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Dalhousie University, Halifax NS - Application Update 16 years on

In March 1994, maintenance staff at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia reported a potential failure of their main Sullair Compressor that supplies compressed air to the entire campus. Such was the importance of the reliable day to day running of this unit at the Dalhousie campus that various solutions were considered, including a major rebuild or even a replacement unit. At the time, there was a great deal of concern should a complete breakdown occur because the costs of a replacement unit, or a rebuild, were definitely non-budgeted items. The mechanical maintenance staff at the Central Services building had been introduced to the Fastex Surface Modifier FX1 earlier that year and decided to proceed with a ‘last resort' trial.

SUMMARY: The compressor has been treated every year since the initial treatment in 1994 and continues to provide the daily demand for compressed air on the campus. Further details of the Dalhousie University report can be viewed here.

FASTEX® - RELIABILITY and COST BENEFITS still going strong..........

MRO MAGAZINE FEATURED ARTICLE  

Two-Step Process Extends Life of Gear Drives 

TWO STEP PROCESS:

A recently developed two-step process for protecting industrial gear drives not only reduces energy consumption and wear, but also addresses the issue of airborne contaminant ingress. This innovative, synergistic process, which has already been adopted by several companies, resolves difficult failure issues -- with the added incentive of an environmental payback.The first step for any large drive, such the one in the brick plant, is to ensure it has an up-to-date oil filtration system in place. Case studies by Lubrigard, a division of Wear Check Canada, have proven that the installation of a dedicated filtration system assures low cleanliness codes will be met. In one example, the installation of this technology extended the repair cycle on this extruder drive from 14 months to 36 months.The second step in the process is the use of a Fastex surface modifier. This process initially cleans all internal parts of the drive by removing varnish and sludge. It then deposits a sacrificial, sub-micron coating on all metal surfaces, which decreases friction between the rolling and sliding surfaces. The result is a dramatic reduction in energy and wear. At subsequent oil changes, Fastex blended oil can be used for ease of maintenance. In the example of the aforementioned brick plant extruder drive, which traditionally drew 500 amps, the result of applying these two steps was a 50-amp reduction in power consumption, which translated into a cost saving of $15,176 per year.

Extract from article by Gary Latham - Machinery Equipment MRO Magazine, September 2007 Issue