and reduced lead times. The same solutions are available in coal mine, and metal processing facilit Read More

   Register for a BDIExpress Webinar  BDIExpress Customer Webinars BDI offers weekly BDIExpress webinars, open to anyone who uses BDIExpress or would like to use BDIExpress. Click here to see available webinar times and make a reservation.  If you c Read More

  Modifying the Users Who Can Purchase Against Your Company’s BDIExpress Account If your BDIExpress user account was given administrative rights, you can create additional users who will be authorized to purchase on behalf of your company. You Read More

A metal fabricator previously worked with the BDI Hydraulic Shop in Youngstown for some cylinder repairs. They reached out to BDI to come look at a power unit they have sitting in the corner of the plant. They wanted BDI to rebuild the old unit to lo Read More

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, defines the list of technologies that builds physical objects layer-by-layer from a three-dimensional digital model with plastic, metal, ceramic, or even human tissue. Since originally coming to exis Read More

Did you know that BDIExpress supports hosted catalogs with BDI product content, provides a punch-out version of BDIExpress.com, and accepts orders via EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)? These are among the many powerful features t Read More

A food processor was in a bind. The original Hansen gearbox was failing on a bucket elevator and the replacement unit was no longer available. BDI partnered with Sumitomo to identify a replacement for the obsolete unit. This unit lifts the grain from Read More