Viking Pumps offer Superior Service Life Creating power through coal requires all sorts of machinery, and if one piece of the system fails, problems arise. Coal pulverizers require pumps to circulate oil to maintain function, making them a critical part of the operation. Recently, we encountered a very large company that used sub-optimal pumps. They […]
Saving you Time & Money - It's what we do. One of our customers is a global thermoplastic elastomer manufacturer. They relocated several pumps that they used in their previous plant in Duluth to their new location in Buford, Georgia. Due to the poor piping network in their new facility, there was excessive suction pressure […]
Eric Lunsford Named New President at Pye-Barker Supply Co., Inc. As part of completion of the succession plan at Pye-Barker Supply Co., Inc., Eric Lunsford has assumed the role of President effective December 19, 2016. Eric has served as Pye-Barker’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing since 2012. Over his 24 years with Pye-Barker he […]
Cold Weather And Compressed Air With the worst of the winter weather about to arrive, I hope you’ve already done your winter preparation. If not – the sooner your compressed air system is taken care of the better. In the cold weather the condensation in your control lines can freeze. This can result in your […]
Air-operated Diaphragm Pump Disasters We all love Air-operated double-diaphragm pumps (AODD) because they are easy to operate and inexpensive to repair. However there are some installation traps that will see your new AODD pump not living up to its potential. AODD Pump Installation Trap #1: Not Installing Your Inlet Line To The Specified Size and […]
The Choice is Yours A lot of workshops and ‘less complicated’ compressed air systems owners often face a variation on which compressor option should we take? The choice is between: Installing a single big air compressor that can deal with the peak load of the system (as well as future increases in demand)? Or […]
Air Compressor Short Cycling If your air compressor comes on for a short burst then turns itself off… then starts cycling again your compressor is short cycling… We’ve just been through this problem with a couple of clients and I feel it’s important to share this with you. Short Cycling is *almost* always a symptom […]
When To Buy Nitrogen Imagine having a raw material that is 78% pure and there is no royalty, lease or other fee associated with extracting it. Why on earth would you go and buy a refined version of the raw material at $5 to $17 per m3? The only reason I can think of is […]
“Tell Me A Man’s Metrics And I’ll Tell You About His Behavior” Bill Hewlett (Founder of HP) My favorite story about this idea comes from Federal Express. Just after they’d started they had a problem with the night shift. It was always finishing 2 hours late. Didn’t matter how many people they put on, […]
A few weeks ago I wrote about what a good Supply Side Compressed Air Audit should cover (Compressed Air Audit Part 1). Today I’m going to run you through what should be covered on the demand side. Auditing and improving the supply side should give you the quick wins and cost savings in order to […]
