By Walt Prentice, Applied Flow Technology  No longer is over-engineering, or designing from heuristics, as necessary as it once was. Why? Because engineers can build...

The largest dairy products group in the world, Lactalis, has switched to using FaBLINE™, a food grade PTFE-lined hose from Aflex. The hoses produced...

Moving industrial fluids from one point to another is essential to the health of the worldwide economy. There are a variety of methods to...

When seeking to protect industrial machinery from leaks and heat, two names within Emerson Industrial Automation's family of brands are raising the standard for...

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...

In theory, modern heat exchangers can be made from a wide range of materials, including copper, copper/nickel, aluminum, carbon steel, and stainless steel. In...

It’s one thing to promise reliable performance under hazardous and demanding conditions, but what happens when a product is put to the test? A...

Conventional wisdom is to locate digester heating systems on or around the floor of the main digester. While this results in good initial heat...

The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) is at the center of the regulatory debate. The EPA rule replaces the 2005 Clean Air Interstate Rule...

In part one, the normal and excessive leakage rates of mechanical seals were discussed based on the monitoring function of API piping plan 76....