12 MAY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Unmatched Benefits of OEM Parts Adapted from Information by Ingersoll Rand Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts stand as the optimal choice for sustaining peak compressor reliability and performance. While imitation parts might seem like a fit, it's the internal integrity which truly matters. Explore four key advantages of opting for genuine OEM parts: 1. Lower Total Cost of Ownership: Choosing non-OEM parts may offer initial savings, but their shorter life span results in double the expenses over time - both in parts and labor. 2. Precision to Equipment Specs: OEMs design their parts and equipment, ensuring replacement products adhere to exact specifications for a flawless fit and function at the highest quality standards. 3. Extended Equipment Warranties: Certain OEMs extend coverage on the airend for operations using their OEM parts. This often includes maintenance services which can help keep operations running longer to decrease downtime. 4. Safety and Risk Management: Qualified OEM parts function as designed, ensuring safe operations. NonOEM parts, when ill-fitting or malfunctioning, compromise efficiency and jeopardize compressor reliability. DIR For foundation drilling, construction, utilities, as well as gas and oil companies, Terex is the exclusive distributor of the one-of-a-kind Terex Auger Tooling Trailer by White’s Welding LLC. The unique trailer provides an efficient way to store and haul auger tools up to 102 inches in diameter. The 6AT24K trailer is 30 feet long with a 19,500-pound payload and the 7AT24K has a length of 24 feet and 20,500pound capacity. Customization is available to accommodate specific auger and core barrel quantities and sizes, along with custom colors so the trailer can match the rest of your fleet. In Memoriam Lester Eugene Funk (1940 ~ 2023) It is with deepeest sadness, we recently learned of the loss of our dear friend, Lester, at age 82. Whether it be late or on time, we want to be sure we honor his memory. He was born December 7, 1940, the son of Eldon and Margaret Funk. A 1958 graduate of Big Spring High School, and a United States Air Force Veteran, Lester was the former owner of Funks Drilling and Water Treatment, now owned by his sons. Lester, a true entrepenuer, was also owner of Funk Manufacturing/Up-Z-Dazy, a Newburg, Pennsylvania, manufacturing company of well pump pullers. His favorite places were Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and his home in Florida. Hunting, fishing, boating, and skiing were his hobbies, he will be remembered for his great sense of humor. On a personal note, Lester was that kind of special friend you could see smiling across the room as evidenced in photos taken here at JUBILEEs in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, through the years. Each time I saw him, he beamed with delight and told me how many times he enjoyed seeing Doc Faison and me during events, and what a special friendship we had. He just enjoyed life and his passion for the Up-Z-Dazy. My special prayers and thoughts go out to his wife Lisa, who stood by his side and was always a beacon of sunshine for him. He truly was a blessed man. Lester is also survived by his three sons David, Brian, and Eric; stepsons, Ryan and Dwayne Gutshall; several grandchildren; as well as sisters Vonnie Heishman and Mary Ann Gift; and of course nieces and nephews. Lester was preceded in death by his parents. The management and staff of WWDR extend their sincerest sympathies to Lester’s family, friends, and former colleagues. Lest we forget . . . 2007 JUBILEE 2019 JUBILEE 2022 JUBILEE 2023 JUBILEE
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDk4Mzk=