IBT Industrial Solutions

06/01/2026

🦺 June is Safety Awareness Month at IBT Industrial Solutions!

And we have tons of items available on 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q04hHkVR0

We’re kicking off our 4-Week Safety Series with one of the most important topics in any warehouse or industrial facility: PPE Essentials.

Personal Protective Equipment is your team’s first line of defense against workplace injuries — and having the right gear matters. From safety glasses and gloves to hearing protection, hard hats, and high-visibility apparel, PPE helps protect employees from everyday hazards on the job.

✅ Eye Injuries
✅ Cuts & Abrasions
✅ Falling Objects
✅ Hearing Damage
✅ Slips, Trips & Falls

At IBT, we’re committed to helping facilities create safer workplaces with trusted industrial safety solutions.

Explore PPE products and safety essentials at 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q04hHkVR0

Featured PPE Categories:
🔹 Safety Glasses
🔹 Cut-Resistant Gloves
🔹 Hard Hats
🔹 Hi-Vis Apparel
🔹 Hearing Protection
🔹 Safety Footwear

Stay tuned next week for:
⚠️ Week 2: Slip, Trip & Fall Prevention

05/28/2026

How Medium-Frequency Induction Heating Solves Large Bearing Mounting & Dismounting Challenges ↕️

A gearbox overhaul scheduled for 30 days finished in just 15 days.
Same team. Same process. Different heating method.

On complex jobs, heating isn’t just a step—it’s the constraint that dictates everything else. When it slows down, everything slows down. When it becomes inefficient, costs escalate fast.

This is where medium-frequency induction heating changes the equation—especially for large bearings, gearboxes, and in-place maintenance work.
Schaeffler

Medium-frequency induction heating simplifies bearing mounting and dismounting, reduces downtime, and improves safety in complex industrial assemblies.

05/25/2026

Today, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. ❤️

At IBT Industrial Solutions, we are deeply grateful for the courage, dedication, and service of those who gave everything to protect our freedoms.

This Memorial Day, we reflect, remember, and thank all who have served. ⭐

Wishing you and your family a safe and meaningful Memorial Day weekend.

05/20/2026

The GEAPS Cornbelt Chapter recently hosted its annual Maintenance Day on May 19, 2026. The full-day, free event took place at Arnco Safety in Trenton, IL, and featured expert-led sessions focusing on gearing and bearing best practices, bucket elevators, drag conveyors, and electrical safety. IBT Industrial Solutions attended this event and had a table showcasing some of grain products and literature. Three of our grain experts (Cory Gregory, Nathan Karcher, JR Volcko) were there to answer questions and solve problems.

05/18/2026

☀️ Don’t wait for the heat to slow you down.

Rising temps can impact motors, electrical systems, lubrication, and overall warehouse performance before you realize there’s a problem.

Stay ahead of summer downtime with:
✔ Industrial fans & ventilation
✔ Motors & electrical components
✔ Heat-resistant lubricants

Prepare now. Keep operations running.

👉 Beat the heat at https://hubs.ly/Q04h02jK0

05/14/2026

High-Speed Mounted Bearings for Heavy-Load Applications: How to Choose the Right One 🤓

A fan is running hotter than it should.
A conveyor bearing needs grease again — sooner than expected.
An ag application that “should be fine” keeps eating pillow blocks.

When speed and load increase at the same time, mounted bearings are usually the first component to wear down.

And here’s the problem: many mounted bearings are designed to handle either higher speed or heavier loads — not both together. Choosing the wrong type can mean excessive heat, lubrication breakdown, premature wear, or upgrading to a bearing that’s more expensive than your application actually requires.

If you’re selecting high-speed mounted bearings for heavy-load applications, the goal isn’t maximum capacity. It’s balance.
Dodge Industrial

Learn how to choose high-speed mounted bearings for heavy-load applications. Avoid excess heat, premature failure, and over-specifying spherical rollers.

05/13/2026

Hands-on learning is underway this week at our Hydraulic Training 101 Academy in Merriam, Kansas!

IBT Industrial Solutions’ Hydraulic 101 training gives maintenance professionals, engineers, technicians, and plant personnel practical, real-world hydraulic troubleshooting experience through classroom instruction and hands-on simulator exercises.

Participants learn:
✔ Hydraulic safety
✔ Fluid power principles
✔ Troubleshooting techniques
✔ Preventive maintenance best practices
✔ Hydraulic component operation

Thank you to everyone attending this week’s session!

Interested in joining a future class? Additional training opportunities are planned for:

📍 Amarillo – Likely July 2026
📍 Wichita – Date TBD
📍 Kansas City – Date TBD

Registration is open for upcoming sessions.

For more information or to pre-register, contact Gary Hense:
📨 [email protected]

05/07/2026

Complete Belt Drive Solution: Belts, Sheaves, Bushings, & Couplings That Work Together

The belt is usually the part that gets blamed first.

It is also usually not the real problem.

In many facilities, a belt is replaced after glazing, cracking, slipping, or excessive stretching. A few weeks later, the same drive is in trouble again. The assumption is that the wrong belt was installed, or that the belt “just didn’t hold up.” What is more often the case is simpler: the belt was asked to survive within a drive system that was already working against it.

A complete belt drive system is not just a belt. It is the belt, the sheaves, the bushings, the shaft connection, the alignment, the tensioning method, and the load conditions all working together. When one of those pieces is off, the system starts consuming belts, bearings, labor, and uptime.

That is why the better question is not “Which belt should we buy?” It is “What does this drive system actually need to run reliably?”
Solve Industrial Motion Group

Build a reliable belt drive system by matching belts, sheaves, and components. Learn how to reduce failures and improve industrial performance.

05/04/2026

May the Fourth be with you… and your operations running at full power ⚙️✨

In the world of industrial distribution, there’s no room for the dark side—downtime, delays, or supply chain disruptions. That’s why at IBT Industrial Solutions, we’re here to keep your systems balanced and your business moving forward. In person, or buy online at https://hubs.ly/Q04fkmZz0 we're here to support you!

From bearings to power transmission, automation to maintenance—we’ve got the force (and the expertise) to keep your operation strong.

Because in this galaxy… reliability matters.

04/30/2026

Are In-Plant Offices Worth It? A Practical ROI Breakdown for Manufacturing Facilities 🏢

Most plants don’t plan for office space—they react to it.

A supervisor is constantly pulled off the floor.
Engineering needs quiet, but can’t lose visibility.
Meetings happen wherever there’s room.

So the question shows up fast:
Do we keep patching this… or build something that actually works?

Before anything gets approved, it has to answer one thing:

Is an in-plant office worth the investment?

Wondering if an in-plant office is worth the cost? See real ROI examples, pricing ranges, and how manufacturing facilities justify the investment.