According to the article "Building Managers Should Think Twice About "No Thought About It" Mats", Crown Matting Technologies conducted a cost comparison study that involves five, 3 x 5 entry mats used at building entries over a one- and five-year per 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

When the customer called Schaeffler, the company had an unplanned shutdown of its wire mill due to damaged bearings. These bearings had been mounted by the customer’s staff just two weeks before. By comparison, the original bearings being insta Read More

The new VGP (Vessel General Permit) requirements defined by the U.S. EPA went into effect in December 2013. The new VGP requirements will impact all commercial vessels longer than 79 feet and impose strict limits on incidental discharges (including l Read More

The maintenance shop at a dairy co-op plant was located in the middle of the production area. Regulations mandated they could not have a parts washer with solvents anywhere near the product. BDI recognized that this was a perfect application for Read More

 A sand and gravel company customer was having trouble with the conveyor belt on its pug mill. The belt’s head pulley had a very aggressive scraper, leading the customer to assume that vulcanizing was the only option for belt replacement. Read More

Air Conditioning for data centers and computer rooms is critically important. When the air conditioner belts wear and accumulate dust, they run less efficiently; squealing and vibrating. Regular maintenance is required.  An environment with more than Read More

Problem When you print a Knowledge Base article, the computer screen shows the BDI logo.  However,  when you pick a printer or PDF file to print to, the logo and other items are not on the printout or PDF file.   Solution& Read More