Connecticut Facility Embraces Septage

By Dan Widdel, Lakeside Equipment Corporation Two things are perhaps certain about septage: it is highly variable and by its very nature, spewing odorous compounds...

Extending valve life improves sustainability

Historically, when it comes to butterfly valves, metal was the material of choice. The robustness and economic efficiency were convincing arguments for choosing metal...

Rise of the Colossus

The first thermal Colossus liner hanger systems manufactured in Oman are designed to withstand superheated steam at 600 degrees Fahrenheit (316 degrees Celsius) and...

How to Choose the Type of Gasket to Use

Many variables affect the selection of a gasket for a pressure vessel or piping system. Our focus here will be to look at the...

Optimized Portfolio Enables More Effective Biogas Upgrading

The specialist for combined heat and power plants and biomethane plants, ETW Energietechnik from Moers, Germany, has optimized the delivery program of its proven...

Effective and Efficient Processing Technology for Quality Control

By Matt Hale, HRS Heat Exchangers Plant-based milk is the largest plant-based category in North America, and grew 5 percent last year, with sales of...

Proactive Design with Hydraulic Modeling

By Walt Prentice, Applied Flow Technology  No longer is over-engineering, or designing from heuristics, as necessary as it once was. Why? Because engineers can build...

Ensuring Success When Applying Bearing Isolators on Pumps

A well-known technique for increasing pump reliability is sealing the bearing housing with non-contacting Bearing Isolators over less expensive contact seals. Because contact seals...

Selective Electroplating: Fast, Precise, Localized

By Thomas Chapman, SIFCO ASC Electroless nickel has many applications, and many are mission critical. But what happens when parts need repair or retouching? Typically,...

Meeting Demanding Material Requirements in Life Sciences Applications

By Ray Daugherty and Mathew Griffin, Greene Tweed A wide range of materials can be found in life sciences applications such as the manufacturing of...