Emergencies can happen anytime. And when they do, a quick response is critical. Blackwell's Inc. received a 5:05 PM call yesterday to respond to an immediate need at a large industrial site . The facility had accidently filled the oil fire suppression and effluent tank to capacity with runoff water, leaving no room for any…
Read moreVacuum Truck Removes Contaminated Flour From Silo
Using a Vacuum Truck to Clean Silos How do you dry 80,000 lbs. of wheat flour, contained in a silo and wet from rain from a hurricane ? You don't. You use a vacuum truck to remove it from the silo and then you dump it. [caption id="attachment_3992" align="alignright" width="225"] Blackwell's GapVax truck dumping a…
Read moreIndustrial Cleaning of Ductwork to Improve Indoor Air Quality
Industrial Cleaning of Aspiration System Ductwork [caption id="attachment_3758" align="alignright" width="300"] Flour dust clogged the aspiration system ductwork where it made a 90 degree turn.[/caption] It's well known that indoor air is often more contaminated than outdoor air. This can be especially true in an industry that creates a lot of dust in the process of…
Read moreDry Ice Blasting to Clean Electric Motors
[caption id="attachment_3179" align="alignleft" width="300"] An electric motor with an accumulation of insulation debris blocking the cooling fins.[/caption] Electric motors are an essential part of industries around the world. Most have a long service life and are trouble free. But let an industrial electric motor fail somewhere in a production line or a piece of equipment…
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