No matter what kind of centrifugal fan you have, you can be sure that it has bearings in its connection to the motor. The bearings enable movement in this heavy-duty industrial machinery. There are two configurations and three common types of fan bearings, which we will outline below.
It’s so great to get back out there to engage directly with the industries we serve and support. After our recent productive showing at the International Biomass Conference & Expo, we’re ready for more. Now we’re headed to Atlanta to engage with the engineered wood products industry at two consecutive conferences: the Wood Bioenergy Conference & Expo (Bioenergy) March 29-30, and the Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE) March 31 – April 1, 2022. Both events are supported by Wood Bioenergy and Panel World magazines, and Georgia Research Institute.
We’ve been fortunate to experience record demands over the past few years, and have grown right along with it at a dizzying pace. In 2021, we announced a plant expansion and dramatic workforce growth. Since then, we have succeeded in expanding production capacity at our existing facilities by 30 percent. It’s made a great difference in our ability to keep up with the needs of our customers even during continued material cost and supply chain challenges.
We never stopped serving the biomass industry – in fact, we’ve been busier than ever – but after the past couple of years with no opportunity to gather in person, we’re more than ready for the 15th annual International Biomass Conference & Expo, March 14-16 in Jacksonville, FL. Actually, the Nashville Biomass Conference in 2020 was one of the last events we attended before the pandemic shut everything down, so it’s extremely fitting that it’s our first conference back after all that time.
There are many industrial centrifugal fan and blower applications that require a shaft seal, including various pollution control, dryer, food and dairy, process cooling, and process heating applications.
Industrial dryers like the rotary dryer and others remove moisture in the production process of various foods, chemicals, biofuels, and other products. The rotary dryer handles a wide range of materials with different sizes and levels of corrosion. It uses a large drum that rotates to dry the material with a direct combustion-heated gas stream.
We’ve made no secret of the gravity with which we approach our customer commitments. From needs-based innovation to on-time delivery to our 3-year warranty, our processes and culture are built around a laser focus on serving customers reliably. We don’t always name our approach, but if we had to, we’d have to call it agile manufacturing.
Change is inevitable. When you’re dealing with heavy-duty industrial machinery like fans, you don’t want to leave the impact of change to chance. Fortunately, there are physics that govern what happens to the fan curve when you change one component like speed. There are three fan law equations that can help you predict the effect of possible or likely change so that you can size your system to accommodate it.
Our top manufacturer’s representative agencies like Glacier Technology are a huge part of how we consistently serve customers with reliable, high-quality centrifugal fans for their industrial process applications.
Power plants and other industrial operations that involve combustion often use Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems for pollution control and environmental compliance. SCR systems pull flue gas out of the gas stream and inject it with a reagent (usually Ammonia or Urea) to reduce Nitrogen Oxide (NOx ) levels before exhausting to the atmosphere. SCR systems are a critical part of meeting acceptable emissions levels put forth by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
When it comes to industrial equipment, machinery reliability tends to stay top-of-mind. If it’s down, you’re down, and that means lost time and money, and often lots of hassle or even safety issues. It’s why we insist on high-quality materials of construction, top-notch welding, optimal design, rigorous testing, and proper installation. We back it all up with our 3-Year Warranty!
