The Use of Thermoplastics in Fluid Handling: Part 2 of 2
In part 1 of this series, we established that thermoplastics present many benefits across a range of industry areas because they are dielectric, exhibit...
Hidden costs of subpar lubrication in industrial settings: Part 1 of...
Industrial facilities face many lubrication-related challenges, particularly with the demanding conditions found in industries such as cement, mining and construction. The biggest challenges are...
Wear Components Perfect for High Performance
For years, the pump industry has been challenged. The need for a new wear material product, providing better performance, dimensional stability at high temperature,...
Extend the Life of Your Pillow Block Bearings
The support bearings of literally millions of machines are located at or near the ends of the shafts so supported. However, design, configuration constraints...
Reinforced Laminates Offer Many Uses for the Power Industry
Power plants are filled with applications that require tarps or other barriers to protect equipment and workers from unwanted exposure to a variety of...
Protecting Tank Farms from Corrosion
With asset utilization critical and community and regulatory pressure always looming, it is essential that tank farm owners proactively prevent any loss of containment...
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...
Handling the Pressure of Gas Odorization
In accordance with worksheet G 280 of the DVGW, gases supplied using public lines must have an adequate warning odor added to them so...
Why material choice matters
In theory, modern heat exchangers can be made from a wide range of materials, including copper, copper/nickel, aluminum, carbon steel, and stainless steel. In...
Measure Flow without Restrictions
By Sara Fisk, Endress+Hauser
Proline Promag W is the world’s first electromagnetic flowmeter without measuring tube restriction, resulting in reliable measurements independent of the flow...









