An Industry in Transition
By Bill Moore, XONA
On many fronts, 2020 is a year of adaptation and refinement. This is especially true for utilities, like oil and gas...
Taking an Independent Path
Direct sourcing of electronic components for the industrial control equipment industry used to be pretty simple. An OEM would order direct from the manufacturer...
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 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...
Securing Golden Screws “Just in Case”
For decades, the general wisdom in approaching manufacturing has been to rely on a “just in time” strategy to ensure component parts are available...
Therein Lies the Rub
In this article, the vibration signature on bearing housing caused by shaft rub was studied through applying a rotor rub device on a Machinery...
Energy Efficiency and Corporate Sustainability
By Lowell Ungar and Andrew Whitlock, ACEEE
In part 1 of this series, we introduced how sustainability and financial reports are communicating the role of...
Fueling innovation
As more and more sectors are looking to increase their use of alternative and renewable fuel sources, industry leaders are partnering up to lead...
Choosing The Best Alternatives In Industrial Analytics: Part 1 of 2
In late 2020, project managers in fields as diverse as oil and gas, chemical processing, food and beverage, and more, received news that OSIsoft...
Scanning Accurate Models of Harsh Environments
By Dean Solberg and Steve Young, Exact Metrology
Many industrial sites present inhospitable environments, where the health and safety of the employees and visitors are...









