June 12th, 2019 was a huge day for Kurz Industrial Solutions and Jesse Oudenhoven, who won the Red Race, capturing the first win of the Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series! Jesse Oudenhoven grew up watching races at the Wisconsin International Raceway and has been racing there for 13 years now. Jesse took the [read more…]
Name: Eric Saunders Job Title: Mechanic Years in Industry: 7 Years with Kurz: 7 Area of Expertise: Assembly/Disassembly; Repair Why Eric Loves His Career: The biggest reason I love my job is that I get to work with my hands all day every day, its something I have always enjoyed doing that I have been [read more…]
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Dodge Torque-Arm II shaft mount reducers deliver longer life for stressful applications. These shaft mounted gear reducers use patented harsh duty sealing system, twin-tapered bushings, and the highest torque rating per case size. Torque-Arm II reducers require less maintenance, which increases operating time and lowers your total cost of ownership all while providing you with [read more…]
Did you know around half of rotating equipment failures comes from a misaligned or unbalanced condition? Fan Balancing is one of the many on-site services that Kurz Industrial Solutions offers. The goal of on-site balancing is to reduce your manufacturing downtime by eliminating the need to disassemble your equipment and transport the fan or impeller. [read more…]
A Note From Jay I’ve been with Kurz for almost three years now. It’s been an interesting journey. I’ve been to over thirty states, met hundreds, if not thousands, of new people, and tried to truly listen to our customers to understand how their companies and turbines operate. It’s reinforced my love of the [read more…]
It’s Dan Frantz again! I’m back to writing after a few trips to AWEA conferences (San Diego and Houston) on top of a ton of positive changes at Kurz. If you haven’t been able to check out some of the informative work I’ve compiled over the last couple months, feel free to check out Episode [read more…]
The ABB Ability™ Smart Sensor is like a fitness wristband for electric motors – it monitors the operational performance and the health of your motor using technology that is a true game changer. Here’s everything you need to know. It fits easily to any rib-cooled induction motor without machining or wiring Use it to boost [read more…]
I’ve spent a lot of time with wind turbine technicians the last 6-month and generally enjoy asking questions about day-to-day work that’s done up-tower. One of the least-celebrated jobs to do? Swapping out yaw pucks – especially if they have the 18 puck system with the side pucks. Listen to what a wind technician [read more…]
The Results Are In… We’ve chosen our two winners for the Kurz Industrial Solutions Wind Scholarship Fund. Each will earn $1,000 towards their college education within the Renewable Energy Sector. We are pleased to announce that Neal Novotny and Hannah Wyatt are our two winners! See their video submissions below to get to know them. Many thanks [read more…]
