With oil and gas prices down by half from their recent highs, operations managers and corrosion engineers are finding that one of the best...

For heavy-duty power generation applications, particularly coal-fired plants relying on large open gear systems, finding a lubricant that can withstand these conditions while also...

The TOTAL refinery at the Leuna chemicals site is one of the most state-of-the art facilities of its type in Europe. It processes over...

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...

By Charlie Simpson, Vesconite Bearings When the team responsible for the maintenance of the irrigation system at one of South Africa’s premier golf courses was...

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...

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....

Tanks and the substances they hold are a critical part of many business processes with downtime an unacceptable risk if levels run low or,...

Much is known about the negative effects of moisture and particle contamination in process machinery lubricants. Dirt and water ingress often occur because the...

For more than half a century, Italy has taken a leading role in Europe in identifying and utilizing alternative fuels that can power motor...