Finding Reliability at High Altitude
By CHRIS BRAND, ABB
The open-pit gold-silver mine project by the South African mining company Gold Fields is located in the Atacama Desert among the...
Element Inspection Criteria for Couplings
Baldor-Dodge Raptor’s easy to assemble, patent-pending split rubber element significantly decreases total cost of ownership and extends driven equipment life. Designed for drop-in interchangeability,...
Industrial Electric Gas Boosters Promise Quieter, Cleaner, Hassle-Free Operation
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...
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...
AI Optimizes Operations in Demanding Market Conditions
By Bernhard Eschermann, ABB Industrial Automation
Analyst studies suggest that industrial companies typically are able to use only 20 percent of the data generated, which...
For clean, mean machines
Siemens is introducing the new Simotics S-1FS2 line of servomotors, designed for the clean condition requirements of the food, beverage, sterile packaging, pharmaceutical and...
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...
A New Paradigm for Rotating Equipment Safety and Profitability
FAT on a Conventional Control System
Current control and monitoring solutions for rotating machinery tend to be overly complicated and can actually adversely affect the...
New Bearing Designs Meet Demands for Extended Pump Operating Life
The pump industry, like many others in today’s economic landscape, is striving to extend equipment operating life while putting greater demands on that equipment....
Efficiency Deficiency
Eddy current drives, known alternately as magnetic drives or eddy current couplings, have been a trusted and reliable means of controlling pump speed dating...









