Pumping doesn’t need to feel like hard work
Handling lubricating grease can be a physically demanding task for maintenance engineers. This is especially true when thick grease has to be delivered using...
Checkweighers of the past, present, and future
From manual weight checks using balance scales to advanced automated checkweighing systems, we have always needed weighing technology throughout food production history. Below, we...
Three levels of continuous monitoring for pump systems
Pump systems are often out of sight and out of mind—until something goes wrong. Whether serving domestic water, wastewater, irrigation, or fire protection applications,...
The High Cost of Exposing Workers to Chemicals at Point of...
Every day industrial workers transfer potentially hazardous chemicals, such as solvents, acetones, lubricants, cleansers, and acids, from large drums into smaller containers, or into...
How to Source Electronic Chips on the Open Market
Electronic chips are at the heart of virtually all sophisticated equipment today from automobiles and medical equipment to consumer electronics like smartphones. So, when...
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...
Stopping Corrosion Under Insulation in Global Oil and Gas Facilities
EonCoat storage container application process
Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) is the root cause of many of the global petrochemical industry’s most serious problems including forced...
Industrial Data at Your Fingertips
IDEC Corporation has expanded its human machine interfaces (HMI) product family with the new HG2J Series 7-inch touchscreen HMI. Hardware and software advancements incorporated...
Addressing cybersecurity threats and safeguarding the manufacturing sector: Part 1 of...
Effective cybersecurity for critical infrastructure may pose one of the most significant threats to modern society. While local, state, and national policies address threats...
Frontloading Computational Fluid Dynamics Benefits Everyone: Part 1 of 2
The global competitive landscape for manufacturing is squeezing everyone—from the Tier 1 automotive companies to electronics goods manufacturers. It is shortening the required time...