Lubrication Technology that Can Take the Heat
Across a variety of compressor applications, some things remain constant. Operators are seeking greater efficiency in the face of an increasingly volatile range of...
Three levels of continuous monitoring for pump systems
Pump systems are often out of sight and out of mind—until something goes wrong. Whether serving domestic water, wastewater, irrigation, or fire protection applications,...
Purpose-built forged parts optimized for power generation
When forging seamless rolled rings for the power and energy industries, it is crucial to tailor components for their specific applications, or “end use.”...
Taking Pump Diagnostic Equipment to the Next Level
By James Farley
Pumps are the very heart of fluid-transfer operations. Unexpected failure can devastate production and profits. Operators in the industrial-manufacturing realm have been...
Closing Tomorrow’s Skills Gap Today
The skills shortage in engineering services is very real and is hitting hard in some sectors of the economy. In particular, the Engineering Construction...
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...
Meet the Future: Edge Programmable Industrial Controllers
Last year a glass products manufacturing company in Ohio presented their automation engineers with a new project: data from manufacturing lines needed to appear...
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...
Maintenance Is No Surprise Part 2
In part 1 of this article, we discussed that a rotating machine begins to diminish in life immediately upon its first use. Although this...
The Impact of Digital Twin Technology
One of the biggest developments in the world of technology over the last few years has been that of digital twins. A digital twin...









