Moving Your Control Forward
In keeping with their commitment to centralize and streamline industrial automation and control, Unitronics is announcing a new VFD line.
Unitronics, the leading experts in...
Vibration Monitoring That Anyone Can Afford: Part 1 of 2
Vibration monitoring is a crucial component for almost any manufacturing concern, especially when facility managers are charged with ensuring the performance of high power,...
Modal Testing of Pump Bearing Housings
By Cliff Knight, KnightHawk Engineering
Pumps are subject to many sources of excitation. If you are lucky you can avoid some of them, but some...
AI Optimizes Operations in Demanding Market Conditions
By Bernhard Eschermann, ABB Industrial Automation
Analyst studies suggest that industrial companies typically are able to use only 20 percent of the data generated, which...
Challenges with Shaft Alignment in Chemical-Transfer Applications
While many chemical fluid-transfer operations may take place in harsh environmental conditions, the pumps and systems used to facilitate product transfer are in actuality...
Benefits of Permanently Installed Automatic Insulation Resistance (IR) Testing: Part 2...
In part 1 of this series, we noted how it is critical to know the electrical condition (IR) of the insulation in your equipment...
Finding Reliability at High Altitude
By CHRIS BRAND, ABB
The open-pit gold-silver mine project by the South African mining company Gold Fields is located in the Atacama Desert among the...
What Is Three Minutes of Motor Testing Worth to You?
Motor testing is among the most common yet underutilized diagnostic and measurement tools that yields an incredible return on investment. The following case study...
New Submerged HPUs Increase Reliability of all Hydraulic Powered Machinery
For a variety of heavy machinery, Hydraulic Power Units (HPUs) provide the “muscle” behind critical operating machinery used to lift or control articulating arms...
The Genie Grants Your Wish for Lower Operating Costs
The demand to reduce operating costs and optimize building systems is higher than ever. Xylem Inc. and its Bell & Gossett brand released the...









