Acorns, User Experience, and Optimization
Along the Tampa Riverwalk, while attending the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) convention, I saw the following quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The creation...
Wasted Energy Means Wasted Dollars: Part 3 of 3
In the conclusion of this series, we will examine the necessity of a functional precision alignment program, specifically how savings will begin to accrue...
Keeping the Lights On . . . Affordably
In today’s economic climate, power generation providers are stuck between the equipment they need and the equipment they can afford. However, as a recent...
Wasted Energy Means Wasted Dollars: Part 2 of 3
Common attempts at more accurate alignment often produce poor results. Devices such as dial gauges are sometimes employed by in-house maintenance managers to try...
Fire Codes: A Foundation of Safety for a Rapidly Changing World:...
As we introduced in part 1 of this article last month, the fire pump is one of the most critical pieces of equipment for...
Wasted Energy Means Wasted Dollars: Part 1 of 3
Electrical energy represents a substantial portion of industrial operating expenses. It is an unavoidable cost of doing business that all too often seems resistant...
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...
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...
Precise Dimensioning of Pump Piping Systems: Part 2 of 2
Synchronization of several pumps is an effective way to reduce pressure pulsations and vibrations in the pipelines. In part 1 of this series, we...
Precise Dimensioning of Pump Piping Systems
Atechnical animation that visualizes the synchronization of three Triplex process diaphragm pumps in different operating states was one of the highlights at Lewa's booth...