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...
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,...
Automatic Lubrication Systems Stand Up to Corrosive, Caustic Environments: Part 1...
Corrosive plant environments are among the most serious threats to the pulp and paper industry, contributing to extensive production downtime and exorbitant maintenance costs....
I/O for the IIoT: Part 2 of 2
By Benson Hougland, Opto 22
In last month’s installment of this article, we introduced how the new groov RIO® family from automation manufacturer Opto 22...
Estimating True Life-cycle Cost
By Ben Keiser, Applied Flow Technology
We all want reliable pumps and piping systems that meet requirements with a cost-effective design. The resulting design may...
To Repair or to Replace, That is the Question
There are philosophical choices that have sparked some of the great debates of our time: Star Wars or Star Trek? Thin crust or deep...
Machine Health Check: Automating Maintenance
By Klaus Helmrich, Siemens Digital Industries
The sci-fi-sounding, near-magical benefits promised by Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) advocates are fast becoming a reality, and one...
Oil Shear Technology Eliminates Maintenance and Adjustment
Force Control Industries introduces the PosiClutch 200 Series PTO clutch, a hydraulically actuated microprocessor-controlled Oil Shear PTO clutch which is ideal for high volume...
The Look of the Future
By Heinz Woldering, Lewa GmbH
Digitalization means growing opportunities for augmenting reality virtually. This is becoming particularly evident from looking at Industry 4.0 trends, which...
Sourcing Electronic Components Post-Pandemic
With the unprecedented, once-in-a-lifetime disruption of the supply chain for electronic components in the rear-view mirror, the market is finally beginning to stabilize. For...









