Category Maintenance

At 6:00 a.m. on a construction site outside São Paulo, Eduardo turned the key on his portable diesel compressor and heard nothing but a weak click. The concrete pour was scheduled in two hours, and the nearest service center was…

A drilling contractor in Western Australia pushed his 750 CFM diesel compressor three weeks past the 500-hour fuel filter change. The site was remote, the spare filter was sitting in a warehouse 900 kilometers away, and production pressure was high.…

Your fixed speed compressor has run 4,000 loaded hours this year. But it also accumulated 1,200 unloaded hours. Those unloaded hours spin the motor at full speed, heat the oil, and arc the contactor. They count toward maintenance intervals even…

Marcus ran a 10 HP rotary screw compressor in his Phoenix metal fabrication shop for 18 months without a single oil change. The manual said 4,000 hours. His compressor showed 3,200 hours. He figured he had time. He was wrong.…

A plastic extrusion plant in Indonesia skipped its quarterly oil change on a 75 HP screw compressor because production was too busy. Six weeks later, the airer seized during a peak order run. Downtime: 14 hours. Emergency air end replacement:…

The use of low-pressure air systems in different fields has been quite popular because it helps companies with cost savings and enhances productivity. It would be hard to argue that the importance of such systems in numerous processes is irrelevant,…

When it comes to severe winters and screw compressors, such as those that are fuelled with diesel, adequate preparation is a must, not only a recommendation. Equipment becomes vulnerable to cold spells, icy drafts, and snow cover, which may lead…

When drilling crews in a foreign mining country, Australia, needed compressed air quickly, they could not afford to cement footings and connect electrical cables. The other quick and easy solution was when a pre-fabricated skid-based air compressor was lowered using…

It is vital to conduct regular maintenance when dealing with rotary screw compressors in order to uphold their maximum efficiency as well as a prolonged life span. They are typically used in industrial and commercial settings since they provide compressed…

Compressors are pivotal to various industrial activities, without which they would not be as effective, steady, or sustained, considering the efficiencies they aid. But as with all mechanical systems, compressors also have a life span, and more so, their most…