Motor Decisions Matter – Don’t Be An Energy Dinosaur

Plant managers, who may be deterred by the initial cost of variable frequency drives (VFD), may find a new fact sheet released by Motor...

Improving Balancing Quality and Profitability in the Overhaul of Turbochargers

For most people, turbochargers are associated with vehicles they see zooming past on the road with an extra boost of power. According to a...

Improving an Organization’s Engagement and Agility through Evidence-based Product Support

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

Fish Friendly Pumps Go Direct Drive

Bedford Pumps, the UK’s leading manufacturer of large submersible and conventional pumps for the Land Drainage industry, has recently installed and commissioned a direct...

Reaching for the Stars

Two new products from Regal are increasing efficiency for HVAC systems and making life easier for their operators. Regal’s DEC Star system combines patented...

Reducing Downtime with Better Grounding

By Matt Laufik, Electro Static Technology Pumps and pumping systems account for 25 percent of the energy consumed by electric motors in the United States....

Supporting Arc Flash Safety

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...

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

Read Part 1 here. Recycling heat is not only an overlooked measure in the current energy crisis, but also the next frontier of the green...

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

By Dr. Budhaditya Hazra, Liang Xu, and Dr. Suri Ganeriwala, SpectraQuest  With an increase in high-speed manufacturing and automation, it has become more important to...