Achieving target oil cleanliness levels when maintaining and repairing heavy equipment is critical to maximizing component life. Recently we developed a specific plan and provided the filtration components to allow a local company to achieve their oil quality goals...
Filtration Blogs
Installation of Inlet Manifold Filtration System Fixes Fuel Quality Issues
A Mining customer could not keep their dump trucks and loaders running for more then 48 hours due to plugged fuel filters. They couldn't understand why and reached out to Charlie Dinan of PFP for help. The problem was in their 10,000 gallon diesel storage tank and the...
Chemical Company Conquers Contamination of Lube Oil Reservoir
I called on Brian one day, plant engineer at a chemical company on the east coast that manufactures adhesives for industrial manufacturers and end users. Unfortunately water and particulate had contaminated the lube oil system of multiple heavy machines that they...
Filter Vessel Delivers Success for De-Silting Operation on River Barge
Dave contacted me on a Wednesday morning. He was the purchasing manager at a marine services/underwater engineering company. They were awarded the contract for a de-silting operation in a large river in the northeast. They needed to pump silt in to a barge, and then...
Helping a Heavy Industrial Construction Company to Filter Hydraulic Oil
Chris called me in the middle of the week. He was the project manager of a heavy industrial construction company in the Pacific Northwest. His company works on large-scale projects for commercial business enterprises and government agencies, much of their work in the...
Coal Company Commands Custom Mobile Filtration Cart
Ron called me and left a message on a Saturday afternoon. He was working for one of the world's largest producers and suppliers of coal, with coal mines and preparation facilities all over the mid-Atlantic and mid-West regions. His company supplies thermal coal to...
A Low-Pressure Solution for High-Pressure Hydraulic Oil
Thursday afternoon. I received a call from Mike, the shop foreman at a fluid management company in Canada that designs, builds, and operates systems for construction and mining projects. Mike said that he had a large hydraulic system which needed some major oil...
Another “Green” Filtration Victory on Top of a Wind Tower
Over the past few years we've been getting many more inquiries from wind farms. One day recently I received a call from Jim, the lead mechanic at a wind farm on the west coast. He was specifically looking for gearbox oil change filter systems and he came across our...
Green Filter Carts Help to Keep the Planet Green
Helping to clean up the environment, one filter cart at a time... In our line of work we are often called upon to solve on-going, costly problems that are associated with fluid contamination. Our job is to identify and analyze all of the available data, the fluid...
How I Saved Another Metal Manufacturer from Equipment Failure
Last month I was looking for some new business. I ended up reaching out to yet another metal manufacturer, this one located on the East Coast. They were producing specialty metals for equipment manufacturers and industrial companies. I eventually got in touch with...
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