A food manufacturing plant was purchasing 7,000 feet of generic driver pad for their conveyors annually, all sourced through the original equipment manufacturer (OEM).  While visiting the plant, BDI consulted with the staff about the benefits of int Read More

Harsh, wet conditions at a Midwest shingle manufacturing plant were causing continuous contamination to the coater roller. The operation, in which a mix of finely ground asphalt is applied to the shingle’s fiberglass base, was soggy at best. Co Read More

A major lighting manufacturer was moving a fluorescent lamp production line between plants. It was determined that most of the pneumatic valves needed refurbishing. The customer wanted the valves replaced rather than repairing them. However, th 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 Midwestern Iron Castings plant had placed an order with BDI for both new and repaired air clutches. While the customer’s preference was to work with the Original Equipment Manufacturer to obtain the parts, the OEM came back with an Read More

A BDI customer was constantly rebuilding a gearbox and variable speed drive used on a cap sorter. Imported from France, the gearbox was costly to repair and replace. Because the gearbox was bolted directly to the equipment, the custome Read More