PITTSBURGH, June 1, 2020 – ERIKS North America and Fenner Dunlop have announced a partnership to provide high-quality conveyor belting products and services to industrial customers in northern California and Nevada.
Scott Holquist, vice president, conveying systems products, ERIKS North America, said the companies offer a unique combination of specialized expertise, enabling them to deliver advanced conveyor belting solutions for agriculture, mining, power generation, quarrying and other rigorous bulk-material handling applications.
“Fenner Dunlop has long been recognized as producers of the industry’s longest-lasting conveyer belting products,” Holquist explained. “Now, through this partnership, customers in California and Nevada can gain the benefit of uniting their industry-leading materials with our high-quality conveyor components, all with the comfort of knowing that both are backed by our world-class installation and repair services.”
ERIKS North America’s local service crews deliver an array of installation, troubleshooting, preventative maintenance and downtime services, ranging from basic belt installation, tracking and repairs to ultrasonic gauge cover analysis; steel cable and fabric belt vulcanization; pulley, cleat, flange and chute lining installation; and vulcanized or mechanical belt splicing.
In addition to undergoing rigorous in-house and factory splice training for all belt constructions, crew members also are certified to Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) parts 46 and 48B and Occupational Health and Safety Agency (OSHA) 10 and 30 training standards, where appropriate.
Over the past three years, conveyor system experts for ERIKS North America have delivered more than millions of documented saving for their customers by improving uptime, efficiency and product sustainability.
To learn more about the ERIKS North America and its partnership with Fenner Dunlop in California and Nevada, visit www.ERIKSNA.com or call one of the following local service offices: Chico (530-892-1253), Fresno (559-499-6900), Sacramento (916-369-8885), or Elko (775-778-6800).
About ERIKS North America
ERIKS (www.ERIKS.com) has been a leading international industrial service provider since 1940. ERIKS North America offers a wide range of innovative, high-quality mechanical engineering components and associated technical and logistical services from over 100 locations across the United States and Canada. We provide the highest quality product standards in the industry, along with the peace of mind knowing that our products and fabrication are consistent, location-to-location, across our extensive footprint. From agriculture to power generation and from oil and gas to food and beverage, ERIKS North America provides a local presence and infinite possibilities, backed by ERIKS’ worldwide network of resources and know-how with over 300 locations in 17 countries. For more information, please visit www.ERIKSNA.com.
ERIKS North America is teaming up with Chemical Processing’s Best Practice Series to present their webinar “Effectively Seal at Temperatures Over 1,000°F.” The webinar will be held on May 7, 2020 at 2:00pm EST.
Date/Time: May 7, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET
Sponsor: ERIKS North America
Speaker: David Clover, Senior Product/Application Specialist, ERIKS North America
Host: Chemical Processing
Moderator: Traci Purdum, Senior Editor – Digital Media
This webinar will focus on the challenges that extreme temperatures can present to achieving a reliable seal. Over the years our industry has created innovative and reliable solutions for a wide range of extreme sealing challenges. However, the most glaring hole in solution options has been for that small subset of sealing applications over 1,000⁰F. Up to that point, flexible graphite is reliable and comfortable. But crossing that 1,000⁰F threshold puts us in difficult territory.
To meet these needs ERIKS Netherlands has conducted a multi-year research and development project. This project culminated in the launch of an improved line of Phlogopite mica-based sealing products for spiral wound gaskets, kammprofile gaskets, and sheet gaskets. These products have superb chemical resistance, proven sealability that surpasses existing solutions, and excellent response to high-temperature thermal cycling up to 1,800⁰F.
ERIKS North America is proud to bring this new material technology to our state-side customers and will discuss these difficult applications and the benefits of this new material. Please register for this webinar by clicking the link above.
David Clover is a Senior Product/Application Specialist for ERIKS North America. His 35 years in the gasket and sealing industry, both in distribution and in manufacturing, give him a valuable breadth of experience in anticipating and meeting the needs of the Refining industry.
David has worked on refinery sealing issues since 1984, developing the practical experience needed to understand and communicate solutions. David’s experience includes positions held at: Industrial Gasket, JM Clipper (Leader Gasket), Teadit North America, Advanced Sealing & Supply, Co., Inc. and currently ERIKS North America. David has written extensively over the years for both business and personal endeavors.
Dear Valued Customer,
The news on the COVID-19 is changing day by day. At ERIKS North America (“ERIKS”), we are following the CDC and other governmental agencies on the latest updates and guidance for critical information. We are also working with our customers to honor their requests related to site visits.
ERIKS has created a Task Force that meets regularly to review the impact of COVID-19 and make appropriate operational adjustments. The rapidly evolving situation requires that we remain agile to quickly and appropriately respond to the ever-changing situations in the world. We are implementing proactive measures to help stop the spread of the virus and keep our associates, their families and our communities safe, which includes customers and suppliers.
Below are the updates from the past several days:
• Our primary focus is to ensure the health and safety of our associates and business partners and compliance with applicable legal requirements, while ensuring that our large sites continue to operate to service customers. We have developed a contingency plan to help reduce the spread of the virus in our largest sites. Among those actions, we have reduced the number of associates in a single location and all critical functions have been separated to avoid disruption. We are also prohibiting visitors to enter any of our facilities unless determined business critical and approved by a Business Unit leader.
• We conducted an analysis of the supply chain, including our operating sites, to determine points of failure. Currently, we have not experienced any disruptions to our ability to process and ship orders from our facilities. We will attempt to timely communicate all supply chain disruptions to our customers. There are processes in place to monitor on hand supply, supplier operations, and export activities.
• We are working through current laws and developing procedures for associates to self-report and self-quarantine if they suspect possible infection with COVID-19. The procedures will also include how to notify potential parties who may have been in contact with the associate. We have also asked associates that report directly to a customer site for ERIKS business to follow customer site requirements in addition to our self-reporting requirements. If known by us, we will follow all reasonable customer requirements for reporting.
• We rely on the CDC to inform our decisions and actions to protect our associates and the community we interact with in our daily activities. In addition to the above measures, we are instructing associates to follow CDC hygiene habits and have asked all associates to implement social distancing practices.
As the uncertainty of this global health issue rapidly evolves, we are committed to keeping our customers informed of impacts to ERIKS and the actions we are implementing.
Best Regards,
Shawn Courtney
Chief Executive Officer
ERIKS – North America Region
Companies include: ERIKS North America, Rawson/Industrial Controls, ERIKS Seals and Plastics and ICD Building Automation
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 19, 2019 – ERIKS North America announced that Industrial Distribution magazine ranked the company at number 22 on its 2019 Big 50 list. The prestigious, annual listing ranks the country’s top industrial suppliers by their previous year’s worldwide sales revenue.
During the Big 50 video countdown, Anna Wells, executive editor, Industrial Distribution, cited several significant achievements by ERIKS North America in 2018, including the rebranding of companies, such as Lewis-Goetz, EVCO House of Hose, and Valley Rubber & Gasket. She also highlighted company milestones, such as the appointment of Shawn Courtney as president and chief executive officer, and the opening of a new metal gasket and fastener fabrication shop at ERIKS’ Chicago Service Center.
“It’s an honor for ERIKS North America to once again be named to Industrial Distribution magazine’s Big 50 list,” said Courtney. “With the evolving distribution landscape, this recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of all of our 2,000 associates—from our sales teams and support staff to our engineers and product specialists who enable ERIKS North America to provide customers with reliable products, dependable service, and exceptional technical support.”
Click here to watch the video announcement. The full listing appears in the November/December issue of Industrial Distribution magazine.
For more information on ERIKS North America, as well as to explore its complete line of industrial product and service offerings or find one of its nearly 140 locations in the U.S. and Canada, visit www.ERIKSNA.com.
About ERIKS North America
ERIKS (www.ERIKS.com) has been a leading international industrial service provider since 1940. ERIKS North America offers a wide range of innovative, high-quality mechanical engineering components and associated technical and logistical services from nearly 140 locations across the United States and Canada. We provide the highest quality product standards in the industry, along with the peace of mind knowing that our products and fabrication are consistent, location-to-location, across our extensive footprint. From agriculture to power generation and from oil and gas to food and beverage, ERIKS North America provides a local presence and infinite possibilities, backed by ERIKS’ worldwide network of resources and know-how with over 340 locations in 17 countries. For more information, please visit www.ERIKSNA.com.
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ERIKS North America earns spot on Industrial Distribution’s 2019 Big 50 List
Four years of service yields zero-percent flange repair/replacement fraction
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 16, 2019 – ERIKS North America announced that a U.S. hydrofluoric (HF) acid alkylation refinery experienced an unprecedented, four-year, zero-percent flange repair/replacement fraction, thanks to the use of the company’s ALKY-ONE™ gasket—the refining industry’s leading technology for combating flange corrosion and erosion in HF acid units.
“Hydrofluoric acid is one of the most difficult and dangerous sealing applications in the refining industry,” said David Clover, senior product/application specialist for ERIKS North America. “Not only can leaks threaten bodily harm, but the acid also corrodes carbon steel flanges from the inside, causing taper corrosion, which usually leads to costly flange repairs or replacement.”
In 2015, a HF acid alkylation refinery in the Midwest was looking to upgrade 3,119 flanges to prevent taper corrosion, eliminate associated repair or replacement costs, and improve safety. Partnering with gasket specialists at ERIKS North America, the refinery’s engineering staff selected the ALKY-ONE™ gasket.
“During install, our team worked closely with the refinery to put strict inspection and quality control procedures in place to ensure proper protocols were followed at each flange. By following these measures, all flanges were completely leak-free at startup,” explained Clover.
During its next scheduled turnaround cycle in 2019, the refinery opened 1,320 (more than 40 percent) of the upgraded flanges equipped with the ALKY-ONE™ gasket for inspection. Each flange was in like-new condition, with no need for repair or replacement.
“The zero-percent flange repair/replacement fraction is truly unprecedented in the industry, and a testament to the capability and reliability of the ALKY-ONE™ gasket to provide long-term, safe seals in dangerous applications,” said Clover. “With alternative gasket options, that fraction can be as high as thirty percent.”
First introduced in 2011 by Advanced Sealing, an ERIKS North America company, the ALKY-ONE™ gasket is a specially engineered kammprofile gasket with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene interior barrier that provides a complete seal across a flange face. Through its unique design, the ALKY-ONE™ gasket drastically reduces the potential for HF acid leaks, combats corrosion and erosion inside of flanges, maintains its seal in the event of a fire, and minimizes the bolt force needed to safely seal flanges.
For more information on the capabilities of the ALKY-ONE™ gasket, visit www.ERIKSNA.com.
Editor’s Notes:
Photos are available upon request.
ALKY-ONE is a trademark of ERIKS North America.
ERIKS North America’s ALKY-ONE™ gasket delivers unprecedented corrosion and erosion resistance in hydrofluoric acid units. The photo above shows an ALKY-ONE™ gasket after four years of reliable service in one of the refining industry’s most dangerous and demanding applications.
The photo above shows an ALKY-ONE™ gasket prior to being put into service.
PITTSBURGH, September 16, 2019 – ERIKS North America, a leading distributor of industrial solutions for the refining industry, was recently recognized as one of the Top Suppliers by Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC), the largest refining company in North America. A special invitation for outstanding vendor performance was extended to the top 0.5% of MPC’s suppliers—representing only the top 80 out of 15,000 companies—at the company’s Supplier Recognition Awards 2019. The awards were held at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa on Sunday, Sept. 8. MPC emphasized that this event was created to recognize their key suppliers; the ones that are depended upon to get the job done under all circumstances.
“It’s an honor to be recognized by MPC, one of the leading energy companies in the country,” said David Kazmierczak, Key Account Manager for ERIKS North America. “At ERIKS, we are in the business of making industry work better; solving problems before they become emergencies. The ERIKS team brings innovative technology products and industry leading best practices to partner with MPC and develop solutions. We value our relationship with MPC and take great pride in working together.”
“MPC operates 16 crude oil refineries across the U.S. and is capable of producing more than three million barrels per day,” added Terry Subia, Director of the Gasket Product Business Unit for ERIKS North America. “Our goal is to keep customers’ plants running efficiently and cost-effectively. This recognition is a testament to the dedication and experience of the entire ERIKS team to get the job done for MPC under any circumstances, in the safest and most reliable way possible.”
From nearly 140 locations across the U.S. and Canada, ERIKS North America offers a wide spectrum of products, including industrial hoses, gaskets, seals, conveyors, valves, loading arms, and related solutions from some of the world’s top manufacturers. With decades of experience in the refining industry, ERIKS North America provides value-added services and engineered solutions that are designed to significantly reduce operation downtime and lower the total cost of ownership for customers. Over the past five years, ERIKS North America has provided refinery customers with a total of $10.3 million in documented cost savings.
For more information on ERIKS North America’s comprehensive products and services for the refining industry, visit www.ERIKSNA.com.
About ERIKS North America
ERIKS (www.ERIKS.com) has been a leading international industrial service provider since 1940. ERIKS North America offers a wide range of innovative, high-quality mechanical engineering components and associated technical and logistical services from nearly 140 locations across the United States and Canada. We provide the highest quality product standards in the industry, along with the peace of mind knowing that our products and fabrication are consistent, location-to-location, across our extensive footprint. From agriculture to power generation and from oil and gas to food and beverage, ERIKS North America provides a local presence and infinite possibilities, backed by ERIKS’ worldwide network of resources and know-how with over 340 locations in 17 countries.
For more information, please visit www.ERIKSNA.com.
PITTSBURGH, August 28, 2019 – Advanced Sealing, an ERIKS company, helped Netherlands-based Delft University of Technology’s Delft Hyperloop team earn fourth place at SpaceX’s 2019 Hyperloop Pod Competition, held in Hawthorne, California, on July 21, 2019. Now in its fourth year, the competition was developed by SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk to spark innovation and challenge students from all over the world to develop the best functional prototypes of self-propelled pods for high-speed ground transportation.
Advanced Sealing, a leading supplier and manufacturer of sealing and gasket products, invited Delft Hyperloop to work on their pod, named Atlas 02, at the company’s facility in Norwalk, California. In addition to supplying spare parts and machinery, Advanced Sealing created a fully functional workshop for the 40-student team, and enabled them to gain access to shipping and receiving logistics and capabilities.
Advanced Sealing’s parent company, ERIKS, which also is headquartered in the Netherlands, was a sponsor of the 2019 Delft Hyperloop team. As part of their partnership, ERIKS played a pivotal role in helping the team design and build Atlas 02.
Twenty one international teams were selected to compete in the 2019 Hyperloop Pod Competition. After completing a 122-point safety inspection test, four teams were chosen to race. Teams were judged based solely on maximum speed with successful deceleration. Delft Hyperloop’s Atlas 02 pod placed fourth, successfully reaching 125 mph—a 37 mph improvement over the team’s 2018 showing. First place was awarded to four-time winner Technical University of Munich’s TUM Hyperloop team, which achieved 288 mph. Full results can be seen at SpaceX.com/Hyperloop.
Introduced by Elon Musk in 2013, the Hyperloop is an energy-efficient, high-speed transportation system in which pods travel through vacuum tubes and are propelled by magnetic accelerators. The tubes create a low-pressure environment where the pods are surrounded by a cushion of air, similar to a pneumatic dispatch system. Due to the low air resistance, pods could reach speeds exceeding 700 mph, meaning passengers could travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in about 35 minutes.
Click here to watch a video on Advanced Sealing’s partnership with the Delft Hyperloop team. For more information on Advanced Sealing’s gasket and sealing solutions, visit AdvSeal.com.
About Advanced Sealing
Advanced Sealing is an ERIKS North America company and is a full-spectrum manufacturer and distributor of fluid sealing products for harsh applications including refining, chemical processing and power generations facilities. A premier sealing house to customers looking for new solutions to age old problems, Advanced Sealing provides a broad product mix including metallic and non-metallic flange gaskets, valve packings, metallic and elastomeric hoses, stud bolts, hex nuts, steam traps and heat exchanger gaskets. Advanced Sealing has a special focus on fugitive emission products, proven to meet and exceed today’s demanding LDAR sealing standards.
About ERIKS North America
ERIKS (www.ERIKS.com) has been a leading international industrial service provider since 1940. ERIKS North America offers a wide range of innovative, high-quality mechanical engineering components and associated technical and logistical services from nearly 140 locations across the United States and Canada. We provide the highest quality product standards in the industry, along with the peace of mind knowing that our products and fabrication are consistent, location-to-location, across our extensive footprint. From agriculture to power generation and from oil and gas to food and beverage, ERIKS North America provides a local presence and infinite possibilities, backed by ERIKS’ worldwide network of resources and know-how with over 300 locations in 17 countries. For more information, please visit www.ERIKSNA.com.
PITTSBURGH, April 23, 2019 – ERIKS North America, a leading industrial distributor, will exhibit a wide variety of innovative, reliable, and cost-effective solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry at booth #2872 during the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2019. The event will take place May 6–9, at NRG Center at NRG Park in Houston.
“ERIKS North America has served the offshore energy industry for decades in different capacities,” said Shawn Courtney, President and CEO of ERIKS North America. “As ERIKS North America has grown, so have our product offerings, as we strive to be complete problem solvers for our customers, providing them with reliable solutions and trusted services they need for the oil and gas industry’s most demanding applications.”
Visitors to the booth will have opportunities to talk with specialists in multiple product groups within ERIKS North America, including ERIKS Seals and Plastics, gaskets, industrial and hydraulic hoses, and loading arms.
Product specialists from the ERIKS Seals and Plastics group will be onsite to discuss a variety of high-performance, advanced elastomers and engineering plastics. Attendees can learn about ERIKS Seals and Plastics’ engineering capabilities and technical support, including complete application, design, development, testing, and analysis services.
Featured products on display at the ERIKS North America booth will include:
· The MARINE-ONE™ gasket, which is the latest breakthrough in sealing technology to prevent crevice corrosion on super-duplex stainless steel flanges on offshore drilling platforms in saltwater locations. The MARINE-ONE™ gasket is the industry’s only gasket featuring a triple-seal design that seals tighter than spiral-wound gaskets in both liquid and gas applications.
· FLEXION ™ hydraulic hoses, which are proven to handle 50% more pressure than required by industry standards and to provide a superior bending radius over alternative hoses. In addition, FLEXION™ hoses offer increased abrasion and ozone resistances that are 10 times better than industry standards, making FLEXION™ hoses one of world’s highest-quality engineered fluid connector solutions available today.
In addition, attendees will have an opportunity to learn about ERIKS North America’s Hose Maintenance Management program, which has been documented to save customers a total of $9.7 million over three years. The unique program enables plants to improve operational productivity and safety, while reducing the total cost of ownership for hoses and related coupling products.
Specialists from ERIKS North America’s loading arms group will be on hand to discuss a variety of products, such as loading arms, rack systems, gangways, pumping stations, liquid level probes, dry-break couplers, and more. In addition to providing extensive technical expertise and co-engineering services, ERIKS North America also works directly with leading manufactures, including OPW Engineered Systems.
Visitors to ERIKS North America’s booth also can participate in raffles for Maui Jim and Costa sunglasses.
For more information on ERIKS North America’s comprehensive solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, stop by booth #2872 or visit www.ERIKSNA.com.
About ERIKS North America
ERIKS (www.ERIKS.com) has been a leading international industrial service provider since 1940. ERIKS North America offers a wide range of innovative, high-quality mechanical engineering components and associated technical and logistical services from nearly 140 locations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. We provide the highest quality product standards in the industry, along with the peace of mind knowing that our products and fabrication are consistent, location-to-location, across our extensive footprint. From agriculture to power generation and from oil and gas to food and beverage, ERIKS North America provides a local presence and infinite possibilities, backed by ERIKS’ worldwide network of resources and know-how with over 300 locations in 20 countries. For more information, please visit www.ERIKSNA.com.
Company to present technical workshop on reliable, leak-free sealing solutions
PITTSBURGH, March 18, 2019 – ERIKS North America will exhibit a full line of solutions for the refining industry at booth #403 during the Plant Maintenance, Inspection and Engineering Society’s (PMIES) 2019 Expo & Conference. The event will take place on March 21, at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Texas. ERIKS North America also will present a technical seminar, titled “Reliable Leak-Free Sealing of Heat Exchangers and Pipe Flanges.”
From conveying systems to gasket and sealing solutions to industrial and hydraulic hoses, ERIKS North America is a leading supplier of industrial products, as well as value-added solutions and services for the refining industry. With a team of experienced professionals, ERIKS North America specializes in helping plants optimize efficiency, improve safety, and reduce maintenance costs though the leak-free sealing of pipe flanges and heat exchangers, regardless of the number of plant startups, shutdowns, or plant upsets.
“Reliable Leak-Free Sealing of Heat Exchangers and Pipe Flanges” is a technical workshop that will be presented by David Clover, Gasket Product Specialist for ERIKS North America, beginning at 3:30 pm, in Room A. The hour-long seminar will explore the ERRIC Sealing System—a heat exchange protocol that has been used in tens of thousands of heat exchangers around the world for more than 15 years with leak-free results. Clover will discuss the root causes of flange leakage, as well as the simple engineering principals, materials, and procedural changes that will result in leak-free performance.
Participants will gain valuable insight, tools, and resources that will empower them to quickly incorporate these vital improvements into their facilities. In addition, attendees will receive a comprehensive Flange Assembly Procedure guide to assist them in incorporating these proven practices.
For more information on ERIKS’ full line of solutions for the refining industry, stop by booth #403 or visit www.ERIKSNA.com.
About ERIKS North America
ERIKS (www.ERIKS.com) has been a leading international industrial service provider since 1940. ERIKS North America offers a wide range of innovative, high-quality mechanical engineering components and associated technical and logistical services from 140 locations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. We provide the highest quality product standards in the industry, along with the peace of mind knowing that our products and fabrication are consistent, location-to-location, across our extensive footprint. From agriculture to power generation and from oil and gas to food and beverage, ERIKS North America provides a local presence and infinite possibilities, backed by ERIKS’ worldwide network of resources and know-how with over 300 locations in 20 countries. For more information, please visit www.ERIKSNA.com.
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PITTSBURGH, January 31, 2019 – ERIKS North America will display a full line of products and services for the grain handling industry at booth #1227 during the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) Exchange 2019 tradeshow. The event will take place from March 9–12, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
As a leading supplier of material handling equipment and replacement parts, ERIKS North America is a one-stop-shop for companies involved in the grain, feed, milling, seed, food, and industrial markets. Through partnerships with well-known, respected brands, ERIKS North America offers a wide variety of products including grain belts, buckets, elevators, pulleys, idlers, screw conveyors, cleaners, bearing motors, wear and abrasion lining products, inspection doors, industrial and hydraulic hoses, and gasket and sealing products. In addition, ERIKS North America offers a complete line of safety products that are focused on fall protection and gas leak detection.
Ken Hoefler, Account Manager for ERIKS North America, believes his company’s vast product catalog is just as important as its trusted service offerings.
“At ERIKS North America, we not only offer thousands of products, but we also understand our customers’ businesses and unique needs,” Hoefler says. “With decades of experience in the grain handling industry, we have an experienced team of solution-oriented specialists that work with our customers to identify challenges, troubleshoot problems, and recommend customized solutions to ultimately help improve their facility’s efficiency and bottom line.”
For more information on ERIKS’ full line of solutions for the grain handling industry, stop by booth #1227 or visit www.ERIKSNA.com and browse our offerings for the grain industry at grain.ERIKSNA.com.
About ERIKS North America
ERIKS (www.ERIKS.com) has been a leading international industrial service provider since 1940. ERIKS North America offers a wide range of innovative, high-quality mechanical engineering components and associated technical and logistical services from 140 locations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. We provide the highest quality product standards in the industry, along with the peace of mind knowing that our products and fabrication are consistent, location-to-location, across our extensive footprint. From agriculture to power generation and from oil and gas to food and beverage, ERIKS North America provides a local presence and infinite possibilities, backed by ERIKS’ worldwide network of resources and know-how with over 300 locations in 20 countries. For more information, please visit www.ERIKSNA.com.