How to Cost-justify Bearing Housing Protector Seals – Part 1 of...
Much is known about the negative effects of moisture and particle contamination in process machinery lubricants. Dirt and water ingress often occur because the...
How to Cost-justify Bearing Housing Protector Seals – Part 4 of...
In this final part of the four-part series, we will examine face-seal options for bearing protection and provide an example cost justification tabulated for...
Change Out the Pump, Save the Seal
The patented Tough Seal by Q.E.D. Environmental Systems, Inc., is arguably the tightest sealing, safest, and most durable well seal available on the market...
Valve station planning 101: Part 2 of 2
In the first part of this series, we addressed some of the basics of effective valve station planning. Continuing in that mold, let’s take...
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...
Anodizing Aluminum Cylinders
Flexible hones address surface roughness and increased dimensional changes for anodized cylinders that mate with other parts.
To permit the use of aluminum instead of...
Control and Consistency: Part 2 of 2
Last month, we discussed how the versatile GEMÜ 480 and the 490 butterfly valve series can be used for a wide range of applications—especially...
Safe Handling of Toxic Fluid Mixtures with No Environmental Impact
By Rainer Sonnenfroh, Lewa
The sales market for plasticizers is enormous. In 2018, their global volume was 7.6 million metric tons according to the Ceresena...
The Royal Discipline of TIG Welding: Part 1 of 2
By Xavier Jauregui, Arc Machines Inc., and Matthias Schaffitz, Wolfram Industrie GmbH
Quality pays off: For example, nobody would equip a Formula 1 racing car...
Tackling and Solving Your Mechanical Seal Problems
An actual pump reliability improvement issue might serve as a model for tackling sealing issues in modern refineries. You really don’t have to become...







