Last month, we ended part 1 of this series by introducing the BJM Pumps Series SKG pump, which features RAD-AX® shredding elements cast in...

Performance Curve From self-cleaning toilets to hands-free faucets, new technologies optimize comfort and convenience of everyday life. However, some innovations can expose vulnerabilities in existing...

Centrifugal pumps in U.S. oil refineries and petrochemical plants typically reach mean-times-between failures (MTBFs) ranging from barely three years to as much as ten...

An old adage warns that if the only tool available is a hammer, then every problem will look like a nail. However, when it...

By Ken Albaugh, Xylem Located forty-five miles south of Nashville, the city of Columbia, Tennessee, has a population of approximately 36,000 people and is the...

In the first part of this article, we discussed some of the materials that have been tested extensively for use in diaphragms in AODD...

In a competitive environment, it is essential that a “live” product like beer reaches the consumer in prime condition in order to retain its...

By Erik Solfelt, Wilden Despite their appearance, manufacturing systems are delicate ecosystems that must be kept in tune at all times if they are to...

When young engineers W.C. Bell and E.J. Gossett formed the Bell & Gossett Company on a cold Chicago day in January 1916, they didn’t...

By Thomas Renner, Photos by Talmage Brown-Ward Nothing lasts forever, but especially so in highly-corrosive wastewater treatment plants. Pinellas County in Florida learned that unpleasant...