The ability to separate “busy at work” from paying attention to the warning signs of rotating machinery may create confusion for some people. The...

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...

There are two grades of PTFE that can be used in the manufacture of diaphragms: conventional (homopolymer) and modified (copolymer). The lowest performing grade...

Contrary to our intuition, we do not have to be seal experts to select the right seal. Instead, all that’s needed is (a) asking...

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

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...

By Walter Richter, Lewa For safety reasons, odorants must be added to gases that are basically odorless, such as LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), in refineries...

By Phillip de Villiers, Vesconite Bearings Metal-on-metal contact can result in galling and unwanted pump vibration, as well as severe damage to the pump; therefore,...

With the discoveries of large new natural gas deposits, including shale formations, competition is intensifying for LNG supply contracts, making it imperative that LNG...

For the past two decades, pump users have had remarkable success upgrading critically important process pumps with Vespel®, a composite material made with Teflon...