When it comes to choosing the right tool steel, there is often only one criterion in the foreground: the price. But this is exactly...

In today’s economic climate, power generation providers are stuck between the equipment they need and the equipment they can afford. However, as a recent...

Before we elaborate on the specific steps in the training and learning processes, it’s best to just re-emphasize an important fact: Accepting that the...

By Geof Brazier, BS&B Safety Systems For more than eighty-five years, rupture disks have served as an effective passive safety mechanism to protect against overpressure...

Flushing of water distribution systems is critical to ensure customers receive the best water quality. Aging infrastructure, poor quality pipelines, and high temperatures are...

By Klaus Helmrich, Siemens Digital Industries The sci-fi-sounding, near-magical benefits promised by Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) advocates are fast becoming a reality, and one...

Laser metal deposition on pump screw; Dan Hayden (left), Tim Wetherbe (right) Typical weld characteristics are a single layer deposit thickness of around 0.04 inches,...

By Pat Phillips, AutomationDirect In the first part of this series, we laid out the four basic pneumatic circuits as well as the prerequisites for...

When it comes to bearings, grease is often the lubricant of choice. However, over or under-greasing can cause overheating, lubricant deterioration, and eventual bearing...

Amodel of the tank and outlet piping of interest are constructed to the geometric scale based on the considerations described above. The suction pipe...