by Todd @ PFP | Feb 10, 2023 | Hydraulic & Lubrication, Power Generation, Rental Equipment
I recently had a local customer request our support on a gas turbine Service Project. In addition to standard scheduled maintenance, there was a requirement to flush the turbine lube oil piping and oil cooler. The turbine, manufactured by Solar Turbines, was installed...
by Billy @ PFP | Jun 8, 2020 | Hydraulic & Lubrication, Power Generation, Rental Equipment
Joe, a rotating equipment engineer, was working at an oil refinery on the East Coast whose primary products produced are gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. He contacted us about a lubrication contamination problem that had recently developed in their hydrocracking...
by Paul at PFP | Jul 20, 2015 | Fuel & Oil, Pulp & Paper, Rental Equipment
We received a call from a large paper mill customer who had a high percentage of water in their oil reservoir. They were looking for an immediate solution to reduce their downtime and prevent equipment failures. Before we could offer them a solution to their...
by Sean @ PFP | Jul 6, 2015 | Fuel & Oil, Hydraulic & Lubrication, ISO Cleanliness, Liquid Filtration, Oil Quality & Purification, Precision Filtration Products
In the fall, PFPUSA had a customer call in to rent one of our Hydraulic Flushing Skids to flush a hydraulic system. Their client had four old hydraulic power units (HPU)s that needed to rebuilt and flushed. The hydraulic power units are a critical piece of equipment... by Paul at PFP | Mar 5, 2014 | ISO Cleanliness, Mobile Filtration, Oil Quality & Purification
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...