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July 2, 2024

Case Study: Tortilla Oven Lubrication System

When a baked goods manufacturer incorporated a tortilla oven to their equipment, they quickly began encountering regular lubrication issues. In our latest case study, see how our team was able to correct this issue and even improve the customer's operations facility-wide.

April 8, 2024

Custom hydraulic carriage system by Motion Repair & Services

April 8, 2024

Case Study: Hydraulic Carriage Solution

When the Motion Repair & Services team can identify and address opportunities for improvement for a customer, it deepens their trust in our team and brings value to their process. See how we created a custom hydraulic solution to improve an existing customer's operations.

February 1, 2024

How to Minimize Risk and Realize ROI with a Lubrication Management System

Proper lubrication fluid storage is vital for your operations. Learn more about our best practices for lubrication management systems.

January 12, 2024

5 Reasons Pumps Fail

Premature pump failure: Why does it happen? How does it happen? These questions can plague us all from time to time. Have you ever been frustrated that you can’t figure out why your pump is leaking? You just bought it—it’s never been used—and now it is leaking and/or failing to move product. This question has plagued me from time to time. However, pump failures are often not as complicated as they seem and understanding them can give insight.

January 10, 2024

3 Steps to Improve Motor Reliability

No matter the size, any production system will have at least one motor to provide the power—and with proper attention, that motor’s efficiency plays its part in a plant’s smooth operation. Consider the current motor population in […]

January 10, 2024

How to Identify and Stop Pump Cavitation

Have you ever passed by a pump and heard what sounds like rocks or marbles going through it? Most likely, this noise is internal cavitation, one of the most common problems with pumps. Cavitation can cause loss of flow, higher energy usage, seal leakage, and internal metal damage.

January 10, 2024

Installed in a paper mill, this driveshaft features new universal shaft joints that fixed a misalignment issue. The gear couplings were also replaced.

January 10, 2024

The Lowdown on Low Angle

A common misunderstanding, especially in the paper industry, is that a universal joint driveline (or Cardan shaft) must operate at three degrees minimum misalignment. This concept causes mills and plant to spend unnecessary resources to create this minimum […]