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

By Eric Nielson and Valerie Nielsen, Q.E.D. Environmental Systems When the temperatures at a landfill drop well below freezing levels, frozen condensation on wellheads and...

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

Figure 1: Cutaway view of a pneumatic pump fitted with a PTFE diaphragm. Invented nearly 160 years ago, diaphragm or membrane pumps are used...

By Riccardo Marcotti, Lewa Nikkiso Italy As part of a gas field expansion in Saudi Arabia, an international group approached the specialists at pump manufacturer...

Energy Management is critical to operational efficiency. Reviewing energy use in each link of the supply chain of a business can produce significant benefits....

By Matt Hale, HRS Heat Exchangers Plant-based milk is the largest plant-based category in North America, and grew 5 percent last year, with sales of...

For applications requiring the pumping of low viscosity liquids, avoiding operational problems due to the poor lubricity of these liquids can be tricky. A...

By Xavier Jauregui, Arc Machines Inc., and Matthias Schaffitz, Wolfram Industrie GmbH In last month’s introduction to this series, we demonstrated how, in order to...

Irrespective of industry or sector, manufacturers and plant operators are increasingly choosing to invest in complete system solutions which can easily be integrated into...