Sentrimax repairs decanter, tricanter and disc stack centrifuges at its Mansfield, Texas facility, 108 Sentry Dr, Mansfield, TX 76063 (817-453-8112), in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The shop supports Texas and the wider Gulf Coast, receiving equipment by truck freight and offering field service where shipping isn’t practical.
- Address
- 108 Sentry Dr, Mansfield, TX 76063
- Phone
- 817-453-8112
- Region served
- Texas and the wider Gulf Coast
What the Mansfield facility does
The Mansfield facility sits in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and is one of three Sentrimax
facilities in North America, alongside Edmonton, Alberta and Kitchener, Ontario. It performs the
same range of work as the other two shops: decanter, tricanter and disc stack centrifuge repair
from 8″ to 43″ bowl diameter, engineering and machine shop services, gearbox repair, three-plane
balancing to ISO G 0.5, welding and fabrication, and PLC/HMI/VFD controls work. It is a working
repair facility, not a regional sales or dispatch office.
Texas and the wider Gulf Coast carry a heavy concentration of energy, petrochemical and
municipal water and wastewater operations, and the equipment that typically arrives in Mansfield
reflects that: solids control equipment, drilling mud treatment units and produced-water
clarification centrifuges tied to energy operations, alongside sludge dewatering equipment from
municipal treatment plants. Mansfield also receives equipment from any of the other industries
Sentrimax serves, including chemicals, food and beverage, and manufacturing, regardless of whether
it is tied to the region’s energy base.
Industries this facility sees most often
Energy and utilities work reaching Mansfield typically involves crude oil separation, drilling
mud treatment, produced water clarification and solids control equipment tied to the Gulf Coast’s
energy operations. Chemicals and petrochemical customers along the same corridor bring process
centrifuges tied to industrial effluent processing. Municipal customers bring sludge dewatering and
biosolid management equipment tied to water and wastewater treatment. None of this rules out other
industries: environmental services, food and beverage, and general manufacturing equipment come
through the same shop using the same process.
Getting equipment to Mansfield
Centrifuges reach the Mansfield facility by truck freight, arranged through Sentrimax’s
dedicated broker network built for this size and weight of rotating equipment. That network
handles flatbed or specialized freight from anywhere in Texas, the Gulf Coast, or further afield,
so a plant does not need to arrange that capacity itself. Once received, the unit is documented
and ID-tagged before inspection begins, and that tag tracks the job through quotation, repair and
return shipping.
Not every issue needs the machine to travel. Field service technicians can handle diagnostic
work, alignment checks and some mechanical troubleshooting on site, and remote services can often
resolve controls problems, such as a VFD fault or an HMI programming issue, without anyone
traveling to the plant.
One of three facilities, not a stand-alone shop
Mansfield does not necessarily do every job that originates in Texas or along the Gulf Coast.
It is one of three Sentrimax facilities, and equipment is routed to whichever shop fits the
machine and the current schedule, whether that ends up being Mansfield,
the Edmonton, Alberta facility, or
the Kitchener, Ontario facility. Contacting
the Mansfield number starts the same triage process regardless of which shop eventually performs
the repair. For the full picture of how coverage and routing work across all three locations, see
Sentrimax’s centrifuge service areas overview.
The repair process, start to finish
- Inspection and quote. The unit is documented and ID-tagged, oil samples are
sent for third-party analysis, and the rotating assembly is disassembled, steam-cleaned and
polished at critical surfaces. A licensed technician completes a 75-point inspection and measures
all critical precision fits, then Sentrimax prepares a quotation package: inspection report, scope
of work, required parts, photographs and pricing. - Repair. After approval, parts are assembled to meet or exceed OEM
specifications, welding repairs are completed, and machined parts are brought to OEM tolerances.
The assembly is balanced to ISO G 0.5, reassembled, and inspected again before a full test run
with a performance report. - Delivery. The repaired unit ships back through the same dedicated broker
network, with an invoice itemizing parts, labor and completed analyses, plus shipping confirmation
and tracking.
Decanter and tricanter work specifically
A large share of Mansfield’s workload is decanter and tricanter centrifuge repair tied to
energy and municipal applications: rotating assembly rebuilds, gearbox repair, and machining and
balancing to bring a worn or damaged unit back within OEM tolerances. For more detail on what that
work covers independent of which facility performs it, see
Sentrimax’s decanter centrifuge repair page.
Machine shop, gearbox and controls capability on site
Beyond centrifuge teardown and reassembly, the Mansfield facility does the machine shop work a
repair depends on: milling, lathe-turning and precision grinding, plus design of new or
reverse-engineered parts when an OEM part is no longer available. Gearbox work covers planetary
(2- and 3-stage) and CYCLO gearboxes and hydraulic backdrives. Controls capability covers PLC and
HMI programming, VFD troubleshooting and replacement, and brake system integration, including
ETL-certified control panel and automation support. Mobilization work, such as trailer or skid
mounting and custom Sea-Can or CONEX container layouts, is also available for units that need to
be deployed in the field rather than run in a fixed installation.
Deciding between a shop visit and a field visit
| Type of work | Usually handled |
|---|---|
| Full teardown, rebuild and precision machining | At the facility |
| Balancing to ISO G 0.5 | At the facility |
| Alignment checks and general mechanical troubleshooting | Field visit |
| PLC, HMI or VFD faults | Remote service, or a field visit if hands-on access is needed |
| Vibration or performance diagnosis | Field visit, followed by a shop visit if teardown is warranted |
This is a general guide rather than a fixed rule. The right call depends on the specific
machine, the suspected cause, and what the plant’s own maintenance team has already checked.
Rentals and equipment during a repair
Where downtime on a specific unit cannot be absorbed while a repair or overhaul is underway,
Sentrimax offers rental centrifuges to keep an operation running in the meantime, alongside full
overhaul, equipment and parts sales for customers replacing rather than repairing. Availability
depends on current demand and equipment type; the fastest way to check is to describe the
application when requesting a quote.
What’s in the quotation package
Before any repair work begins, Sentrimax issues a written quotation package rather than a
verbal estimate. It includes the full inspection report from the 75-point inspection, the
proposed scope of work, a list of required parts, annotated photographs taken during teardown,
and pricing with an estimated delivery time. That package is what gets approved before repair
work starts, so nothing is machined, welded or balanced on a customer’s machine without sign-off
on the scope first.
Quality control and the test run before shipping
Once repair work is complete and the unit is reassembled, a technician completes a detailed
post-repair quality control inspection before the machine goes anywhere. That is followed by a
full test run, which produces a performance report the customer receives along with the finished
unit. The test run and its report are part of the standard process, not an optional add-on
requested separately.
Why the process doesn’t change by facility
Sentrimax maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification, and the three-stage process, inspection and
quote, repair, and delivery, is documented under that certification rather than built informally
at each shop. That is the practical reason a job can move between facilities without the customer
noticing a difference in how it is handled: the inspection standard, the balancing specification
and the quotation format are the same wherever the machine ends up being repaired.
Language support and independence
Sentrimax has English, French and Spanish-speaking representatives available, which matters for
a company operating across both the United States and Canada. Sentrimax is also an independent
MRO provider, not a manufacturer subsidiary or authorized dealer. It services equipment from
Sharples, Flottweg, Centrisys, Derrick, GEA, Alfa Laval, Tomoe, Andritz, Bird, Pieralisi and other
brands without being authorized, approved or partnered by any of them, which is also why a
customer isn’t limited to a single manufacturer’s network when deciding where to send a machine.
What to have ready before you contact this facility
- Nameplate details: manufacturer, model and bowl diameter
- A description of the fault or the reason the machine is being sent in
- Whether the plant believes this needs a full shop repair or could be handled with a field visit
- Any oil samples, vibration readings or inspection notes already on hand
Scheduling a pickup
Once a job is ready to ship, whether inbound for inspection or outbound after repair,
Sentrimax’s dedicated broker network arranges the pickup. For shipments crossing between the
United States and Canada, the receiving facility confirms the necessary paperwork in advance so
the shipment isn’t held up at the border. Customers do not need a separate freight account or
carrier relationship of their own; that coordination is handled as part of working with Sentrimax
directly, in both directions.
Contacting the Mansfield facility
The Mansfield facility can be reached directly at 817-453-8112, or through the general
Sentrimax contact form. Both routes lead to the same triage process, whether the physical repair
ends up happening in Mansfield or is routed to one of the other two facilities.
Request service from this facility
Whether the job is a full inspection and rebuild, a field visit, or a controls issue that might
be resolved remotely, the Mansfield facility is a starting point for equipment based anywhere in
Texas or along the Gulf Coast.
Frequently asked questions
What kind of centrifuges does the Mansfield facility work on?
Decanter, tricanter and disc stack centrifuges from 8" to 43" bowl diameter, plus the gearboxes, controls and mobilized equipment (skid or trailer mounted) associated with them, across the major brands the industry runs.
Does the Mansfield facility only serve the Dallas-Fort Worth area?
It typically supports Texas and the wider Gulf Coast, but it is one of three Sentrimax facilities, so equipment from that region can also be routed to Edmonton, Alberta or Kitchener, Ontario depending on freight routing and shop loading.
How does a centrifuge get shipped to Mansfield?
By truck freight, arranged through Sentrimax's dedicated broker network for large rotating equipment. That network coordinates flatbed or specialized freight from anywhere the shipment originates.
Can a technician come to my plant instead of shipping the whole machine?
For diagnostic work, alignment checks and some controls troubleshooting, yes. Field service technicians and remote services are available where a full shop teardown isn't necessary.
Will my repair definitely happen in Mansfield if I call that number?
Not necessarily. Mansfield is one of three Sentrimax facilities, and the job may be routed to whichever shop suits the machine and schedule best. Contacting Mansfield starts the process rather than guaranteeing where the repair happens.
What has to happen before I get a price?
A licensed technician completes a 75-point inspection, oil samples go out for third-party analysis, and critical fits are measured. Only then does Sentrimax prepare an itemized quotation package with the scope of work, required parts, photographs and pricing.
Talk to a centrifuge specialist
Send us the machine details and we will come back with an inspection scope and a quote.
Mansfield, TX 817-453-8112 · Edmonton, AB 780-434-1781 · Kitchener, ON 877-741-0118