How Many Mils Is Your Coating?
From the job shop to the robotic assembly floor, it is vital that the product be made well and correctly coated for protection, aesthetics,...
Going Beyond Efficiency Standards: Part 2 of 2
By Ben Keiser, Applied Flow Technology
As we discussed in the first part of this series, four years ago, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)...
High-performance oil-soluble cleaner reduces cost of operation
Across an array of industrial applications, the performance of gas or steam turbines, compressors, and hydraulic systems is a critical factor for maintaining reliability...
Automatic Lubrication Systems Stand Up to Corrosive, Caustic Environments: Part 2...
In this conclusion, we detail three of the most common lubrication systems pump users rely upon: the Single-Line Parallel, which is also referred to...
The Importance of AHRI Standard 400
In November 2015, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute released an updated “Standards for Performance Rating of Liquid to Liquid Heat Exchangers,” for the...
Significant Cost Savings by Replacing Traditional Biocide Program
A 60,000 gallon (227,125 liter) volume district cooling system located in downtown Chicago had a constant problem with algae and biofilm growth in the...
Meet the Future: Edge Programmable Industrial Controllers
Last year a glass products manufacturing company in Ohio presented their automation engineers with a new project: data from manufacturing lines needed to appear...
For Energy Companies, Tagging Regulations Require a New Approach
By Percy Hung and Peter Larison, Workiva
Energy companies will soon start reporting quarterly and annual financial and operational data in XBRL format to the...
How Vibration Monitoring and Preventive Maintenance Increase Efficiency
In most scenarios, preventive maintenance is a more cost- and time-effective solution to increase efficiency rather than waiting for it to fail and having...
Securing Golden Screws “Just in Case”
For decades, the general wisdom in approaching manufacturing has been to rely on a “just in time” strategy to ensure component parts are available...