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How Tube Skimmers Can Turn Waste Oil into New Revenue

Posted by Jim Hebert on Nov 15, 2018 12:08:00 PM

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in 2013 and has been updated for comprehensiveness.

When your company considers investing in an oil skimmer, profitability may be an unlikely motive. But here at Oil Skimmers, more customers are telling us they’ve boosted their profits and saved money after they implemented our tube skimmers.

Some of these companies are combining Oil Skimmers’ highly efficient tube-skimming technology with their own ingenuity to gain additional value from their investment. This includes:

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Topics: recycled oil, food industry, steel industry, vacuum truck, oil skimmers, collector tube, oil, waste oil, oil recovery

How to order, install and care for the tube on your oil skimmer

Posted by Jim Petrucci on Feb 9, 2018 11:15:42 AM

Our line of Brill® tube type oil skimmers feature our free-floating oil collector tube, made from our unique formula which creates a tube that loves oil. The tube is designed to be able to withstand the most abusive industrial environments involving changes in shape, movement, temperature, and chemical interaction. Upon placing your order, we select, cut, and weld the tube, at the length specific to your application.

To ensure your skimmer continues to perform as designed, always order your replacement tubes directly from Oil Skimmers, Inc.

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Topics: floating tube, collector tube, why the tube?, oil skimmer, tube skimmers, brill

Railroad Fueling

Posted by Jim Hebert on Jun 7, 2016 8:30:00 AM

Small Spills = Large Problems: A Look into Fueling Best Practices for the Railroad Industry

Fact – fuel contains toxic substances. Thus, fuel spills can have a decidedly negative impact on the environment. Specifically, with regard to diesel fuel use in the transportation industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has strict regulations in place to help prevent the contamination of water and soil during fueling.

Companies that encounter frequent or consistent refueling, like those in the railroad industry, need to take precautionary measures to both minimize and manage spills when they occur. According to the Transportation Environmental Resource Center (TERC), these companies should consider the following three-pronged approach:

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Topics: oil removal, collector tube, railroad, fuel leak, oil skimmer, fueling

The Top 1 Ways to Skim Oil Efficiently in the Presence of Floating Debris

Posted by Guy Flynn on Aug 1, 2013 8:43:00 AM

No, that is not a typo. Typically you’ll see blog posts like this touting The Top 5 Reasons To Do This, or The 7 Best Tools To Do That, but when it comes down to it, there is really only one recommendation we have as it pertains to skimming oil when there is debris floating on the surface of the oil and water.

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Topics: floating tube, model 6v, skim oil, collector tube, floating debris, model 5H, why the tube?

Customer Questions – Polyvinyl Resins Plant

Posted by Ken Gray on Nov 21, 2012 2:22:00 PM

A customer contacted us regarding waste oil removal at a polyvinyl chloride resins plant. 

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Topics: polyvinyl chloride resins, skimmer mount, sump, model 6v, collector tube, oil recovery

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