Moments in Manufacturing

Bilge Socks, A Boaters Best Friend The suns shining, the waters warm and the weather’s perfect for another beautiful boating season! As you prepare your boat for the water and go through your USCG Float Plan don’t forget a critical piece of equipment to ensure the safe and clean operation of your watercraft – the use of a Bilge Sock. What’s a Bilge Sock and How Do They Work? A Bilge Sock is a critical piece of boating equipment used to absorb and prevent the discharge of potentially dangerous chemicals into the surrounding marine environment. As the name suggests, a Bilge Sock resembles, well, a sock! Typically constructed of fabric mesh material, Bilge Socks are filled with one of many varieties of absorbent materials. Placed in the bilge compartment of a boat, the Bilge Sock floats on the surface of the bilge water absorbing gas, oil and other chemicals while preventing their discharge and pollution of the surrounding marine environment. A critical first de...

Photo Credits: American Public Power Association Ultra-High-Temperature, High-Pressure Line Plugging Solution When it's critical that you keep your plant running; when other line-plugging solutions have failed; when you need to install a valve where one doesn't exist - there's only one option to turn to. The PLIDCO Shear+Plug is the industry standard for ultra-high-temperature, high-pressure line plugging solutions. What is a PLIDCO Shear+Plug The PLIDCO Shear+Plug is a metal-to-metal plug-off device that allows for maintenance and repair of ultra-high-temperature, high-pressure pipelines. Designed to isolate a system for repairs, the PLIDCO Shear+Plug provides a safe plug-off technique that negates the need for system shut down providing your maintenance team a safe environment to repair a line or install a valve all while keeping your line operational.   How a Shear+Plug Works The PLIDCO Shear+Plug works by inserting a temporary (or permanent) "gate...

Melt Ice, Snow with Liquid Heat Liquid Deicer With winter comes cold weather, snow, sleet, and ice. Combat mother nature before she shuts you down with the industries premier liquid deicer, Liquid Heat by Zircon Industries . How Liquid Heat works? Liquid Heat works by penetrating ice and frost on equipment during extreme weather conditions. The specialized formula melts ice build up before it happens, then works in the background to prevent further accumulation keeping your critical infrastructure online.  Formulated to work in temperatures as low as -60F (-51C) , Liquid Heat is tough on the ice and easy on the environment (EPA approved), your belts (Goodyear Approved) and your workforce (OSHA approved). Where to apply Liquid Heat?   Liquid Heat was designed to work on a wide range of commercial applications and equipment including:  Conveyor Belts (Goodyear approved) Rail Road Tracks Heavy Lifting Equipment Train Cars Pulleys Truck B...