CLEVELAND, OHIO · FOUNDED 1997
ROTATING EQUIPMENT
RELIABILITY.
Bearing protection, engineered sealing, and contamination control for refineries, chemical plants, and heavy industrial operations across the Midwest. Nearly three decades of application authority. No catalog defaults.
29+
YEARS OF FIELD EXPERIENCE IN MIDWEST INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
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PRIMARY MANUFACTURING PARTNERSHIPS – NO CATALOG SPRAWL
6
INDUSTRIAL VERTICALS SERVED – REFINING TO DATA CENTERS.
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APPLICATION-FIRST PARTNER FOR BEARING, SEALING & PROTECTION
A DIFFERENT KIND OF INDUSTRIAL PARTNER
APPLICATION AUTHORITY. NOT A CATALOG.
Kelley Industrial is a rotating equipment reliability partner focused on protecting critical equipment in high-risk industrial environments. We work with refineries, chemical plants, and heavy manufacturers to solve contamination, sealing, and equipment protection problems that cause unplanned downtime and premature failures.
Our approach starts with the application — the equipment, the operating environment, the failure history. That specificity comes from nearly three decades of field work across Midwest refineries and industrial plants, and it’s what allows us to recommend solutions we can stand behind.
Application Authority
We know the equipment, the environment, and the failure modes. Every recommendation starts with understanding the problem — not the price list.
Disciplined Focus
We carry what works and recommend what’s right. Breadth without depth is not in our model. Every manufacturer we represent earns their place.
Operational Partnership
We operate as an extension of your reliability and maintenance program — not as a transaction counter. We’ve been proving that since 1997.
Manufacturer Integrity
We align with manufacturers who engineer solutions to real industrial problems. Inpro/Seal. SEPCO. Flexicraft. Proco. Zircon. Curated, not accumulated.
WHAT WE SOLVE
OUR CAPABILITIES
Each capability is built around deep application knowledge and manufacturer partnerships matched to your equipment and operating environment. Start with the problem — not the part number.
WHAT WE SOLVE.
Rotating equipment failure in refineries, chemical plants, and heavy manufacturing is rarely random. It follows patterns tied to specific equipment and specific failure modes. The majority trace back to four preventable causes.
BEARING CONTAMINATION & PREMATURE FAILURE
Moisture, particulate, and process vapors enter bearing housings through worn lip seals — degrading lubricant, accelerating wear, and driving unplanned downtime. Non-contact bearing isolators eliminate the contamination path permanently.
FLUID LEAKAGE & SEAL FAILURE
Wrong packing fiber, incorrect construction for the service, or inadequate mechanical seal selection for the operating conditions. Chronic leakage on pumps, valves, and mixers is a material selection problem — not a maintenance frequency problem.
PIPING STRESS & VIBRATION DAMAGE
Uncontrolled thermal expansion and unabsorbed equipment vibration transmit stress to connected piping and rotating equipment — accelerating wear on flanges, fittings, and bearing housings that appear unrelated to the expansion joint.
HOTWORK & TURNAROUND SAFETY EXPOSURE
Weld spatter and cutting slag near open sewer drains during refinery turnarounds create a documented ignition hazard. Standard covers and improvised solutions do not adequately address the risk. The Century 2000 does.
WHERE WE WORK
INDUSTRIES SERVED
Environments where rotating equipment runs continuously and the cost of failure is measured in lost production, safety exposure, and emergency maintenance. Our application experience is concentrated where that reality is most acute.
CORE MARKET
REFINING & PETROCHEMICAL
Bearing isolation, fluid sealing, and turnaround protection for FCC units, alkylation, hydrotreating, coking, and utility systems.
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CORE MARKET
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL & CONTINUOUS PROCESS
Motors, gearboxes, conveyors, and agitators running 24/7 in dust, moisture, and chemical exposure.
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MARKET
POWER GENERATION & UTILITIES
Boiler feed pumps, turbine bearing protection, coal handling deicing, and fluid sealing from the turbine hall to the coal yard.
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MARKET
PUMP, TURBINE & ROTATING EQUIPMENT SERVICES
Bearing isolator specifics and packaging upgrades during equipment rebuilds – so the equipment goes back better than it came in.
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MARKET
FOOD & BEVERAGE
FDA-approved shaft sealing for mixers and blenders. IP66 bearing protection in washdown environments. Permanent solutions for product leakage and bearing failures.
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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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MANUFACTURER PARTNERSHIPS
CURATED. NOT ACCUMULATED
Every manufacturer we represent earns their place by solving a defined problem in the environments we serve. These are not catalog partnerships. They are technical alliances built on decades of field collaboration and shared commitment to application-driven reliability.
INPRO/SEAL
BEARING PROTECTION · SHAFT SEALING
Inventor of the bearing isolator. Over 45 years of non-contact bearing protection and Air Mizer shaft seal technology for rotating equipment.
SEPCO
COMPRESSION PACKING · MECHANICAL SEALS
American manufacturer of compression packing, mechanical seals, and engineered thermoplastics. ISO 9001:2015. Serving 30+ countries.
FLEXICRAFT
EXPANSION JOINTS · FLEXIBLE PIPING
Metal, rubber, PTFE, and fabric expansion joints. One source for every flexible piping solution across the industrial application spectrum.
PROCO
EXPANSION JOINTS · CHECK VALVES
Rubber, PTFE, and metal expansion joints using tire industry reinforcement technology for superior movement capability in demanding systems.
ZIRCON
FREEZE CONTROL · DUST CONTROL
Over 40 years of field-proven freeze control and dust control formulations for conveyors and material handling in extreme environments
ROOTED IN CLEVELAND SINCE 1997
BUILT ON 29 YEARS
OF SHOWING UP.
Kelley Industrial was founded in Cleveland, Ohio — a city whose industrial reputation was built by companies that valued technical precision, operational discipline, and long-term commitment over short-term gain. That tradition shaped how we built this business.
Nearly three decades later, we are still solving rotating equipment problems for some of the most demanding industrial operations in the Midwest. The consistency is the point.
1997
Founded in Cleveland, Ohio. Focused on a specific set of problems from day one — not chasing breadth for its own sake.
29yr
Nearly three decades of field experience across Midwest refineries, chemical plants, and heavy manufacturing facilities.
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Curated manufacturer partnerships. Inpro/Seal. SEPCO. Flexicraft. Proco. Zircon. Each earns their place by solving defined problems.
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Catalog defaults. Every recommendation starts with the application — specified for the actual operating conditions, not pulled from a bin.
⚠ Unplanned failure on a critical unit? We carry stocked product and can respond same day.
LET’S TALK ABOUT
YOUR APPLICATION.
Whether it’s a bearing failure you can’t shake, a packing problem that keeps coming back, or a turnaround you’re planning — describe the situation and we’ll let you know how we can help. We respond to most inquiries within one business day.
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.