Going Beyond Monitoring with Remote Operation and Support
Although operating and maintaining a power plant remotely is an emerging challenge, remote operations support is not a new concept. Power plants have implemented...
Torque Density vs. Durability
For a wide range of applications, disc couplings are the best solution to link a drive or other power source to rotating equipment. Even...
Curing a Raw Water Pumping Facility’s Unremitting Driveshaft Failures Part 2...
In the first part of this article, a major pump OEMs had invited Mechanical Solutions, Inc. to resolve an occurrence of multiple pump driveshaft...
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...
The Evolution of Lubrication Technology
When it comes to bearings, grease is often the lubricant of choice. However, over or under-greasing can cause overheating, lubricant deterioration, and eventual bearing...
Automatic Lubrication Systems Stand Up to Corrosive, Caustic Environments: Part 2...
In this conclusion, we detail three of the most common lubrication systems pump users rely upon: the Single-Line Parallel, which is also referred to...
Meet the Future: Edge Programmable Industrial Controllers: Part 2 of 2
By Benson Hougland, Opto 22
In part 1 of this article, we introduced the dilemma faced by a glass products manufacturing company in Ohio: data...
Taking Pump Diagnostic Equipment to the Next Level
By James Farley
Pumps are the very heart of fluid-transfer operations. Unexpected failure can devastate production and profits. Operators in the industrial-manufacturing realm have been...
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,...
Identifying the Best Pump for Handling Dilatant Isocyanates
By Johann Fourrat-Besson
It’s a fact of life that industrial manufacturers will need to create or work with liquid components that are sensitive or hazardous....