Year-End Maintenance Checklist: Prepare Your Facility for Success in 2026

Year-End Maintenance Checklist: Prepare Your Facility for Success in 2026 As the year draws to a close, now is the perfect time to assess your facility’s equipment and maintenance needs. A comprehensive year-end maintenance plan ensures you start the new year with optimized performance, minimal downtime, and a proactive approach to equipment reliability. At Troy Industrial Solutions, we’ve been helping industrial facilities across the Northeast maintain peak performance since 1862, and we understand that proper…

Essential Maintenance for Variable Frequency Drives: Ensuring Optimal Performance

Essential Maintenance for Variable Frequency Drives: Ensuring Optimal Performance   What is a VFD, and Why It Matters A Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) is a device that controls the speed and torque of electric motors by using rectification, The drive converts incoming power into a square wave form using PMW (Pulse, Width, Modulation) to control speed and torque (Hz, Current). VFDs have become a vital component in industrial systems such as: Manufacturing and production lines…