Blower Repair: Industrial Blower Rebuild and Service
Rotor and gear service, seal and bearing replacement, timing and clearance reset, and airflow testing for rotary lobe, PD, and regenerative industrial blowers.
Who repairs industrial blowers in the Upper Midwest?
Brabazon repairs and rebuilds industrial blowers across the Upper Midwest, including rotary lobe and positive displacement blowers, regenerative blowers, and multistage centrifugal blowers used for aeration, conveying, and process air. This is plant and treatment equipment, not lawn or yard blowers. Every repair starts with an assessment of rotors, gears, bearings, seals, and clearances, then moves through rebuild and airflow testing. If your blower is down, call 800.825.3222.
What we service
Blower repair here means industrial process air equipment. We service rotary lobe and positive displacement blowers, often described as Roots-type units where two counter-rotating lobes move a fixed volume of air per revolution, along with regenerative blowers and multistage centrifugal blowers. These serve aeration basins, pneumatic conveying lines, vacuum and pressure process air, and combustion air. We do not service lawn, leaf, or handheld yard blowers; the tooling, testing, and parts here are for industrial machines.
Typical scope of work
An industrial blower rebuild is a precision job because the lobes run on tight clearances with no internal contact. The scope follows the assessment:
- Assessment: inspect rotors, timing gears, bearings, and seals, and measure lobe and end clearances to find where the blower is slipping air.
- Rotor and gear service: machine or replace rotors as needed and service or replace timing gears so the lobes stay synchronized.
- Seal and bearing replacement: renew bearings and shaft seals to restore support and keep oil out of the air stream.
- Timing and clearance reset: re-time the lobes and reset running clearances to the manufacturer specification.
- Airflow testing: verify the rebuilt blower delivers its rated flow and pressure so it restores real capacity, not just rotation.
Blower categories we support
This repair service backs every industrial blower type we supply. Match your unit to its category for selection and service guidance:
Industries we keep running
Industrial blowers drive aeration, conveying, and process air across many plants. We support blower service in:
- Wastewater treatment aeration and digester blowers
- Wood products conveying and dust-system blowers
- Plastics material conveying and drying blowers
- Printing and converting web-handling and process air blowers
Blower running hot or slipping air? Talk to an engineer
Tell us the blower type, the flow and pressure duty, and what changed, and an engineer will scope the rebuild or a replacement. Need coverage while it is serviced? Ask about a blower rental.
Industrial blower repair questions, answered first
What industrial blowers do you repair?
We repair industrial process blowers: rotary lobe and positive displacement blowers, regenerative blowers, and multistage centrifugal blowers used for aeration, pneumatic conveying, and process air. This is industrial equipment for plants and treatment facilities, not lawn or yard blowers. The repair is matched to the blower design, whether that means re-timing lobes on a PD unit or servicing the impeller and bearings on a regenerative blower.
What does a rotary lobe or PD blower rebuild involve?
It starts with an assessment of the rotors, timing gears, bearings, and seals, plus the running clearances that let the lobes turn without contact. From there we replace worn bearings and seals, service or replace timing gears, machine or replace rotors where needed, and reset lobe timing and clearances to specification. We then verify the blower moves air at its rated pressure so the rebuild restores capacity, not just rotation.
Why is my blower running hot or losing airflow?
Heat and lost airflow usually trace to worn clearances, failing bearings, degraded gear oil, or a clogged inlet filter rather than the motor. As lobe clearances open up, the blower slips air internally, works harder, and runs hotter. We measure clearances and check the drive, lubrication, and filtration together so the repair addresses why the blower is struggling, not just the symptom.
How often should industrial blowers be serviced?
Service intervals depend on duty and environment, but the fundamentals are consistent: keep the gear and bearing oil clean and at level, protect the inlet with maintained filtration, and monitor temperature and vibration for early warning. Continuous-duty aeration blowers and dusty conveying service need closer attention than intermittent applications. We can set a maintenance plan around your actual duty cycle so wear is caught before it becomes a failure.
Should I repair or replace an industrial blower?
Repair when the housing and rotors are sound and only bearings, seals, gears, or clearances have worn, which covers most blower service. Replacement makes sense when rotors or housing are damaged beyond machining, the blower is mismatched to its current flow and pressure duty, or repeated failures point to a sizing or system problem. We assess the unit and recommend the path that restores reliable air at the lowest sensible cost.
Request a blower repair quote
Send the blower make and model, the flow and pressure duty, and the symptom you are seeing, and an engineer will follow up with a scope. Urgent? Call 800.825.3222, answered 24/7.
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