Blacoh Industries Expands Diverse Scope with Launch of Blacoh Surge Control...

RIVERSIDE, California (September 1, 2015) – To meet the full scope of its customers’ needs and to broaden the already diverse family of products...

Getting the Most Out of PTFE Diaphragms

Figure 1: Cutaway view of a pneumatic pump fitted with a PTFE diaphragm. Invented nearly 160 years ago, diaphragm or membrane pumps are used...

Making Invisible Problems Visible

In any slurry transport system, engineers fight a constant battle to reduce wear and increase productivity. Many factors affect those goals, but one of...

The Legacy of Jay Shah

Jagdish "Jay" Shah was a consummate industry professional, a gentleman, a father, a grandfather and a loyal friend. He passed away in his sleep August...

Protecting Pumps and Perfecting Septage Receiving in Colorado

Septage, or septic tank sludge, receiving creates extra demands on a water resource recovery facility’s (WRRF) equipment and treatment process. Dozens of septage trucks...

All Winery Wastewater Treatment in One System

Wineries facing the dilemma of processing both their wine-making process wastewater and their sanitary wastewater—in a manner that is cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and regulatory-compliant—now...

Built in the USA

According to the American Water Works Association, average daily residential water use in the United States is 27.4 billion gallons. This domestic water is...

Stormwater Chambers Go Super-Sized

Introducing its Contactor and Recharger chambers to the industry in 1986, CULTEC helped begin a revolution toward using plastic construction products. Since then, several...

Curing a Raw Water Pumping Facility’s Unremitting Driveshaft Failures: Part 1...

One of the major pump OEMs had invited Mechanical Solutions, Inc. to resolve an occurrence of multiple pump driveshaft failures for one of their...

Hose Pump Reduces Labor Costs at Anheuser-Busch InBev China

When Anheuser-Busch InBev was seeking to reduce labor costs at one of its thirty-six Chinese brewing facilities, it turned to Bredel hose pumps from...