Simulation and Vibration Analysis of Shaft Cracks
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...
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...
Improving Cooling Tower Filtration: Part 2 of 2
The following case study describes one end-user’s experience with multiple filtration technologies and their inherent advantages and disadvantages in their cooling tower systems. In...
Securing Golden Screws “Just in Case”
For decades, the general wisdom in approaching manufacturing has been to rely on a “just in time” strategy to ensure component parts are available...
Sewer Maintenance: Handling the Toughest Blockages—Efficiently
By Del Williams
When municipal sewer or storm lines become blocked, the trouble typically began with a growth of tree roots that eventually stopped the...
Soil Sampling for VOCs: Best Practices: Part 2 of 2
As we touched on in part 1 of this series, there are some limitations to low level analysis. Low level analysis is considered to...
Eliminating System Pulsations and High Frequencies to Extreme Precision
GE Oil & Gas is developing subsea membrane-based water injection systems for improved oil recovery. The exploration and production activity in deeper waters, harsher...
Improving Machine Uptime While Maintaining Safety Standards
By Christina Ducey, Fortress Technology
The industrial automation market in food safety and inspection is set to grow by $648.69 million between 2021 and 2025,...
The Generation of Pure Water
As a world leading manufacturer of complex multi-port stainless steel diaphragm valves, GEMÜ has earned an excellent reputation in the biotech and pharmaceuticals’ markets....
The importance of Adopting New Automation and AI Technology
In an increasingly automated world, the importance of digital transformation, IoT, AI, and Industry 4.0 has been recognized within a range of industries, and...