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,...

Partnership provides reserve power to the Emerald Isle

PARTNER PROFILE Mytilineos, founded in Greece in 1990, is an industrial and energy multinational company, listed on the Athens Exchange, that employs directly or indirectly...

Ferryboat Travels into the Future with Danfoss VLT Drives

Carrying people and goods across rivers by ferryboat is a two-century old form of transportation that existed long before modern bridges. But for Clackamas...

Getting the Most from Your Bearings: Part 1 of 2

Whether selecting new or maintaining existing process equipment, bearings are a critical component in the equipment’s reliability, efficiency, and life. The majority of rotating...

The Next Generation of Premium Efficient Gearbox

Two stage helical-bevel design adds bite to food and beverage industry Since 1965, NORD Drivesystems has been providing application-specific concepts and solutions, which include energy-saving...

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...

This VFD Doesn’t Play Around

With more than 20,000 people, including 14,000 athletes and officials, residing at the Asian Games in Jakarta, it was imperative a constant flow of...

Motor Search Made Easy

Many search tools in the electric motor industry only allow you to choose search parameters from a drop-down menu. The problem with this method...

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...

Longer Service Life With No Maintenance a Reality

By Ken Kelly, Force Control Industries  Force Control motor brakes employ oil shear technology, providing a longer service life with no maintenance or adjustment in...