The Advantages of External Digester Heating

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

Extending valve life improves sustainability

Historically, when it comes to butterfly valves, metal was the material of choice. The robustness and economic efficiency were convincing arguments for choosing metal...

Handling the Pressure of Gas Odorization

In accordance with worksheet G 280 of the DVGW, gases supplied using public lines must have an adequate warning odor added to them so...

Increasing the Reliability of Rotating Equipment

Pumps are routinely placed into severe duty applications where durability and reliability are critical. But, even the most expertly designed and stout pieces of...

Improved Pump and Seal Reliability

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...

Protecting Tank Farms from Corrosion

With asset utilization critical and community and regulatory pressure always looming, it is essential that tank farm owners proactively prevent any loss of containment...

Hidden costs of subpar lubrication in industrial settings: Part 2 of...

Read Part 1 here. Often companies consider lubricants to be commodity supplies and opt for lower cost products without stopping to think about what this...

Stopping Tank Corrosion in the Transportation Sector

Thousands of chemicals, petroleum products, and corrosive elements like salt water brine are transported by tanker truck, railcar, and distributors, as well as processed...

Reinventing Primer to Prevent Marine Shipping Corrosion

By Martin Lawrence, NanoRustX LLC For the marine shipping industry, preventing corrosion is a critically important operational and safety issue for fleets, whether tanker, container,...

Goodbye to Tradition

Oil or grease lubricated bearings and plastic bearings can cause problems for users needing high temperature applications. However, there are alternatives. Metallized Carbon Corporation...