Setting new standards in rotary vane technology
In 2025, the 500,000th RV pump have rolled off the production line in Lutín, Czechia. A remarkable milestone for a pump that has redefined...
The right materials enhance flexibility and safety
The safety and reliability standards for equipment that provides potable drinking water are high, and for good reason. Any point in the water treatment...
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...
The secret to more stable pump operation
An Italian pump manufacturer has ordered Vesconite Hilube line shaft bushings following a successful efficiency test conducted at its pump’s Best Efficiency Point (BEP)....
Stopping Corrosion on Oil and Gas In-Service Structures
With oil and gas prices down by half from their recent highs, operations managers and corrosion engineers are finding that one of the best...
Sturdy Inside and Out
By Benjamin Budde, Stallkamp
The biogas plant in Hammel near Aarhus can now consider its latest tank as the biggest glycerin tank in Denmark. It...
Shaping the future of carbon capture
Several industries, such as power generation, chemicals, iron, and steel, have a carbon problem. The imperative to reduce carbon emissions has become more pressing...
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,...
Select the Right Mechanical Seals: Part 1 of 3
The intent of this article is to document better and more effective ways to select one of the primary components of process pumps—mechanical seals....
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...