Graphalloy Bearings for LNG Pump Problems

By Eric Ford, Graphite Metallizing Corporation Graphalloy bearings and bushings, manufactured by Graphite Metallizing Corporation, are used in many light hydrocarbon pump applications to help...

For Energy Companies, Tagging Regulations Require a New Approach

By Percy Hung and Peter Larison, Workiva Energy companies will soon start reporting quarterly and annual financial and operational data in XBRL format to the...

Compact Controllers Increase ROI For Machine Builders

To stay competitive, today’s OEM machine builders must provide equipment that is ready to support analytics and give end users competitive advantage through increased...

Improve Environmental Remediation Operations with Remote Monitoring

By Rob Fusco, Sensaphone Environmental remediation projects can take months to years of around-the-clock extraction of pollutants to clear water and soil of contaminants from...

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...

How Nuclear Plant Operators Are Evaluating the Potential for Vortex Formation...

Amodel of the tank and outlet piping of interest are constructed to the geometric scale based on the considerations described above. The suction pipe...

The Disastrous Consequences of Neglecting Health and Safety

When it comes to health and safety in food and drink factories, many tend focus on hygiene within production and the threat of contamination...

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...

Know Your Pump Base Plate Installation Options

Part 3 of a 3-Part Series In the first two parts this series, we looked at many of the ways in which pumps can...

The right size at your fingertips

For decades, selecting and sizing control valves was a complex and time-consuming task. Only large control valve manufacturers provided the necessary tools, and they...