Getting the Most from Your Bearings: Part 1 of 2
Whether selecting new or maintaining existing process equipment, bearings are a critical component in the equipment’s reliability, efficiency, and life. The majority of rotating...
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...
Continuous “Hands Off” Insulation Resistance Testing of Critical Motors
For decades, plant personnel have performed insulation resistance tests with handheld megohmmeters to prevent motor failures that lead to costly unplanned shutdowns, penalties, and...
Fuel savings that don’t sacrifice power
In Queensland’s Darling Downs region in Australia, fifth-generation farmer Chris Arthur runs Riverlea Cotton, a large-scale irrigation and broadacre farming operation in Dalby. With...
Improving Balancing Quality and Profitability in the Overhaul of Turbochargers
For most people, turbochargers are associated with vehicles they see zooming past on the road with an extra boost of power. According to a...
Taking the Pulse of Combustion
In the last thirty years, gas turbine manufacturers and users have faced significant regulatory pressure to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. The Canadian government...
When the Tail Wags the Dog
Cascade MVS was contracted as a last resort to confirm or dispute previous findings and recommendations in solving a vibration problem involving an 11,000...
How to Use Seismic Transmitters and Switches
Unscheduled downtime costs a business valuable time, productivity, and money. Depending on the reason for downtime, these losses can be short- or long-term. Unscheduled...
Drive-based Functional Safety
Functional safety can be easily achieved with safety devices that are, themselves, already certified to the most relevant functional safety standards. ABB drives include...
Growing Demand for Desalination Requires Better Energy Efficiency
Water demand is continuing to increase as the global population grows. Clean water is required by people for drinking, cooking, and washing, and by...









