INDUSTRIES SERVED
RELIABILITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT DEMANDS IT MOST
Refineries and petrochemical plants run some of the most demanding rotating equipment environments in industry. High temperatures, corrosive atmospheres, continuous operation, and zero tolerance for unplanned shutdowns. Kelley Industrial has worked in and around Midwest refineries since 1997 — and our application knowledge is built on direct field experience with the equipment, the failure modes, and the operating conditions specific to this environment.
INDUSTRY CONTEXT
INDUSTRY
Refining & Petrochemical
MARKET POSITION
Core Market — Since 1997
KEY EQUIPMENT
API 610 Pumps · Turbines · Gearboxes
PROCESS UNITS
FCC · Alkylation · Hydrotreating · Coking
PRIMARY CHALLENGES
Contamination · Leakage · Turnarounds
NAMED ACCOUNTS
Cenovus · Marathon · Toledo Refining
EMERGENCY SERVICE
440.478.2922
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
CORE MARKET
HIGH TEMPERATURE
CORROSIVE ATMOSPHERE
CONTINOUS OPERATION
API 610 EQUIPMENT
TURNAROUND OPERATIONS
HOT WORK PERMITTING
⚠ BEARING OR SEAL FAILURE ON CRITICAL PROCESS UNIT? WE CAN RESPOND FAST.
THE ENVIRONMENT
WHAT MAKES THIS ENVIRONMENT DIFFERENT.
Refineries and petrochemical plants operate at the intersection of high consequence and high complexity. Rotating equipment runs continuously in environments where process fluids are corrosive, temperatures are extreme, and an unplanned shutdown on a critical unit isn’t a maintenance inconvenience — it is an operational and safety event.
Bearing failures on FCC unit pump strings. Packing leaks on process charge pumps. Expansion joint failures in high-temperature piping. Weld spatter reaching open drains during turnarounds. These are not abstract failure modes. They are the daily reality of refinery maintenance and reliability programs — and each one has a specific, engineered solution.
Kelley Industrial has worked in and around Midwest refineries since 1997. Our application knowledge comes from direct field experience with the equipment and failure modes specific to refining and petrochemical environments — not from a catalog matched to an industry SIC code.
OPERATING CONDITIONS
· PROCESS TEMPERATURES TO 1,000°F+ IN FIRED EQUIPMENT
· CORROSIVE HYDROCARBONS, ACIDS, AND CAUSTICS IN PROCESS SERVICE
· API 610 PUMP SPECIFICATIONS FOR CRITICAL ROTATING EQUIPMENT
· CONTINUOUS OPERATION — PLANNED OUTAGES MEASURED IN YEARS
· HOT WORK PERMITTING AND TURNAROUND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
· OSHA PSM AND EPA RMP REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
· FCC, ALKYLATION, HYDROTREATING, COKING, AND UTILITY SYSTEMS
· MIDWEST REFINERY GEOGRAPHY — SEASONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXTREMES
HOW WE SERVE THIS INDUSTRY
THE SOLUTIONS WE WE APPLY HERE.
Each solution area below links to the full product detail, selection guidance, and application reference for that capability. Every recommendation starts with the specific equipment and failure mode — not the industry category.
BEARING ISOLATION & CONTAMINATION CONTROL
INPRO/SEAL BEARING ISOLATORS
API 610 pumps, process motors, gearboxes, and turbine drives across all refinery process units. Non-contact bearing isolators permanently prevent moisture, particulate, and hydrocarbon vapor from reaching bearing housings — eliminating the contamination path that causes most bearing failures in this environment.
VB45-S
VB45-U
VBMAG
STEAM
FLUID SEALING & MECHANICAL PACKING
SEPCO COMPRESSION PACKING & MECHANICAL SEALS
Process pumps and valves in corrosive, high-temperature, and hydrocarbon service. SEPCO’s full fiber matrix — aramid, graphite, PTFE, and specialty constructions — matched to the specific process fluid, stuffing box pressure, and shaft speed of each application. API 610 and API 682 compliant configurations for critical rotating equipment.
OMPRESSION PACKING
MECHANICAL SEALS
API 610 / 682
ISO 9001
TURNAROUND & HOT WORK SAFETY
CENTURY 2000 SEWER COVERS
During refinery turnarounds, weld spatter and cutting slag near open sewer drains create a documented ignition hazard. The Century 2000 water-filled sewer cover captures and quenches hot material before it reaches the sewer system — purpose-built for this risk, field-tested in active refinery environments across North America. Standard covers don’t address this hazard.
HOT WORK PROTECTION
OSHA 1910.252
EXPANSION JOINTS & MOVEMENT CONTROL
FLEXICRAFT & PROCO EXPANSION JOINTS
Thermal expansion, vibration, and piping misalignment in refinery piping systems impose load on pump nozzles, flange faces, and bearing housings. Metal bellows for high-temperature process piping. Rubber joints at pump connections for vibration isolation. PTFE-lined designs for corrosive chemical service. Properly specified expansion joints protect the connected equipment from stress loads that look like mechanical failures.
METAL BELLOWS
PTFE / LINED
RUBBER JOINTS
ACCOUNT EXPERIENCE
WHERE WE’VE DONE THIS WORK.
These are not introductory relationships. They are established accounts built on years of application-level work — specifying the right bearing isolator for a specific pump string, sourcing the right packing for a specific process service, and being available when a turnaround specification needs to be resolved under time pressure.
Kelley Industrial serves major refining operations across the Midwest. Our account relationships span crude units, FCC units, alkylation, hydrotreating, coking, and utility systems — the full range of process units where rotating equipment reliability is non-negotiable.
CENOVUS ENERGY
TOLEDO REFINERY
MARATHON PETROLEUM
MIDWEST REFINING OPERATIONS
TOLEDO REFINING COMPANY
ROTATING EQUIPMENT & TURNAROUND
OTHER INDUSTRIES WE SERVE
WHERE ELSE WE WORK.
CORE MARKET
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL & CONTINUOUS PROCESS
Motors, gearboxes, conveyors, and agitators running 24/7 in dust, moisture, and chemical exposure. Our largest customer segment by volume.
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MARKET
POWER GENERATION & UTILITIES
Boiler feed pumps, turbine bearing protection, coal handling deicing, and expansion joints from the turbine hall to the coal yard.
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MARKET
PUMP, TURBINE & ROTATING EQUIPMENT SERVICES
Bearing isolator specification and packing upgrades during equipment rebuilds — so the equipment goes back better than it came in.
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MARKET
FOOD & BEVERAGE PROCESSING
FDA-approved shaft seals, IP66 bearing protection in washdown environments, and sanitary packing for process pumps and valves.
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GROWTH MARKET
DATA CENTERS
Chilled water pumps, cooling tower fans, CRAC unit motors, and backup generators — the rotating equipment behind critical infrastructure uptime.
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TALK TO US ABOUT YOUR REFINERY’S EQUIPMENT
Bearing failures on process pumps, packing leaks you can’t resolve, turnaround protection requirements, or piping stress problems traced back to expansion joints — we’ve solved these in refinery environments before. Give us the equipment and the failure history.
Bearing isolators, turnaround safety, and custom-engineered sealing for high-risk industrial operations in the midwest
CONTACT
Kelley Industrial Sales, Inc is based in Cleveland, Ohio.