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In today’s competitive environment where every dollar counts, finding ways to save money without compromising quality and service are an important part of staying competitive. When your company buys anything, to resell, make sure you know the true cost of getting that product to your dock. Any mistake you make will come directly out of your profit. It is no secret that we live in a global economy. Products and…

I was having difficulty getting all of my bearing in the plant lubricated. I could not understand why. We had maintenance personnel to do the work. We had grease guns. We had grease. We had a schedule. There should not have been a problem but I had a problem. My guys just weren’t doing all the bearings. When I got to the bottom of it, learned that they were not…

In today’s competitive environment where every dollar counts, finding ways to save money without compromising quality and service are an important part of staying competitive. If your company is dispensing fluids you probably don’t even think about the control handle that your workers use to control the dispensing. Using the right control handle can save you money in both the short and long run. When using any mechanical part, the…

In today’s competitive environment where every dollar counts, finding ways to save money without compromising quality and service are an important part of staying competitive. If your company uses pressure gauges, either on an OEM basis, or for spare parts, you may have an area to save money and not compromise the quality of the products you use. It is now secret that we live in a global economy. Products…

In today’s competitive environment where every dollar counts, finding ways to save money without compromising quality and service are an important part of staying competitive. If you are lubricating more than 4 or 5 points per day, using a battery powered cordless grease gun will save you money in labor cost (not to mention employee moral). Like all power tools, a battery powered cordless grease gun does most of the…

Have you ever seen a pressure gauge that is “broken” because the needle moves wildly over a good portion of the range?  Have you ever seen a good quality gauge fail prematurely?  If you have, you have seen applications that would have benefited from a liquid filled pressure gauge. In applications with vibration, the needle on the dial can move, often times wildly, and based on the vibration, not a…