By Gilbert Welsford Jr., ValveMan Check valves are indispensable safety components, used in industrial and residential piping systems to provide directional control of fluids. These...

Over the past six years, Vesconite Bearings has witnessed a significant uptick in its supply of bearings to Mexico—a testament to the growing recognition...

With oil and gas prices down by half from their recent highs, operations managers and corrosion engineers are finding that one of the best...

By Del Williams In a world full of "smart" devices (i.e., smartphones, smart watches, and smart appliances), such technology is increasingly entering manufacturing and processing...

Conventional wisdom is to locate digester heating systems on or around the floor of the main digester. While this results in good initial heat...

In part 1 of this series, we established that thermoplastics present many benefits across a range of industry areas because they are dielectric, exhibit...

By John Calder, Dura Pump Mechanical seals prevent pumps from leaking by containing the pressure of the pumping process and withstanding the friction caused by...

It would be inappropriate to criticize equitable owner-manufacturer partnerships; however, there is still a need to become more aware of the hidden, long-term adverse...

By Dan Thompson, igus Crumbling global infrastructure has reached a critical point. In 2019, the American Society of Civil Engineers estimated the nation needed to...

Thousands of chemicals, petroleum products, and corrosive elements like salt water brine are transported by tanker truck, railcar, and distributors, as well as processed...