Drive-based Functional Safety

Today, new drive technology is making the previously complicated job of implementing a machine safety system much easier. Recent technical advances make safer operation...

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...

How Do You Power a Planet?

Most of the world’s energy is consumed by industry and buildings. But, according to the International Energy Agency, energy efficiency can deliver 38 percent...

Smart Pumps Unleashed

The appeal of smart pump technology is easy to see. Instead of one, persistent pumping action and the resulting energy costs, smart pumps promise...

Bringing the “Baker Test” Up to Date

One of the largest independent engineering service providers in South East England, Mid Kent Electrical Engineering Group, has performed electric motor rewinds and overhauls...

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...

Addressing the Water-Energy Efficiency Nexus through Variable Frequency Drives

Today, critical processes in water, wastewater and irrigation activities jointly use more than 55 billion kilowatt-hours per year, according to estimates from the U.S....

The Future for Motor Control

ABB’s new AC drive portfolio introduces a new era in control panel design, featuring an intuitive, high contrast and high-resolution control display, enabling easy...

Simplifying Connectivity in Rotating Equipment Condition Monitoring

By Chinmay Shete, Machfu Rotating equipment, used widely in industrial processes, is relied upon to move fluids and gases through production operations and throughout the...

A Comfortable Way of Measuring

Circutor SA, based in Spain, has chosen to use a compound of the Thermolast® K family for the outer cover of its new MYeBOX®...