The Quiet Storm
Lubrication is the lifeblood of industrial machinery. Whether it is pumps, motors, or other high-end equipment, the demands of constant use common in industrial...
The Innovative Sealing Solution for Difficult Media and Conditions of Use:...
The TOTAL refinery at the Leuna chemicals site is one of the most state-of-the art facilities of its type in Europe. It processes over...
Designing Formed Diaphragms for Optimum Performance and Manufacturability
Pumps that utilize a diaphragm for their mechanical force have been used since the mid-nineteenth century, and continue to be utilized in modern pumping...
The Mechanical Seal Industry’s Contribution to Energy Efficiency in Pumping Systems
By Richard Smith and Chris Booth, AESSeal
See Part 1 Here
In last month’s beginning to this article, we posited that, although sealing devices account for...
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...
Hidden costs of subpar lubrication in industrial settings: Part 2 of...
Read Part 1 here.
Often companies consider lubricants to be commodity supplies and opt for lower cost products without stopping to think about what this...
New Drain Valve Saves Up To 95 Percent in Cleaning-In-Place Liquid
By Marianne Hojby, Alfa Laval
Drain valves comprise up to 20 percent of all valves in a typical processing plant. But cleaning them is costly,...
Increasing the Reliability of Rotating Equipment
Pumps are routinely placed into severe duty applications where durability and reliability are critical. But, even the most expertly designed and stout pieces of...
Nation’s Largest Power Plant Finds Innovative Solution
Chicago Bridge and Iron Company utilizes General Rubber’s in-line pressure balanced and other conventional rubber expansion joint designs for their EPC contract at the...
Flip the Switch on Pump Protection
Engineers responsible for municipal or industrial water storage, disinfection or effluent treatment systems will find the FlexSwitch® FLT93 Flow Switch from Fluid Components International...









