Posted under Products/Services, Project Spotlights on Monday, February 24th, 2014
At Mar-Dustrial we stock thousands of parts as inventory. For years we’ve been working with vendors world-wide providing us with a comprehensive network of resources for our customers. Today we’d like to highlight a spare part we bought a couple of months ago from a cement plant. A gear reducer, model #485A3-CS. This reducer can […]
Posted under Articles on Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
This has been an exciting year for Mar-Dustrial. As a part of our continued commitment to excellence, we looked at which of our blog posts have been the most useful to our readers. Whether you’re looking to brush up on information about FALK couplings or what how to deal with a misaligned control shaft, these […]
Posted under Machinery Maintenance on Thursday, November 21st, 2013
Your machinery is an investment in your business. By taking care of your FALK gear reducer, you’ll extend its life and cut down on repair costs. Gear Reducer Maintenance Select the right kind of lubrication. The wrong type of lubrication is one of the top reasons that gearboxes fail. Lubricant types are either synthetic or […]
Posted under Machinery Maintenance, Project Spotlights on Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
Mar-Dustrial specializes in making old gear reducers just like new. The gear reducer repair project below was no small feat, but we were up for the challenge. This was a gear reducer located at a paper mill in the Northwest section of Portland. The repair needed to be done for an annual shutdown at the […]
Posted under Articles on Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Since the invention of rotating machinery, gears have made the world go ’round. Long before they were put to work altering the force and direction of energy in power transmission equipment, gears were made of wood and employed to hoist heavy loads such as building materials and ship anchors. Gears are such a familiar staple […]
