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Hi-Speed Industrial Service Celebrates 75 Years of Keeping Clients Up and Running
HI-SPEED INDUSTRIAL SERVICE CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF KEEPING CLIENTS UP AND RUNNING Hi-Speed Industrial Service recently celebrated 75 years of keeping clients up and running. Founded in 1946, Hi-Speed specializes in repair and sales of...
Don’t Wait for Disaster: Inspect Your Industrial Lifting Slings
You've got to regularly inspect your industrial lifting slings to ensure they are still safe to use. But how often should you examine them? And how do you know they need to be replaced? If your lift slings fail, the repercussions are going to be serious -- and...
The Importance of Variable Frequency Drives in Overhead Crane Safety and Operations
The Importance of Variable Frequency Drives in Overhead Crane Safety and Operations The use of variable frequency drives (VFDs) is critical to overhead crane safety and operations. They are beneficial because, unlike the traditional stop-and-go motor, a...
What You Need to Know About Ultrasonic Testing
What You Need to Know About Ultrasonic Testing Ultrasonic testing can be an invaluable part of a predictive maintenance program. And it is important to understand the basics of the ultrasonic testing and how it can benefit you and the facility you are...
Proper Overhead Crane Inspection Schedule & OSHA Guidelines
The goal of overhead crane inspections is to test functionality and safety. But you can get so much more from having a well-developed schedule & checklists for these inspections! Read on to learn why you need a proper inspection schedule and what needs to factor...
How to Understand Grades of Chains and Applications
How to Understand Grades of Chains & Applications Chains have been used for all kinds of tasks from 225 BC to today. With so many different types of chain on the market, how do we know if we’re using the correct grade of chain for our projects? The...
Explosion Proof Electric Motors: Class, Groups & Divisions
Explosion Proof Electric Motors: Class, Groups & Divisions Explosion Proof Motors To understand what explosion-proof really means for electric motors, you need to be familiar with the two basic scenarios related to motor explosions. The first involves the surface...
What is a qualified overhead crane operator?
Check out these key operator guidelines for overhead hoists and cranes, presented by Peter Cooke of National Rigging and Crane Training, LLC. As part of our seminar series, Peter reviewed the steps hoists and crane operators are required to take before becoming...
Hi-Speed Webinar: Intelligent Overhead Lifting
We were proud to partner with Gorbel to present an informative webinar about Intelligent Lifting Devices (ILDs). In this session, we compared ILDs to other devices; discussed the ROI of ILDs; and reviewed a related ergonomic study from the Rochester Institute of...
Hi-Speed Webinar: Electric Motor Smoke…And Mirrors? Why An Electric Motor Evaluation Requires Multiple Tests
Did you know that an electric motor evaluation requires multiple tests? But, how do you know what tests to perform and when? At Hi-Speed, we can test electric motors and accurately diagnose and correct any issues we may find along the way, leveraging our expertise of...
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Before you use an overhead crane, you should always perform a pre-op inspection — and a great tool to use a basic checklist. But you also need to recognize why these inspections are essential! Read more on this important topic in our latest Hi-Speed blog. https://www.gohispeed.com/overhead-crane-pre-operation-inspection-checklists-are-essential/
Predictive maintenance is expected to grow from $4.5 billion in 2020 to $64.3 billion in 2030, evidence that more facilities are implementing predictive maintenance and reliability services. Still, not everyone is convinced it’s worthwhile. https://www.gohispeed.com/what-is-the-cost-of-not-doing-scheduled-reliability-maintenance/
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TEAM MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Meet Seth Blanton, Hoist & Crane Service Planner. He says, “Whether the part needs to be fixed or replaced, we can get the customer back up and running. I love helping customers in their time of need.” Learn more at https://www.gohispeed.com/technical-profile-seth-blanton/.