The Proper Pump, Maintenance, and Air Line Accessories Mitigate Problems Caused...

Pump operators should use filters and regulators when needed to condition the air supply. This encourages more reliable pump performance and reduces equipment wear...

Vibration Monitoring Considerations in High EMI Environments

Components of electrical machines are subject to thermal, electrical, ambient and mechanical stresses leading to degradation as materials lose strength over time. Condition monitoring...

Basic Pneumatic Circuits: Part 2 of 2

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...

Reducing Environmental Friction with High-performance Coatings

By Logan Walz, Oerlikon Balzers Specialized physical vapor deposition (PVD) coatings are widely recognized for the critical role they perform in enhancing operational performance and...

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...

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...

Innovation Drives End-to-End Solutions in Norway

GE Vernova, a dynamic accelerator comprised of GE’s Power, Renewable Energy, Digital, and Energy Financial Services businesses, recently signed a memorandum of understanding with...

Supply Chain Resilience: Part 2 of 3

see Part 1 here In the first part of this series, we introduced how the vulnerabilities now exposed within lean manufacturing models are threatening supply...

See the First One-Piece Silicon Carbide Degassing Rotors

The presence of gas—typically hydrogen—and other particles inside gravity or sand castings has the potential to severely compromise both appearance and performance through the...

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...