Kris Weiss, a sales professional based out of the Allentown, PA Service Center, worked with a local pet food manufacturer that needed a new pump system. Their needs were specific… Read more »
5 Tips to Prevent Rotating Equipment Problems from Happening
Your essential rotating machinery (like motors, generators, and centrifugal pumps) need routine maintenance to operate at peak performance. As you know if you’ve already experienced a serious mechanical failure, a… Read more »
3 Tips for Upgrading an Operation’s Safety Culture
Workplace safety has many components. Employees need the right equipment, machinery needs regular maintenance, and practices need occasional reviews to ensure that latent risks are not left unaddressed. Safety is… Read more »
DXP Awarded Hormel Foods 2018 Spirit of Excellence Award
DXP has been awarded a 2018 Spirit of Excellence Award by Hormel Foods for our efforts as one of their top-performing suppliers of the year. Qualifications to meet the award… Read more »
Why Condition Monitoring is Important for Your Rotating Machinery
In a typical industrial operation, the efficiency and longevity of industrial rotating equipment is often a significant driver of plant costs. When a centrifuge or generator goes down, it can… Read more »
How a VMI Program Gets Started
For a business that is used to managing its own inventory, switching to a vendor managed inventory (VMI) system may be an intimidating idea. Inventory is essential to most business… Read more »
5 Keys to Choosing the Right Bearing
Installing the right bearing is crucial for optimizing equipment performance. The wrong bearing can reduce efficiency, impose extra maintenance requirements, and in the worst cases, lead to equipment seizures and… Read more »
Prevent Summertime Heat Injuries with Proper Safety Training
Hot weather can be a serious workplace hazard if appropriate safety precautions are not taken. For employers and safety managers, preventing heat illness and injury can be more complicated than… Read more »
The Importance of Preparing an Industrial Operation for a Major Natural Disaster
Industrial plants are as vulnerable (if not more) as other places to the damaging effects of a major disaster. An event like a hurricane, tornado or wildfire can pose a… Read more »
Using Vibration Analysis of Rotating Equipment to Diagnose Common Problems
Data-driven analytical systems are transforming the way rotating equipment, like industrial centrifugal pumps or air compressors, is monitored and maintained. Highly tuned temperature and vibration sensors placed at strategic points… Read more »
