The growing demand for water for industrial applications, power production and water supply has resulted in an increasing need for water treatment. The water...

By Raffaello Leptratti, Siemens By now most people have heard about digital twins, but many still struggle to articulate how the technology can benefit their...

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...

see Part 1 here The benefits of simulating early as a part of the design process have been documented extensively. The cost of each engineering...

Businesses across all industries rely on consistent power to keep operations running smoothly. However, unexpected outages are becoming increasingly common, putting critical assets, sensitive...

In all types of environmental testing, using proper sample collection methods is vitally important, as the data analyzed in the laboratory is only as...

By Pat Phillips, AutomationDirect In the first part of this series, we laid out the four basic pneumatic circuits as well as the prerequisites for...

Components used in water, lubricated, or submersed environments, face considerable tribological challenges that can ultimately affect performance and reduce the life of the larger...

Whether pumping slurries and by-products, oil and gas, or water and wastewater, the components that make up an industrial fluid handling system suffer a...

Industrial facilities and utilities have long relied on large gas or oil-fired boilers for steam, process heating, or energy production. Today, however, two significant...