Scully Signal Blog

New Website Builds on Scully’s Legacy of Innovation and Excellence

kohl@scully.com (Scully Signal) — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 17:37:53 GMT

The “Scully” name has a long history of innovation, which began in 1842 when James Scully created the first steel interlocking sheet piling and rotating cement trucks. This development was integral to the construction of bridges, breakwaters, and subways, as well as prominent buildings, throughout Boston. Continuing the family tradition, his son Francis, an MIT-educated engineer, patented the first-ever oil spillage device and incorporated Scully Signal Company in 1936.

How to Choose the Correct Scully Plug and Cable for Quick, Trouble-Free Terminal-to-Truck Connections

kohl@scully.com (Scully Signal) — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 17:44:00 GMT

Keep Terminal Workers Safe with Reliable Rack-to-Vehicle Connection

Preventing overfills and keeping workers and operations safe from static charge build up is always top of mind when loading and unloading vehicles at the fuel terminal. A key element to ensuring a vehicle is grounded before loading begins is a reliable rack-to-vehicle cable and plug connection.

Keep Your Fueling Operations Safe and Your Aircraft Flying

kohl@scully.com (Scully Signal) — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:31:59 GMT

Meet the June 2023 Deadline for New NFPA Fueling Safety Requirements

New National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 407 requirements go into effect June 2023. NFPA has updated regulatory requirements for aviation fill stands and refuelers to improve safety, reduce the risk of fuel spills, fires or accidents, and help protect operators from injury.

How to Protect Valuable Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant Products from Theft

kohl@scully.com (Scully Signal) — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:22:24 GMT

Robust, Durable Locking Cap Keeps Thieves at Bay from Tanks

With petroleum and oil products commanding high prices, the risk of theft is rising in the U.S. Tanks using a tight-fill connection holding diesel, heating oil, and lube may be installed away from human supervision—making them easy targets for theft. An average size tank holding 275 gallons of heating oil at an average price of $5.81 per gallon (per Mass.gov November 18, 2022), is worth $1,597 of oil that can be vulnerable to thieves when left unprotected. Theft, which has primarily been a problem in emerging nations, has become more prevalent in U.S. markets.

Fluid Handling Products Made in America

kohl@scully.com (Scully Signal) — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:56:48 GMT

Overfill Prevention Systems and Equipment Manufactured in USA Minimize Supply Chain Disruption

The first quarter of 2020 saw the beginning of the pandemic, and the start of major disruptions and turmoil for people’s personal lives and businesses. No industry was untouched, and the wildly unpredictable demand for goods and services made it difficult for companies to plan and meet the demands of a changing marketplace.

If Your Supply Chain Is Interrupted, Scully Can Help

kohl@scully.com (Scully Signal) — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 17:03:43 GMT

Is your supply chain interrupted?

We can help.

Scully's inhouse manufacturing is vertically integrated with our own machine shop, diecast, electronic, and mechanical assembly. We have access to components and plenty of production capacity. Scully’s core systems include—but are not limited to—overfull prevention, static ground proving, retained product monitoring, and oil delivery. You can depend on us for safe, dependable products and service.

Scully Signal Is Here to Support You Through COVID-19

kohl@scully.com (Scully Signal) — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 14:10:25 GMT

We’re Here for You

We want to assure you that Scully is here to produce the equipment and provide the services you depend on. As an integrated company with in-house manufacturing and technical support, we can respond immediately. Scully will remain a steadfast resource for you as we weather this crisis together.

We wish everyone stays safe and remains well.

Please contact us if we can help in any way.

Scully USA

In North America, call 1-800-272-8559 for 24-hour

Tech Support and Customer Service

Why ISO Certification Matters for Overfill Prevention Systems

kohl@scully.com (Scully Signal) — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:59:43 GMT

Top Quality Standards Help Maintain Exceptional Safety Expectations

Why is an ISO-certified Quality Management System (QMS) so important to companies and their customers? We all look for quality products and expect high standards of service—all at minimal risk to our business goals. With such a robust global economy and products and services available across countries, industries, product lines, and markets, there needs to be a quality management marker for differentiating manufacturers that adhere to standards that deliver quality … consistently.

Why Is Scully Connect™ Better?

kohl@scully.com (Scully Signal) — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 16:00:16 GMT

How to Eliminate the Pain Points You’ve Experienced with Plug-n-Play Systems

There’s a new way to Connect for overfill prevention systems! When our customers told us plug-and-play systems were a great idea, but they wanted Scully quality—we listened—and engineered the best quick-connect, pre-wired sensor system you can buy: Scully Connect.Our goal was to eliminate the “pain points” for failure-free operation. Because it has Scully quality built-in, operators can expect the exact same reliable 30-year proven technology in our sensors—with the only changes being the rugged re-design of the holder and the configuration of the wire connections within the holder.

Get to Know the Scully ST-47 Groundhog

kohl@scully.com (Scully Signal) — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:02:36 GMT

The Ultimate Vehicle Static Ground Verification System

Don’t let unsure grounding methods leave you guessing. Transport vehicles should always be properly tied to ground before and during the terminal loading operation of petroleum or liquid chemicals. There should never be any doubt regarding the performance of grounding systems at your terminals. Most of the systems in place give you little assurance of their operation, but the Scully Groundhog gives you complete assurance that a proper static ground tie-in is present.