We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: stuff breaks down. It is the universal truth of everything. A well-used machine will need replacement parts, even if everything is finely tuned and well-oiled. However, on the flip side there is Murphy’s Law – if it can go wrong, it will. Stuff just breaks.
If we could keep things from breaking, we would. Then again, Motus Group would be out of business. So we do the next best thing: help our customers keep a selection of spare parts and components on hand to keep your sorbent injection systems running. We know the frustration that comes with hunting down spare parts and waiting for them to arrive only to have to then take the time to install and calibrate.
Unplanned downtime and outages cost you money, especially if you’re paying for a rush order on a spare part that has been back ordered for months. Between the supply chain issues and the remoteness of most of our customer’s job sites, you could be looking at weeks or months of downtime.
Motus Group are experts in advising which parts you want to have on hand so your plant can stay in operation longer. When it comes to stocking spare components for your sorbent injection systems, we advise keeping the following categories on hand:
The Critical:
- Parts with long lead times or no installed spare
- Increased importance for plants operating their equipment > 80%/yr.
- Blowers, rotary feeders/airlocks, diverter valves, silo pressure relief valve (prv), bin vent filter filters, deflagration panels
- Brands (in order of equipment listed above):
- Tuthill, Roots, Gardner Denver
- Meyer, Prater Sterling, Carolina Conveying
- Salina Vortex, Carolina Conveying
- Enardo, Knapco
- CPE, Dolandson Torit, IAC, Custom
- Fike
The “Good To Haves” that we recommend:
- High wear parts
- Blower inlet filters, blower belts, screw feeder belts, screw feeder gearbox rebuild kits, screw feeder screws/augers, expansion joints, eductors, ceramic-backed components, fluidization nozzles, diverter valve rebuild kits
- Brands (in order of equipment listed above):
- EM Products, Solberg
- Tuthill, Roots, Gardner Denver
- Coperion K-Tron, Acrison, Brabender (for all screw feeder parts listed)
- Siftex
- Fox Valve
- Progressive Products
- Dynamic Air, Airsweep
- Salina Vortex, Carolina Conveying
The “You never thought you’d need it, but you are sure glad you do” parts
- Low wear, shorter lead time parts
- Blower motors, rotary feeder/airlock motors, screw feeder motors, pressure transmitters, level transmitters, level switches, weigh scales
- Brands (in order of equipment listed above):
- Baldor, Marathon, US Motors (for all motors referenced)
- Dwyer, Rosemount, Yokogawa
- Endress Hauser, Vega, Bindicator, Monitor, Rosemount, Magnetrol, APM (level transmitters and switches)
- Rice Lake, Hardy
In addition to rental equipment and installation, we work with injection system manufacturers to ensure there is a steady supply of spare parts going out to our customers. Prepare for the worst, keep the RIGHT parts on hand. But in the event you need to resupply or find a component that is rare or out of production, give us a call and we will see what we can set you up with.
