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January 12, 2021

Technical Tuesday

If your Rod Runouts are triggering flashbacks from algebra class, it may be time to look beyond a rider band replacement. Bad runouts can often be caused by improper torqueing and fretted/unparallel faces on the crank end of your compressor where it mates to the outboard end of the doghouse. This is more prevalent on some OEM models than others.

You can learn from our mistakes — plan to attend the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 4-6, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. See Event Information


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January 5, 2021

Technical Tuesday

Let us help you get your bearings on bearings. We can tell you about types, styles, materials, lubrication requirements, installation procedures, maintenance inspections; and if it is too late for that information to help, we will even how to remove a catastrophic failure like this one.

You can learn from our mistakes — plan to attend the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 4-6, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. See Event Information


Have a tip? Do you have a technical tip to share? Submit your tip, along with an associated image and we may include it in our Technical Tuesday social media posts, blog posts and emails.

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December 29, 2020

Technical Tuesday

Pipeliners: we pass gas for a living

Pipeline quality gas is a standard that quantifies gas to provide an apple-to-apple comparison for customers. It’s similar to the gasoline label at the pump that shows 5-6 grades of gasoline — hopefully, you choose one that your engine is tuned for. Does pipeline gas vary like the grades of gasoline? You bet! This chart shows the day-to-day variation that an engine might see as supply changes from shale, to conventional on shore, and off shore supply. How often should you look at the chromatograph readings to check your fuel quality and update your engine control logic?

You can learn from our mistakes — plan to attend the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 4-6, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. See Event Information


Have a tip? Do you have a technical tip to share? Submit your tip, along with an associated image and we may include it in our Technical Tuesday social media posts, blog posts and emails.

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December 22, 2020

Technical Tuesday

Is your recip’s foundation starting to deteriorate? Has anyone ever spilled oil on it? Maybe you think your crankshaft is unbalanced. If so, your recip may be trying to crawl away to another location. How can you tell? Join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 4-6, 2021 in downtown Pittsburgh to learn more. 

 

Filed Under: General EGCR

December 15, 2020

Technical Tuesday

It’s mid-October and your air dryer is acting up. Funds are running low for non-essential repairs. Can it wait until January? How important is an air dryer anyway? It is critical! We can explain how it works, why you need it, and what could happen if you shut it off.

You can learn from our mistakes — plan to attend the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 4-6, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. See Event Information


Have a tip? Do you have a technical tip to share? Submit your tip, along with an associated image and we may include it in our Technical Tuesday social media posts, blog posts and emails.

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December 8, 2020

Technical Tuesday

Have you ever had your weekend, or birthday, or anniversary ruined by a failure on a reciprocating compressor? Wouldn’t it be great if you could see that failure coming and fix the issue before it became a real problem? Condition Monitoring is the process used to help identify these failures before they happen. If you don’t know what a frame vibration sensor is (or where to put it), we can help with that!

You can learn from our mistakes — plan to attend the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 4-6, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. See Event Information


Have a tip? Do you have a technical tip to share? Submit your tip, along with an associated image and we may include it in our Technical Tuesday social media posts, blog posts and emails.

Filed Under: Technical Tuesday

December 1, 2020

Can you even repair that? What is the best method to fix that crack? Want to know more about metal repairs? We can help. You can even meet vendors to see everything from the “tried and true” to the “latest and greatest” methods.

Join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable in May at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA to learn more.


Have a tip? Do you have a technical tip to share? Submit your tip, along with an associated image and we may include it in our Technical Tuesday social media posts, blog posts and emails.

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November 24, 2020

Has your (piston) nut ever come loose? Not only is that embarrassing for you and your maintenance crew, it’s potentially dangerous for everyone involved. But how can you tell? We can help! Join us for a vendor hall, education, social events and more at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 4-6, 2021 in downtown Pittsburgh.

Filed Under: Technical Tuesday

November 17, 2020

Well that’s an ugly face… ever wonder how fretted faces affect torqueing? We can tell you. We have the info on torqueing specs, equipment, procedures, lubrication, and everything else you need to know to tighten something just right. You can even talk to vendors to see their latest and greatest tooling.

Join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 4-6, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA to learn more. 

Filed Under: Technical Tuesday

November 10, 2020

Bicera doors – keeping oil wipers in business since the beginning of time.

Seriously though, Bicera doors play a critical role in our workplace, serving 2 purposes. One is well known, but the other is often overlooked. The Bicera valves are designed to relieve pressure in the event of an overpressure occurrence in the crankcase. A crankcase event is the most common occurrence leading to activation of the Bicera. But there is another function, which is to close as quickly as possible to ensure that the crankcase event doesn’t get a fresh gulp of oxygen through a backdraft. Cue the mental images of the firefighting movie we are all thinking of… Learn more at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 4-6, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.

Filed Under: Technical Tuesday

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May 4-6, 2021

David L. Lawrence Convention Center 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd,
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