Control Panel Cooling Technique for Wastewater Pumping Systems
Enclosure cooling units offer a straightforward active-cooling technique for pump control panels, however, they are not necessarily the best choice for all installation locations....
Carbon Brush Redesign Solves Commutation Problem
Though DC motors may not be the latest state-of-the-art in technology, many railway and transit operators will trust in its reliability for many years...
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,...
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...
Drive-based Functional Safety
Today, new drive technology is making the previously complicated job of implementing a machine safety system much easier. Recent technical advances make safer operation...
AMPing It Up
Emerson's Power Transmission Solutions introduces industry's first online tool for tracking the location, life history and latest revision drawings and installation instructions for all...
Exceeding NEMA Premium Efficiency Standards
When it comes to power, whether it’s the oil and gas market, petrochemicals, grain or rock product, food and beverage, or near countless other...
Hydrogen Innovation Delivers Clean Energy
Hydrogen use is growing rapidly worldwide to provide a clean source of energy in a variety of industrial applications, but until now the residential...
Growing Demand for Desalination Requires Better Energy Efficiency
Water demand is continuing to increase as the global population grows. Clean water is required by people for drinking, cooking, and washing, and by...
How to Assess Pump Performance
Conventional centrifugal water pumps are unable to be significantly improved; however the Stelth “Solid Body Vortex” principle, employed as a pump, approaches the problem...









