Significant Cost Savings by Replacing Traditional Biocide Program

A 60,000 gallon (227,125 liter) volume district cooling system located in downtown Chicago had a constant problem with algae and biofilm growth in the...

Banking Electronic Chips for the Next Boom (or Bust)

Today, the parallels between the electronic chips that power just about every type of device today and the global oil market are undeniable, with...

Improving Cooling Tower Filtration: Part 2 of 2

The following case study describes one end-user’s experience with multiple filtration technologies and their inherent advantages and disadvantages in their cooling tower systems. In...

Evaluating Total Cost of Ownership Models: Part 2 of 2

Last month, we introduced the first part of the following report summarizing the findings of a recent study conducted by the Wired Group, which...

Challenges to consider when selecting a feeder

Moving dry bulk materials in industrial settings comes with unique challenges, especially when handling substances that are abrasive, sticky, or prone to clumping. These...

Curing a Raw Water Pumping Facility’s Unremitting Driveshaft Failures: Part 1...

One of the major pump OEMs had invited Mechanical Solutions, Inc. to resolve an occurrence of multiple pump driveshaft failures for one of their...

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...

Turning industrial Data Into Smarter, Faster Decisions

Every day, industrial teams open their laptops to find the same thing: more data than any human can reasonably absorb. Trends, alarms, work orders,...

Choosing the Best Alternatives in Industrial Analytics: Part 2 of 2

Read Part 1 here. We began this series reminding readers that OSIsoft would be retiring its popular data visualization tool kit, ProcessBook.  Since ProcessBook’s introduction...

Torque Density vs. Durability

For a wide range of applications, disc couplings are the best solution to link a drive or other power source to rotating equipment. Even...