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...

Intuitive user interface puts “Control” at your fingertips

THE ADVANTAGES OF WB CONTROL AT A GLANCE: Easier feeding processes thanks to FellowFeed and GuidoFill Clear display of processes for the entire system Short click paths,...

Making More “Elbow” Room

In industrial installations, process plants are designed to minimize floor space. Abbreviated floor space can result in inadequate short runs of straight pipe required...

Breaking The Cycle of Pump Repairs: Part 3 of 4

METHODS OF OIL APPLICATION The traditional oil sump was depicted, in figure 5 (see earlier Part 2 of this series, “Insist on Better Pumps,” Modern...

Simplifying Oil and Gas Predictive Modeling

Chemometrics, the application of statistics to the field of chemical analysis, is often used in the oil and gas industry to make product quality...

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...

The Network Infrastructure for Industry 4.0

As we introduced in part 1 of this article last month, the potential of Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) is huge and experts consider it...

The Complete Grid Stability Solution

While the rise of renewable energy is reducing the carbon intensity of the electricity system, managing variable resources like wind and solar also presents...

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...

Sewer Maintenance: Handling the Toughest Blockages—Efficiently

By Del Williams When municipal sewer or storm lines become blocked, the trouble typically began with a growth of tree roots that eventually stopped the...