Drive-based Functional Safety: Part 2 of 3

Under the directives, national and regional laws, end users, machine builders, and system integrators are generally responsible for safety of machines and systems. The...

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...

The New Frontier of Self-Lubricating Solutions

Metallized Carbon Corporation, a global leader in the manufacture of oil-free, self-lubricating, carbon-graphite materials for severe service lubrication applications, is committed to expanding the...

To Succeed, Control Your Speed

By Mark Harshman, Siemens Medium voltage variable frequency drives (VFDs) are often the best choice to capitalize on opportunities to significantly reduce the operating and...

How Split Roller Bearings Increase Facility Efficiency and Reduce Downtime

No matter what the specific application or industry focus, efficiency is key for ensuring optimized operations in industrial facilities. But high efficiency means more...

Going Against the Current

The LDT Dosatron proportional dosing system is used for the dosing of coolant lubricants and its innovative design significantly increases the energy efficiency of...

Canned Motor Pumps Update

By Heinz P. Bloch As a reliability professional since 1962, the author had many occasions to evaluate industry experience and feedback (see reference 1). He...

Precision Meets Connectivity

Big Data, Cloud, Internet of Things, and Smart Factory: This is just a selection of the buzzwords currently dominating the discussions in many industry...

Encompassing an Optimized Match Between Bearings and Applications: Part 1 of...

In last month’s introduction to this article, we discussed how the evolution of ISO standards has gradually refined life calculation methods to help close...

Enhancing wireless scalability, flexibility, range, and efficiency

The need for a secure, reliable, and fast industrial wireless network has never been greater. From moment-by-moment flow readings from smart pumps to real-time...