Sizing Pumps and Pump Motors

End users or service centers often need to specify replacement pumps or pump motors, sometimes involving a retrofit or re-application project. A successful outcome...

Spreading The Word On Oil Mist Lubrication: Part 2

In the first installment of this article, we documented the first successful application of oil mist lubrication in an Italian refinery, the Raffineria di...

The Need for Speed

At the most recent AHR Expo, Browning introduced an expanded range of sizes at for its self-tensioning Tenso-set motor base in a hands-on, informative,...

Industrial Enterprise Monitoring Makes the Connection

Today’s industrial operations face numerous enterprise-level reliability, performance, and sustainability challenges, which are difficult to systematically identify, prioritize, and correct to maximize operational potential....

Efficiency Deficiency

Eddy current drives, known alternately as magnetic drives or eddy current couplings, have been a trusted and reliable means of controlling pump speed dating...

Customers Demand Higher Power and Increased Safety

North American motor users require a variety of electric motors and have been seeking a solution that includes motors for safe area operation and...

VFD Maintenance Tips

By Jason Wellnitz, Yaskawa America, Inc. Many production settings have changed in the midst of social distancing. Employees are spaced six feet apart, assembly lines...

Constant Water Pressure Where and When You Need It

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the average American family uses more than 300 gallons of water per day. Nearly 70 percent...

Extending the Life of Precision Components in Demanding Applications: Part 2...

As we saw in part 1 of this series, bearings, gears, rollers, and other precision components can experience excessive wear in applications with metal-to-metal...

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...