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...

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...

Permanent Magnet Direct Drive Motors modernize industrial airflow systems

In industrial settings, energy spiking and other performance irregularities wear down equipment, reduce efficiency, and drive up costs. What’s needed in these high-performance environments...

The world’s largest untapped resource: excess heat: Part 1 of 3

Among experts there is increasing consensus that spiking energy prices are likely to linger on for the next few years, at least. While the...

Local Motor Shop Helps Kansas Water Authority Solve Bearing-Damage Problem

Dan Biby learned it all the hard way. An ordeal concerning several inverter-controlled pump motors with bearing damage made him a believer in the...

North American Refiners Find Success with New Drive Offering

By David Pell, Voith Turbo North America A petroleum refiner in the Southern United States placed two orders for Voith’s new VoreconNX variable speed drive and...

The power of severe-duty motors

Severe-duty motors are designed to withstand the most demanding operational conditions, where extreme environments challenge equipment performance and longevity. Industries such as oil and...

Canned Motor Pumps Update

By Heinz P. Bloch In part 1 of this series, we asked the question, “who should repair canned motor pumps?” For decades, the answer, according...

Extending the Life of Eddy Current Variable Speed Drive Systems

Figure 1: Original Dynamatic® Assembling Drawings Eddy current drive technology can be a reliable proven alternative to traditional VFDs. An eddy current drive controls speed...

Urethane Stators – Exceeding Expectations

Moyno’s new urethane stators increase pump life for wastewater treatment plant The City of Hamilton, Ontario’s Wastewater Treatment Plants collect both sanitary and combined sewage...