The World’s Largest Untapped Resource: Excess Heat: Part 2 of 3

See Part 1 here: The world’s largest untapped resource: excess heat: Part 1 of 3 In the introduction to this series, we identified some of...

How to Assess Pump Performance

Conventional centrifugal water pumps are unable to be significantly improved; however the Stelth “Solid Body Vortex” principle, employed as a pump, approaches the problem...

AI Optimizes Operations in Demanding Market Conditions

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...

Carbon Brush Redesign Solves Commutation Problem

Though DC motors may not be the latest state-of-the-art in technology, many railway and transit operators will trust in its reliability for many years...

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...

Leading the World in Energy Storage

Efficiency and sustainability are watchwords in today’s industrial market, and a significant surge in the energy storage sector is the focus on renewable energy...

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...

A Comfortable Way of Measuring

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

Spreading The Word On Oil Mist Lubrication: Part 1

Since its introduction as a plant-wide lubrication method in the United States, oil mist lubrication has been extended to over 100,000 process pumps and...

Control Panel Cooling Technique for Wastewater Pumping Systems

Enclosure cooling units offer a straightforward active-cooling technique for pump control panels, however, they are not necessarily the best choice for all installation locations....