Why material choice matters
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...
Reinventing Primer to Prevent Chemical Facility Corrosion
By Martin Lawrence, NanoRustX LLC
For chemical plants, chemical tank farms, and refineries, atmospheric corrosion of steel is a continual concern that can require re-priming...
Connecticut Facility Embraces Septage
By Dan Widdel, Lakeside Equipment Corporation
Two things are perhaps certain about septage: it is highly variable and by its very nature, spewing odorous compounds...
Easier Handling and Faster Results
Leak tests are essential in semiconductor factories and in the manufacture of solar cells and flat panel displays. Identifying the smallest leaks with helium...
Playing It Cool
Designing mechanical seals for sealing refrigerants and other low viscosity liquids has been a difficult problem for seal manufactures for many years. It has...
Select the Right Mechanical Seals: Part 2 of 3
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...
Collaboration Improves Reliability of High-voltage ESPs
By Ericka Richardson, Greene, Tweed
AccessESP, a Houston-based provider of rigless electrical submersible pump (ESP) conveyance solutions for the global oil industry, developed a retrieval...
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...
Pipe Thread Sealant Immediately Improves Quality for Water Pump Manufacturer
By Simla Ay, Hernon Manufacturing
Hernon Manufacturing, Inc. produces high performance adhesives, sealants, UV LED curing lights, and precision dispensing systems. Headquartered in Sanford, Florida,...
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...








