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...

Maximizing Power Plant Flexibility: Part 2 of 3

Miss part 1? Read it here. As we explained in the first part of this series, combined cycle power plants (CCPPs) are becoming a larger...

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,...

The Future for Motor Control

ABB’s new AC drive portfolio introduces a new era in control panel design, featuring an intuitive, high contrast and high-resolution control display, enabling easy...

Predicting vertical motor resonance

Vibration in rotating machinery is a leading cause of premature failure, costly downtime, and safety hazards. For operators of vertical motors, one of the...

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,...

More Sustainable Pumping Using Permanent Magnet Motor Technology: Part 1 of...

Being good stewards of natural resources like water and energy while still maintaining or even improving productivity is an ever-growing challenge for business owners...

An industry inflection point

As many companies wrestle to extract full value from their digital transformation efforts, the limitations of today’s automation architecture are being realized. Technology stacks...

Securing efficiency with seamless automation

Innovation is a driving force behind many industries, and although plant operators are constantly seeking new methods and technologies to increase efficiency, integrating the...

How to Use Seismic Transmitters and Switches

Unscheduled downtime costs a business valuable time, productivity, and money. Depending on the reason for downtime, these losses can be short- or long-term. Unscheduled...