Optimizing Asset Performance
By Jennifer Cardillo, Sulzer
For over eighty years, Sulzer has provided maintenance and repair solutions to the South American industry. Today, specialist teams offer a...
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...
Vibration Monitoring That Anyone Can Afford: Part 1 of 2
Vibration monitoring is a crucial component for almost any manufacturing concern, especially when facility managers are charged with ensuring the performance of high power,...
The New Frontier of Self-Lubricating Solutions
Metallized Carbon Corporation, a global leader in the manufacture of oil-free, self-lubricating, carbon-graphite materials for severe service lubrication applications, is committed to expanding the...
Canned Motor Pumps Update
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...
When the Tail Wags the Dog
Cascade MVS was contracted as a last resort to confirm or dispute previous findings and recommendations in solving a vibration problem involving an 11,000...
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...
Shedding Light on Submersibles
Recent changes in solar pumping technology have the potential to turn the market on its head. For years, solar-powered pumping systems have been used...
Connecting the World’s Leading Repair Shops
The SKF Certified Rebuilder Analysis and Reporting Tool is a web-based database designed to keep a detailed record of repairs of electric motors, which...
Innovative Vibration Learning System: Part 2 of 2
By Dr. Budhaditya Hazra, Liang Xu, and Dr. Suri Ganeriwala, SpectraQuest
In last month’s introduction, we touched on how SpectraQuest has introduced a new innovative...









