Taking the Pulse of Combustion
In the last thirty years, gas turbine manufacturers and users have faced significant regulatory pressure to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. The Canadian government...
Coming Through in the Clutch
Across a number of markets, for commercial, municipal, or industrial uses, incline and standard conveyors need to perform under demanding conditions with reliability and...
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...
Addressing the Water-Energy Efficiency Nexus through Variable Frequency Drives
Today, critical processes in water, wastewater and irrigation activities jointly use more than 55 billion kilowatt-hours per year, according to estimates from the U.S....
System Optimization vs. Component Optimization
Does it really make sense to increase the efficiency of your pump and motor without addressing the downstream components? What is the value (payback)...
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...
Optimizing performance and safety
In the sometimes messy business of food and beverage procssing, liquid ingress protection is a critical element in keeping your electrical systems operational. Exposure...
Tiny Motor, Big Impact
The miniature piezomotor developed by Piezo Motion provides significant advantages in motion control applications that demand small size, high performance, precision motors.
A novel, low-power, high-performance...
Benefits of Permanently Installed Automatic Insulation Resistance (IR) Testing: Part 3...
Throughout this series, we have noted the critical need for accurate electrical condition (IR) of the insulation in your equipment and the issues that...
Encompassing an Optimized Match Between Bearings and Applications: Part 1 of...
In last month’s introduction to this article, we discussed how the evolution of ISO standards has gradually refined life calculation methods to help close...









