Scaling Single-use Liquid Dispensing from R&D to Automated Production

By Del Williams At pharmaceutical companies, including those that deal with reagents, buffers, biologics, cells, immunotherapy, and similar products, liquid measurement and filling is often...

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...

Improving Cooling Tower Filtration: Part 1 of 2

Keeping an open recirculation cooling water system clean accomplished three crucial operational goals and a fourth overriding goal for sustainability: Assists in maintaining heat transfer...

Take a Serious Look at Your CIP Pump Maintenance Program

By Talmage Wagstaff A CIP, or clean-in-place, system is vital to the daily operations of any food manufacturing facility. Without a CIP system in place that...

Eliminating System Pulsations and High Frequencies to Extreme Precision

GE Oil & Gas is developing subsea membrane-based water injection systems for improved oil recovery. The exploration and production activity in deeper waters, harsher...

How to Lower Your Maintenance Cost With the Selection of Durable...

Industrial processes rely on multiple valves that require proper maintenance for sustainable operation. Valves provide means to control the direction and flow rates for...

Explaining Unexplained Failures: Breaking the Cycle of Pump Repairs Part 4

Lubricant contamination originates from a number of possible sources and can also be a factor in so-called unexplained repeat failures. As if it requires...

The critical need for power failure alarms

Businesses across all industries rely on consistent power to keep operations running smoothly. However, unexpected outages are becoming increasingly common, putting critical assets, sensitive...

The Disastrous Consequences of Neglecting Health and Safety

When it comes to health and safety in food and drink factories, many tend focus on hygiene within production and the threat of contamination...

Sourcing Electronic Components Post-Pandemic

With the unprecedented, once-in-a-lifetime disruption of the supply chain for electronic components in the rear-view mirror, the market is finally beginning to stabilize. For...