From hybrid vehicles on the highways to wind turbines plugged into the power grid, there is evidence everywhere of technology working toward the goal...

Robert Forgione, P.E. and his team at the Upper Occoquan Water Reclamation Plant in Centreville, Virginia were wading through yet another dust cloud to...

By Lin Liu, Zhuang Li, and Suri Ganeriwala, SpectraQuest, Inc. A shaft crack is a slowly growing fracture of the rotor. If undetected in an operating...

Every day industrial workers transfer potentially hazardous chemicals, such as solvents, acetones, lubricants, cleansers, and acids, from large drums into smaller containers, or into...

By Del Williams At pharmaceutical companies, including those that deal with reagents, buffers, biologics, cells, immunotherapy, and similar products, liquid measurement and filling is often...

The skills shortage in engineering services is very real and is hitting hard in some sectors of the economy. In particular, the Engineering Construction...

By Pat Phillips, AutomationDirect In the first part of this series, we laid out the four basic pneumatic circuits as well as the prerequisites for...

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

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...

Motor design is key to the performance and service life of a pump. But determining the size of the motor required to drive the...