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...
Going with (and accurately measuring) the flow: Part 1 of 2
Our modern way of life, punctuated by everyday conveniences like taking a shower or fueling a car, is underpinned by a silent army of...
Extraordinary insights mined by analyzing mass of measurement data
In essentially every field of manufacturing today, professionals use sophisticated equipment to track and report data collected while measuring and testing raw materials, in-process...
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...
Going Beyond Monitoring with Remote Operation and Support
Although operating and maintaining a power plant remotely is an emerging challenge, remote operations support is not a new concept. Power plants have implemented...
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...
Acorns, User Experience, and Optimization
Along the Tampa Riverwalk, while attending the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) convention, I saw the following quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The creation...
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...
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...
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...