5 INDICATORS IT’S TIME TO EXPAND YOUR FACILITY

Managing a successful manufacturing company isn’t without its stresses and straIns. In fact, your success is bound to create growing pains from time to time. Those pains include everything from needing to expand the square…

THE COST OF GOING CHEAP

Did you parents ever tell you: “If you’re going to do a job, do it right the first time?” Parents are smart. Of course, back then you were probably cleaning out the garage or mowing…

HOW A MASSACHUSETTS MANUFACTURER LOWERS ITS FIRE RISK

Each month, PSI “exercises” one of our large customer’s fire safety system’s PIV (post indicator valve) valves. The polymer sealant and adhesive manufacturing company’s mechanic in charge of maintenance  has a mandate to keep the valves…

7 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR INDUSTRIAL PIPING CONTRACTOR

Every industrial piping system installation is unique, so naturally the types of piping, valve and fitting configurations used for each job will be unique as well. So, the best piping for one job won’t be…

CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING TOO HOT TO HANDLE?

Not with high-end piping! When things get hot, Ray Hoben calls PSI Ray is Vice President of Operations at a small plant in Randolph, Massachusetts, that manufactures composite materials and glass microspheres. “Steam gets pretty…

UNCONVENTIONAL WAYS TO PREVENT MAINTENANCE DOWN TIME AND AVOID DANGER

AR Metalizing is the massive company behind those pretty metallic labels you see on common household products. They create labels for anything from Bush’s Baked Beans to Jim Beam Whiskey to Hallmark gift wrap. They’re…

HOW AN APPRENTICE HELPED VALIDATE OUR SAFETY FIRST CULTURE

When you think about PSI, you’re likely to have been influenced by one of our innovative service offerings, like our “3-men on call” policy. For example, we never say “Sorry, we’re too busy” to handle…

MAINTAINING SPRINKLERS BECAUSE HE HAS TO; WORKING WITH PSI BECAUSE HE WANTS TO

After a decade of fire inspections and repairs, "We're Customers for Life!" Facilities Manager David Coon came for PSI’s better pricing, but he's stuck around for 11 years because of our rapid response time. Why? “They…

Fire Protection System Case Study

How to Engineer a Solution for an Extra Hazard Fire Protection System for a New Addition North Atlantic Corp. (NAC) is a distributor and manufacturer of windows, doors, kitchens, stairs, millwork and commercial openings. Their manufacturing…

BENJAMIN MOORE & CO. – PROCESS PIPING CASE STUDY

CUSTOMER Benjamin Moore & Co., a Berkshire Hathaway company, is one of the leading manufacturers of premium quality residential, commercial and industrial maintenance paints.When it comes to premium paints and stains for your home, Benjamin Moore…