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...

Fueling innovation

The gas processing industry has long played a pivotal role in refining natural gas to ensure its usability for industrial, commercial, and energy applications....

Addressing cybersecurity threats and safeguarding the manufacturing sector: Part 1 of...

Effective cybersecurity for critical infrastructure may pose one of the most significant threats to modern society. While local, state, and national policies address threats...

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...

Digital Transformation in the Age of IIoT: Part 2 of 2

INSIGHT #5 If manufacturers can fully leverage the benefits of digitization, all the way from core manufacturing out to the end-user experience, the opportunities are...

Choosing The Best Alternatives In Industrial Analytics: Part 1 of 2

In late 2020, project managers in fields as diverse as oil and gas, chemical processing, food and beverage, and more, received news that OSIsoft...

Simplifying the Search for the Perfect Fluid Sensor

Move from search to solution quicker and more successfully A search on Google for “sensors” delivers 38,600,000 results. Even the more specific search for “liquid...

Going Pro to Measure the Flow

Measuring of demineralized water in utilities, for example in boiler condensate return lines, requires reliable devices, and there is a need for economical and...

The Challenges of Maintaining Equipment on Offshore Platforms

By Murray Wilson, Sulzer  The offshore industry faces two main challenges: maximizing production within the limits of the reservoir, and minimizing operational costs while maintaining...

Dare to Compare

The chain of events is easy to predict. In municipalities ranging from diverse economic powerhouses to quaint rural villages, centrifugal pumps are relied on...