Drive-based Functional Safety

Functional safety can be easily achieved with safety devices that are, themselves, already certified to the most relevant functional safety standards. ABB drives include...

A Light Solution for Deep Water

SKF has supplied magnetic bearings for use in the world’s first subsea gas compression system at the Asgard gas field off the Norwegian coast....

Important Considerations for Replacing and Sizing AC Motors

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

The World’s Largest Untapped Resource: Excess Heat: Part 2 of 3

See Part 1 here: The world’s largest untapped resource: excess heat: Part 1 of 3 In the introduction to this series, we identified some of...

Vibration monitoring that anyone can afford: Part 2 of 2

see Part 1 here In last month’s installment of this series, we discussed how vibration monitoring is an affordable and reliable component for almost any...

How to Use Seismic Transmitters and Switches

Unscheduled downtime costs a business valuable time, productivity, and money. Depending on the reason for downtime, these losses can be short- or long-term. Unscheduled...

Benefits of Permanently Installed Automatic Insulation Resistance (IR) Testing: Part 2...

In part 1 of this series, we noted how it is critical to know the electrical condition (IR) of the insulation in your equipment...

Brushless DC Motor Commits to 100 Percent Running Time

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....

Municipal Utility District Reduces Energy Demand Penalties and Implements Condition Based...

Unlike residential consumers, industrial and commercial companies are required to pay for the reactive KVA demand power along with the active KW energy consumed....

Intelligent Pumping Means Efficient Motor Use

Pump users are asking for greater efficiency and more integrated solutions from both their pumps and motors, and Grundfos constantly strives to make its...