The Generation of Pure Water
As a world leading manufacturer of complex multi-port stainless steel diaphragm valves, GEMÜ has earned an excellent reputation in the biotech and pharmaceuticals’ markets....
Energy Efficiency and Corporate Sustainability
By Lowell Ungar and Andrew Whitlock, ACEEE
In part 1 of this series, we introduced how sustainability and financial reports are communicating the role of...
Wasted Energy Means Wasted Dollars: Part 2 of 3
Common attempts at more accurate alignment often produce poor results. Devices such as dial gauges are sometimes employed by in-house maintenance managers to try...
Pump Selection Is Just a Click Away
Successfully maintaining a pump system takes countless man-hours and sizeable investment capital. However, one of the most critical steps in ensuring a pump operates...
Acorns, User Experience, and Optimization
Along the Tampa Riverwalk, while attending the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) convention, I saw the following quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The creation...
Laser Cladding as a Technical Improvement Over Traditional Spray and Fuse...
Sand, sludge, corrosives, abrasives, and myriad other challenging fluid components tear into the working surfaces of pumps hour after hour, gradually or catastrophically deteriorating...
What Really Goes Into a Full-Service Engineering Project?
Perhaps unsurprisingly, engineering solutions are not simply about supplying equipment or carrying out the required work. When it comes to delivering effective services, a...
Measuring the Quality of Liquid Processes in Real Time
Collo’s new online measuring technology can detect nearly any change in liquid properties straight from the process in real time. The novel technology has...
Going Beyond Efficiency Standards: Part 1 of 2
By Ben Keiser, Applied Flow Technology
Pumps, fans, and compressors account for about 60 to 70 percent of total electrical energy usage by US manufacturers....
Machine Health Check: Automating Maintenance
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...









