Pushing the Boundaries of Valve Position Indication

Process industries demand reliability and accuracy at every step, which makes it the perfect proving ground for the newest integrated technologies associated with Industry...

Extend the Life of Your Pillow Block Bearings

The support bearings of literally millions of machines are located at or near the ends of the shafts so supported. However, design, configuration constraints...

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...

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...

The Perfect Shot for Abrasive Conditions

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...

Dry Seal Testing for Progressive Cavity Pumps

The following report will study the effects of loss of liquid in the wet well during operation of the KPCG-21 progressive cavity grinder pump...

Effective and Efficient Processing Technology for Quality Control

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...

How to Cost-justify Bearing Housing Protector Seals – Part 3 of...

In this third part of the four-part series, we will highlight ratings and standards for bearing housing protector seals as well as take a...

Can You Trust Push-to-Connect Fittings?

The plumbing profession is all about trust—using tried and true methods that have stood the test of time to ensure that pipe connections will...

Gas Turbine Power Generation Gets a Boost

In recent years, the demand for clean and affordable energy has increased the popularity of gas turbine power generation in industrial and commercial co-...