Holistic Condition Monitoring Programs For Critical Assets
By Myra Mash, Emerson
AMS ASSET MONITOR
The AMS Asset Monitor manages pervasive sensing while providing prediction, protection, and process monitoring capabilities. It is designed to...
Bringing the “Baker Test” Up to Date
One of the largest independent engineering service providers in South East England, Mid Kent Electrical Engineering Group, has performed electric motor rewinds and overhauls...
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...
Technologies that Enable Effective Energy Transition
Headwinds over the past several years have taught oil and gas companies to maintain strict cost disciplines and be more efficient than ever. Organizations...
Enhancing wireless scalability, flexibility, range, and efficiency
The need for a secure, reliable, and fast industrial wireless network has never been greater. From moment-by-moment flow readings from smart pumps to real-time...
Taking It to the Edge
By Lin Liu and Suri Ganeriwala, SpectraQuest Inc.
In this article, fracture propagation is simulated using a finite element model for a gearbox that is...
Urethane Stators – Exceeding Expectations
Moyno’s new urethane stators increase pump life for wastewater treatment plant
The City of Hamilton, Ontario’s Wastewater Treatment Plants collect both sanitary and combined sewage...
Getting the Most from Your Bearings: Part 2 of 2
For mechanical design of a fluid film bearing, the bearing designer must not only consider the proper sizing of the bearing to handle the...
PVD Coatings Extend the Life of High-Value IGT and Steam...
By Paul Brooks, Oerlikon Balzers
Industrial gas turbine (IGT) manufacturers and MROs are continually seeking new ways to improve the performance and longevity of critical...
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...









