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

An energy plant customer of BDI had three gearboxes of varying sizes that were leaking oil around the output shafts. Plant maintenance was spending time daily filling the gearboxes and cleaning drip pans underneath. They were replacing the gearboxes 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

A vending machine manufacturer was eager to adopt Lean principles in order to improve plant processes. One procedure under review was the stamping of a metal sheet approximately 4’ x 3’. The process required two people to lift, flip Read More

Bearing damage and gear failures in the propulsion of an oil platform are extreme costly as oil production may have to be stopped completely for the repair work. For this reason it was of great importance for the customer to increase the operational Read More

Case study from Garlock- Industry: Food & Pharmaceutical, Chemical, O&G, Energy, Water Treatment, Paint Industry, Mining, and Ceramics Mixers Challenges faced: The customer is an Italian company specialized in the selection, design and constr Read More

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