Precise Dimensioning of Pump Piping Systems
Atechnical animation that visualizes the synchronization of three Triplex process diaphragm pumps in different operating states was one of the highlights at Lewa's booth...
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...
Pump Rebuild Protection to Help Maximize Pump Life
Pumps are major investments for any company, and the practice of rebuild over replacement not only yields cost savings, but often lessens the amount...
Eliminating Pipe Failures from Pneumatic Conveying Line
Robert Forgione, P.E. and his team at the Upper Occoquan Water Reclamation Plant in Centreville, Virginia were wading through yet another dust cloud to...
Immersive Mixed Reality in Manufacturing
By Dijam Panigrahi, GridRaster
The race continues between the world’s largest tech leaders and companies to see which one will prevail and power the next...
Taking the Heat at Arkansas Sawmill: Part 1 of 2
Humans have been using wood to construct shelters and other buildings for thousands of years. With the advent of metal tools wood could be...
Basic Pneumatic Circuits: Part 2 of 2
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...
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...
Maximum rotor protection and pump reliability
Progressing cavity pumps, sometimes referred to as screw pumps, are the workhorse for many industries when an application demands reliable, steady movement of often...
The Importance of AHRI Standard 400
In November 2015, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute released an updated “Standards for Performance Rating of Liquid to Liquid Heat Exchangers,” for the...