As renewables grow in the energy mix used by North American power producers, keeping generating assets best utilized requires operating them with a flexibility...

By George Roscoe, Siemens An arc-flash event—a fiery explosion that can result from short circuits in electrical distribution equipment—is one that facility managers shudder to...

By Jeff Elliott Although municipal and industrial process engineers have streamlined the monitoring and control of critical equipment through SCADA systems and other means of...

Conventional centrifugal water pumps are unable to be significantly improved; however the Stelth “Solid Body Vortex” principle, employed as a pump, approaches the problem...

Every business is trying to conserve energy in the face of high utility costs, so getting the best return on investment (ROI) is critical...

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...

By Del Williams For many applications, industrial gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, argon, CO2, and others are delivered in steel cylinders at pressures of 2,000-2,600...

Gas turbines are one of the most common methods to provide power for oil-and-gas downstream, processing, and myriad other industry operations, which makes them...

With the successful deployment of an AI-driven optimization solution for Aramco, one of the world's leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, Emerson has begun...

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