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Soft Start For A Water Plant

The water/wastewater market can sometimes be a tough market to get into. Manufacturers build specific products that are built solely around this market to help remain competitive against other markets such as industrial/HVAC. One challenge is that manufacturers only have a few select distributors that have access to their water/wastewater products. Sometimes a customer may have an existing water/ wastewater product or wants a brand that Horner does not have direct access to. Unfortunately, this limits our ability to react quickly, quote competitively, and support the customer the way they deserve. This is why Horner continues to build relationships with other [...]

Soft Start For A Water Plant2023-03-15T09:40:38-04:00

Horner Certified as ABB Value Provider

Horner Industrial locations in Indianapolis and Springfield were recently certified as ABB Authorized Value Providers. The authorization program is a procedure to guarantee that the services the customer receives from ABB Value Providers are on the same leading level and quality of the ABB products both globally and locally. This prestigious award is only given to select ABB service providers in North America. There are less than 10 authorized ABB Value Providers in the nation right now. The program requires a vetting process that includes interviews with management and shop personnel, as well as a very detailed, in-depth, facilities audit which [...]

Horner Certified as ABB Value Provider2022-01-26T22:48:59-05:00

Ski Lift Motors and Controls

In September of last year, John Baumann (Sales) and Jim Delawder (Field Service Coordinator) inspected a ski lift at a ski resort located north of our Springfield OH shop. The resort had recently been purchased by a large conglomeration of ski resorts, located in Vail Colorado, and the new owners realized the need to update their ski lift motors and controls at this particular resort. After a complete inspection and some discussion, we quoted an upgrade package for one of their ski lifts, consisting of a new Toshiba motor, ABB drive, and other control components. John and Jim did a great [...]

Ski Lift Motors and Controls2021-02-17T16:00:36-05:00

Oil Filter Manufacturer Press Upgrade Project

Most of us are old enough to remember the oil filter commercial tag line, “pay us now or pay us later.” Well, those oil filters are made in a facility in Greenville OH and are stamped out on several large stamping presses. These presses were designed with eddy current clutch and motors to drive the press flywheels to enable variable speed operation. Over the last 30 years, the clutch drives have required high maintenance and were undependable. Now on to the solution; Mark Russell (outside sales) had several meetings with engineering staff with assistance from Dave Whited (product sales), Kim Shellabarger [...]

Oil Filter Manufacturer Press Upgrade Project2020-03-11T17:10:36-04:00

Slurry Pump Project

We have a local gravel pit and asphalt operation near our Springfield OH repair shop. Over the years, we have built a solid relationship with this customer, doing field service, motor and mechanical repairs. This project started in September of 2016 when Dave Whited and Karl Hoppe met with the corporate engineer and local management about ways to improve power factor. Initially, we looked at PF correction capacitors and then into AC drives as a way to improve power efficiency. The slurry system consists of three pumps – a fresh water pump, a sand pump, and a waste pump. All part [...]

Slurry Pump Project2019-09-03T15:59:21-04:00
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