The safety and reliability standards for equipment that provides potable drinking water are high, and for good reason. Any point in the water treatment...

The plumbing profession is all about trust—using tried and true methods that have stood the test of time to ensure that pipe connections will...

By Xavier Jauregui, Arc Machines Inc., and Matthias Schaffitz, Wolfram Industrie GmbH In last month’s introduction to this series, we demonstrated how, in order to...

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...

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 valves (CV) are found throughout municipal water distribution systems and are integral to maintaining consistent water pressure and supply. The importance and ubiquity...

Operators looking to protect shaft seals in hydraulic systems now have another option in Zero-Max Overhung Load Adaptors, which provide an extra layer of...

The City of Chester, Illinois, was getting only about six months of life out of the mechanical seals in their former non-clog lift station...

The support bearings of literally millions of machines are located at or near the ends of the shafts so supported. However, design, configuration constraints...

For years, the pump industry has been challenged. The need for a new wear material product, providing better performance, dimensional stability at high temperature,...