Posted under Products/Services on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
Falk LifeLign G Couplings are the smartest investment you could make for your gearbox. Cost-effective and interchangeable, LifeLign G Couplings are designed to AGMA standards. Along with a variety of sizes and capacities, these couplings are one-half for one-half interchangeable with other standard gear couplings. This means that regardless of differences in sleeve barrels, hub […]
Posted under Project Spotlights on Friday, September 12th, 2014
When Georgia Pacific Corp. brought us this Falk Gear Reducer Model #OD56B and asked us to replace the worn-out gearing, Mar-Dustrial Sales, Inc. was more than ready to accept the challenge. As you can see, the outer […]
Posted under Products/Services on Tuesday, August 26th, 2014
Imagine the amount of force needed to stir a dish, such as risotto, for forty minutes—and then multiply it by at least 100,000, ask the mixer to work 24 hours/day with no breaks, and include the need to add oil to the spoon without tainting the product, and you have some idea of what industrial […]
Posted under Products/Services on Monday, August 18th, 2014
Within Falk Gearboxes, gaskets play a very important role. Gaskets are thin rings that act as mechanical seals, sitting between two surfaces. Gaskets serve several roles: padding, leak prevention, vibration minimization, mounting, and protection against environmental contaminants. Today we’re taking a look at two main types of gaskets used in gearboxes—spiral wound gaskets and sheet […]
Posted under Products/Services on Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
This post provides a bird’s eye view of how to maintain and optimize FALK Couplings. Couplings are key components in industrial systems; a poorly selected or maintained coupling can lead to downtime, system failure, and costly repairs. Read on to learn the basics about couplings, including their purposes, common problems, maintenance recommendations, and optimization suggestions. […]
Posted under Products/Services on Wednesday, June 25th, 2014
Profitable factory operations depend on small details. If a single part is off, the entire line is impacted. Couplings may seem small and unimportant in the grand scheme of things, but the truth is that the wrong coupling can cause downtime. A poor fit, improper load protection, stiffness, and other signs of poor coupling selection […]
Posted under Machinery Maintenance, Tips and Tricks on Tuesday, May 27th, 2014
The gear may seem like a simple, unimportant object, but it drastically changed the course of human history. Gears are simple machines that transmit energy from one part to another. On a bicycle, for instance, gears help transmit energy from the pedals to the gears. (The chain is involved in this transfer as well.) From […]
Posted under Project Spotlights on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014
Last week we received a model 500MDXU Falk mixer drive from Portland Brewing Company. The low speed upper bearing unit had failed and they needed it fixed right away. Our team quickly set into getting it torn down. We assessed the damage, ordered bearings & seals for next day air delivery, and got to work! […]
Posted under Products/Services on Friday, March 21st, 2014
Inventory Spotlight: Gear Reducers Gear reducers make up a large portion of our inventory at Mar-Dustrial. Today we’d like to show you a few reducers that are ready to use and waiting to be delivered. Model 405A1 Falk ratio 4.40:1. Renewed in 2008 and ready to use. Model 2125Y1-L Falk ratio 4.95:1. Renewed in 2008 […]
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 […]
