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...

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...

For decades, the general wisdom in approaching manufacturing has been to rely on a “just in time” strategy to ensure component parts are available...

One of Vesconite Bearings’ innovative bushing materials, Vesconite Hilube, has assisted a U.S. pump manufacturing company on the Gulf Coast in coping with its...

see Part 1 here In the first part of this series, we introduced how the vulnerabilities now exposed within lean manufacturing models are threatening supply...

Keeping an open recirculation cooling water system clean accomplished three crucial operational goals and a fourth overriding goal for sustainability: Assists in maintaining heat transfer...

By Marc Malone, MarqMetrix Representing nearly a quarter of the global energy mix, natural gas plays an important role in meeting worldwide energy needs. Throughout...

Electrical energy represents a substantial portion of industrial operating expenses. It is an unavoidable cost of doing business that all too often seems resistant...

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...

Humans have been using wood to construct shelters and other buildings for thousands of years. With the advent of metal tools wood could be...