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A mineral operation managing 400 blowers across 49 plants worldwide. These critical assets range from 350 – 400 HP, rotating at 3600 RPM, achieving an average life span of only two years. Each of these assets requires a $50,000 investment to rebuild.

After rapid implementation of precision maintenance in their U.S. central rebuild shop, including implementation of precision transportation & install specifications – the life of each asset is doubled. 

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A paper machine was operating at a 75-80% uptime and was in danger of being shut down due to lack of profitability.

In two short years, after an aggressive & ongoing precision maintenance effort, they are now operating at an incredible 94-96% uptime, ending its chance of being shut down. Over the next four years, the mill has achieved record performance in production.

The plant personnel is extremely happy, as well as corporate. 

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Two large pulp mills with a historical uptime average of 95%.

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Three years after an intense deployment and ongoing effort in precision maintenance, the mill achieved a 98.6% uptime score sustaining for the last five years.

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A large food board producer chose Hendrix to implement their aggressive hands-on precision maintenance program. The plants’ normal average production was 140,000 tons per years. After the first year, improved reliability allowed them to produce an extra 15,000 tons (11%) and in the second full year, an additional of 30,000 tons or 22%. 

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Our own plant experience and that of our customers who collectively report their electrical savings on rotating equipment from reduced horsepower increase easily from 5 to 10%. 

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A Petrochem facility customer with a 2-year MTBF on 2,622 pumps and mechanical seals used our precision skills and training and more than doubled that to 5.2 Yrs MTBF.

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