As renewables grow in the energy mix used by North American power producers, keeping generating assets best utilized requires operating them with a flexibility...

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...

Miss part 2? Read it here. Over the first two parts of this series, we have illustrated how combined cycle power producer, or CCPP, operating...

Equipment manufacturers seeking to give induction motors a selectable scalar (V/F) or voltage vector control (VVW) now have a new solution at their fingertips....

FAT on a Conventional Control System Current control and monitoring solutions for rotating machinery tend to be overly complicated and can actually adversely affect the...

By Bernhard Eschermann, ABB Industrial Automation Analyst studies suggest that industrial companies typically are able to use only 20 percent of the data generated, which...

Circutor SA, based in Spain, has chosen to use a compound of the Thermolast® K family for the outer cover of its new MYeBOX®...

As pumping systems become increasingly intelligent, smart devices are at the core of most solutions. The “smarts” in the system may reside in many...

By Jeff Elliott Although municipal and industrial process engineers have streamlined the monitoring and control of critical equipment through SCADA systems and other means of...

The new facilities include efficient cleaning and recycling of the abrasive media. One of the first steps in many repair and overhaul projects is to...