Energy Efficiency and Corporate Sustainability
By Lowell Ungar and Andrew Whitlock, ACEEE
In part 1 of this series, we introduced how sustainability and financial reports are communicating the role of...
An Industry in Transition
By Bill Moore, XONA
On many fronts, 2020 is a year of adaptation and refinement. This is especially true for utilities, like oil and gas...
Acorns, User Experience, and Optimization
Along the Tampa Riverwalk, while attending the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) convention, I saw the following quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The creation...
Double containment piping: Part 2 of 2
Missed part 1? Read it here.
In last month’s introduction, we discussed how double-containment piping, although not specifically required by today’s stricter safety mandates and...
The Proper Pump, Maintenance, and Air Line Accessories Mitigate Problems Caused...
Pumping system operators seeking durable, low-maintenance, easy-to-run equipment for fluid management often look to air-operated diaphragm (AOD) pumps. These pumps can move fluids of...
Keeping It Cool on Shop Floors
Greg Olson is the heavy machine shop supervisor at Washington Iron Works located in Sherman, Texas. As a supervisor of a twelve-man crew working...
The Lab of the Future
Momentum for digital technologies in lab research is growing and was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused teams to rapidly adopt digital tools...
Achieving true ultra-fine grit removal: Part 1 of 2
We naturally adjust our expectations within the constraints of what is practical. When we lived in an analog world, we didn't expect or even...
Major Systems Upgrades for Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District
Improving the quality of wastewater and flood control services is crucial to people everywhere—but it is especially concerning for the people of California, who...
Torque Density vs. Durability
For a wide range of applications, disc couplings are the best solution to link a drive or other power source to rotating equipment. Even...









