Success Story – USS Diamond Bearings
PERFORMANCE UPDATE – USS DIAMOND BEARINGS Tough Service for the Original Bearing A chemical plant installed a US Synthetic diamond bearing in a mixer earlier this year. We recently received a performance update on the machine and the bearing solution. This...
Success Story – Canned Motor Pump
BOULDEN PROVIDES LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO REPEAT FAILURES Critical Machine Needs Frequent, Identical Repairs A canned motor pump operating in a chemical plant on the Gulf Coast had a maximum uptime of only 12 weeks before needing repair. It was determined that the pump’s...
Success Story – Quick Turnaround for Ammonia Plant
BOULDEN AND GULF COAST BEARING & SEAL (GCBS) SPRING TO ACTION Non-Spared Machine Down – But Not for Long A non-spared steam turbine at an ammonia plant in Louisiana went down unexpectedly which caused the whole plant to shut down. When the machine was opened all...
Success Story – Stripper Bottoms Pump
STRIPPER BOTTOMS PUMP RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT A Pump on the Bad Actors List A refinery wanted to improve the stripper bottoms pump in their de-ethanizer unit. The pump is an API Type BB2 (single-stage, between-bearings, radially split configuration) originally...