Organizations establish standard product development processes to proactively optimize performance versus profit. However, the impact of insufficient quality or reliability are dealt with reactively...

Motor testing is among the most common yet underutilized diagnostic and measurement tools that yields an incredible return on investment. The following case study...

Set to supply power to the docks of Genoa port, Nidec ASI is undertaking a major project worth 8 million euros, whose technical innovations...

Headwinds over the past several years have taught oil and gas companies to maintain strict cost disciplines and be more efficient than ever. Organizations...

For a wide array of industrial applications, the scourge of downtime, whether due to unexpected breakdowns or routine maintenance, can mean significant differences in...

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...

Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Emerson has been bringing technology and engineering together to provide solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets...

By Claudia Proeger, Sulzer Not many service providers can deliver complex service solutions to all types of rotating equipment regardless of the original equipment manufacturer...

Noise is a common occupational hazard in food processing factories. From vibrating panels to mechanical rotors, stators, fans, conveyors, pumps, compressors, palletizers, and fork...

By Roger Ingemey, Circor  When process operations depend on 100 percent running time, control valve actuators must offer unrivaled performance together with low maintenance requirements....