Venturi Injectors Make Their Impact

Modern pump technology has benefitted dramatically from new materials, modern manufacturing methods, and state-of-the-art controller technology. But one of the most impactful technologies that...

The Network Infrastructure for Industry 4.0

As we introduced in part 1 of this article last month, the potential of Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) is huge and experts consider it...

Energy Efficiency and Corporate Sustainability

By Lowell Ungar and Andrew Whitlock, ACEEE Many U.S. companies are taking steps to reduce their impact on the environment, and especially on climate change,...

Performance Evaluation for Rotary Vacuum Filters

Tristar, Ltd. is a manufacturer of fabricated components and equipment, including remanufactured filtration systems. The Encoded Digital Guidance (EDG) system is designed to improve...

Maintenance Is No Surprise Part 2

In part 1 of this article, we discussed that a rotating machine begins to diminish in life immediately upon its first use. Although this...

System Health Monitoring Delivers Far-Reaching Operational Insights

Earlier this year, Control Station launched System Health Monitoring (SHM), a tiered service offering that leverages intelligence captured by the company’s PlantESP Loop Performance...

How Nuclear Plant Operators Are Evaluating the Potential for Vortex Formation...

Over the past several years many US Nuclear Power Stations have been required to take corrective action to address the potential for air entrainment...

Checkweighers of the past, present, and future

From manual weight checks using balance scales to advanced automated checkweighing systems, we have always needed weighing technology throughout food production history. Below, we...

Best Practices for Hydrant Maintenance

By Patrick Nein and Alexander Bailey, Mueller Water Products With any waterworks device that will be buried in the ground for long periods, regularly exceeding...

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...