The Midwest distribution center (DC) of a leading crafts/home goods retailer welds conveyor belts on site when they are damaged. They had been using a standard belt press, which took at least an hour to complete a repair. The press was dangerous for Read More

A snack food manufacturer was exploring cost-saving ideas. They teamed up with SKF to put a trial in place. Using extreme temperature bearings resulted in cost savings of over $24,000 annually. See the attachment below for details. Read More

Continuous baking ovens quickly burn up conventional bearings. SKF’s self-lubricating, drip-free, high-temperature bearings eliminate the need for constant lubrication and replacement.. The PDF below outlines how a major wafer producer upgraded Read More

An Ohio distribution center used a variety of methods to break chain, with mixed results and an increasingly cluttered maintenance room. The attachment below details how Timken/Drives’ EZ BREAKER delivers consistent results and promotes a tidy Read More

A customer in a very dry, dusty, and windy environment was attempting to extend the life of their commercial AC units. Industrial insulation was being wrapped to the units to keep dust from accumulating on the coils. This single-use remedy was super- Read More

A Soy Processing facility was replacing 2 bearings per fan, 3-4 times per year. The bearings were SAF style. There are 9 separate grain elevaotor fan applications at the plant. Additionally, these bearing changes would require cranes and contract lab 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

The line shafts at a BDI flour mill customer’s facility are up to 30 feet long, with as many as eight split bearings that hang 15 feet above the floor. Shaft sizes range form 2-15/16" to 4-7/16". Some of the shafts were worn out where the beari Read More

As businesses begin to reopen, BDI and AAF have solid solutions for ensuring that your company’s air quality is at the highest level possible. Click on the attachments below (image of each attachment is shown here) to learn more. Contact y Read More

A national prepared foods customer had been purchasing belts and supplies from BDI for years. During a plant visit, the BDI sales representative learned of the customer’s interest in purchasing a belt weld press. BDI recommended the customer&n Read More