Managing EMI in Food Metal Detection
Noise is a common occupational hazard in food processing factories. From vibrating panels to mechanical rotors, stators, fans, conveyors, pumps, compressors, palletizers, and fork...
Benefits of Screw Pumps in Oil-and-Gas Fluid-Handling Applications: Part 2 of...
As mentioned in part 1 of this series, the solution to the shortcomings of centrifugal pumps can be positive displacement (PD) screw pumps. The...
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...
Reducing Downtime with Better Grounding
By Matt Laufik, Electro Static Technology
Pumps and pumping systems account for 25 percent of the energy consumed by electric motors in the United States....
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...
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...
Efficiency Deficiency
Eddy current drives, known alternately as magnetic drives or eddy current couplings, have been a trusted and reliable means of controlling pump speed dating...
A Light Solution for Deep Water
SKF has supplied magnetic bearings for use in the world’s first subsea gas compression system at the Asgard gas field off the Norwegian coast....
Sizing Pumps and Pump Motors
End users or service centers often need to specify replacement pumps or pump motors, sometimes involving a retrofit or re-application project. A successful outcome...
When the Tail Wags the Dog
Cascade MVS was contracted as a last resort to confirm or dispute previous findings and recommendations in solving a vibration problem involving an 11,000...









