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Motor Monitoring Made Easy
The ABB Ability Smart Sensor converts traditional low voltage motors into smart, wirelessly connected devices. It enables you to monitor the health of your motors, optimize efficiency and improve reliability and safety. The smart sensor gateway automatically collects data from an unlimited amount of configured Smart Sensors and transmits the data to the cloud for…
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Prevent Downtime with Electrical Bearing Protection
In today’s energy conscious world more and more motors are being operated with variable frequency drives. Drives provide large energy savings, reduced inrush current and precise speed control. However, VFDs do have their drawbacks. Chief among these drawbacks is electrical bearing damage caused by stray shaft currents. This damage manifests itself in the form of…
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2020 WaterCon
Flolo will once again be exhibiting at WaterCon this year, March 23 – March 25 in Springfield. This is the Midwest’s largest total water conference and expo. So, if you’re in the water or wastewater industry this is the one conference you shouldn’t miss. Flolo will be in booths 612 & 613.
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Mechanical Coupling for Wastewater Treatment -Selecting the Correct Type (Part 1)
Throughout a wastewater plant there are many applications that call for a coupling to be used between a pump and/or gearbox and a driven load. Before selecting a coupling there are some mechanical issues that need to be considered which include minimizing shock loading, dampening vibration, preventing torque overloads and correcting misalignment between shafts. We…
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Safety Tips #FloloKnows
Each year, there are more than 164,000 emergency room treated injuries and 300 deaths in the US that are caused by falls from ladders. With that in mind, here are a few safety tips for using ladders, excerpted from OSHA’S Portable Ladder Safety Quick Card. Read and follow all labels/markings on the ladder. Avoid electrical…
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Industrial Training – New Classes Added!
In addition to our highly popular two-day Schematic Reading course, we have added two new one day courses. These courses offered are not sales presentations but solid training programs designed for service and maintenance personnel. Schematic Reading Our two-day course is designed to develop a hands-on understanding of Electrical Schematics. The course will cover Electrical…
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Controlled Pyrolysis Oven Improves Repair Process
An important step in rewinding an AC Induction Motor is removal of the defective winding from the stator. This is typically accomplished by utilizing an oven to raise the temperature of the stator to decompose the winding insulation. The motor winding wire is then easily removed from the stator laminations. Laminations are made from carbon steel and…
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Flolo Repair – A Ground Up Transformer Rebuild
Flolo’s repair group does much more than just repairing electric motors. In fact, we repair a multitude of different items, both electrical and mechanical, including (but not limited to) gearing, electronic drives and pumps. For instance, this 222kVA transformer was sent to Flolo by a Steel Mill in an obvious state of disrepair. We tore…
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2018 ABB Rolling Road Show
This is your Invitation to: The ABB Rolling Road Show 2018 – The Drives and Controls Experience is coming to the South Suburbs! The Drives and Controls Experience is an interactive showcase featuring the products and platforms that make ABB the global benchmark in drives, controls and automation solutions. Please join us as we host the…