Protect Yourself From Catastrophic Valve Actuator Failure
Severe injury or death can be caused by the explosive forces released if a high-pressure spring-loaded actuator device fails, along with significant damage to...
Root Cause Analysis: The Justification Game
How often are good ideas turned away because we cannot seem to justify their returns with hard dollars? More often than not, it is...
The entry point for pump excellence: Part 1 of 2
In pump manufacturing, standards and accreditations ensure safety, performance, compatibility, and quality assurance, providing both manufacturers and end users with confidence in the reliability...
Combatting Corrosion
Whether pumping slurries and by-products, oil and gas, or water and wastewater, the components that make up an industrial fluid handling system suffer a...
Top 5 Benefits of a Closed-Loop Digital Twin
By Raffaello Leptratti, Siemens
By now most people have heard about digital twins, but many still struggle to articulate how the technology can benefit their...
Revolutionizing Pump Performance on the Gulf Coast
One of Vesconite Bearings’ innovative bushing materials, Vesconite Hilube, has assisted a U.S. pump manufacturing company on the Gulf Coast in coping with its...
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...
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,...
Take a Tip from the Navy SEALs
When going after the world’s most infamous fugitive terrorist in 2011, the U.S. government theoretically could have sent in the Army’s entire 4th Infantry...
The Look of the Future
By Heinz Woldering, Lewa GmbH
Digitalization means growing opportunities for augmenting reality virtually. This is becoming particularly evident from looking at Industry 4.0 trends, which...









