Best Practices for Hydrant Maintenance

By Patrick Nein and Alexander Bailey, Mueller Water Products With any waterworks device that will be buried in the ground for long periods, regularly exceeding...

Going Beyond Efficiency Standards: Part 1 of 2

By Ben Keiser, Applied Flow Technology  Pumps, fans, and compressors account for about 60 to 70 percent of total electrical energy usage by US manufacturers....

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...

Outsourcing Critical Aspects of Processing Systems

For equipment designers in processing industries, there are aspects of any system that are more functional in nature, yet still critical. This includes gas,...

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...

The Look of the Future

By Heinz Woldering, Lewa GmbH Digitalization means growing opportunities for augmenting reality virtually. This is becoming particularly evident from looking at Industry 4.0 trends, which...

Improving Machine Uptime While Maintaining Safety Standards

By Christina Ducey, Fortress Technology The industrial automation market in food safety and inspection is set to grow by $648.69 million between 2021 and 2025,...

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...

Precise Dimensioning of Pump Piping Systems: Part 2 of 2

Synchronization of several pumps is an effective way to reduce pressure pulsations and vibrations in the pipelines. In part 1 of this series, we...

Automated Hydrant Flushing Keeps Water Main Dead Ends in the Clear

Flushing of water distribution systems is critical to ensure customers receive the best water quality. Aging infrastructure, poor quality pipelines, and high temperatures are...