Repair, Rehab, Reimagine

Technological advancements are constantly providing better, faster, and safer solutions to the industry’s most challenging obstacles. Quickflange™ is a unique technology that specializes in...

Energy Efficiency and Corporate Sustainability

By Lowell Ungar and Andrew Whitlock, ACEEE Many U.S. companies are taking steps to reduce their impact on the environment, and especially on climate change,...

Waste Not, Measure More

By David Bowers, ABB  After years of heavy reliance on fossil fuels, societal and environmental pressures are leading governments worldwide to look for new ways...

Fire Codes: A Foundation of Safety for a Rapidly Changing World

The world’s tallest skyscrapers that are transforming city skylines from Shanghai to Dubai are impressive for their architecture and engineering, but perhaps their most...

Improving Power Plant Performance With a Modern Calibration Process: Part 1...

Calibration is an essential activity in power plants and there are various reasons to establish a proper calibration process. Improving power plant efficiency is...

Explaining Unexplained Failures: Breaking the Cycle of Pump Repairs Part 4

Lubricant contamination originates from a number of possible sources and can also be a factor in so-called unexplained repeat failures. As if it requires...

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...

What Really Goes Into a Full-Service Engineering Project?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, engineering solutions are not simply about supplying equipment or carrying out the required work. When it comes to delivering effective services, a...

Take a Tip from the Navy SEALs

When going after the world’s most infamous fugitive terrorist in 2011, the U.S. government theoretically could have sent in the Army’s entire 4th Infantry...

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,...