At Pilbara Iron’s Dampier Port Operations replacing the bearings on the bucket wheel excavator drive was a maintenance nightmare. The standard unsplit FAG SGC Pillow Block housing was difficult to access. Normally it would have taken 72 hours t 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

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

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

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

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

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

Customer was experiencing ball bearing failures every 4 – 6 weeks on their production conveyor line. Regular high pressure wash-downs led to corrosion, seal damage and grease wash-out, resulting in regular maintenance and production downtime. NSK rev Read More

Did you know that nearly 50% of all absorbent sales come from granular?  The majority of this granular is clay-based and is composed of 80-90% silica - a documented carcinogen.  Help your customers make the switch to SpillFix....the new standard in g Read More