The Royal Discipline of TIG Welding: Part 2 of 2

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...

How to Cost-justify Bearing Housing Protector Seals – Part 2 of...

In the first of this four-part article, we pointed out the importance of keeping contaminants away from lube oil in pump bearing housings. We...

Robots Tackle Infrastructure Challenge

By Dan Thompson, igus Crumbling global infrastructure has reached a critical point. In 2019, the American Society of Civil Engineers estimated the nation needed to...

The Innovative Sealing Solution for Difficult Media and Conditions of Use:...

Last month, we outlined the sealing challenges facing one of the most state-of-the art chemical facilities in Europe, the TOTAL refinery at the Leuna...

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...

Strategic Mechanical Seal Partnerships: Part 2 of 2

In last month’s installment, we outlined a few of the unforeseen consequences that stem from the decision to single-source reliability-critical components and explained why...

Flip the Switch on Pump Protection

Engineers responsible for municipal or industrial water storage, disinfection or effluent treatment systems will find the FlexSwitch® FLT93 Flow Switch from Fluid Components International...

Wear Components Perfect for High Performance

For years, the pump industry has been challenged. The need for a new wear material product, providing better performance, dimensional stability at high temperature,...

Avoiding Hydrate Formation During Gas Production

Following the acquisition of natural gas production rights off the northern coast of Mozambique by a French oil company, modules to avoid hydrate formation...

Optimized Portfolio Enables More Effective Biogas Upgrading

The specialist for combined heat and power plants and biomethane plants, ETW Energietechnik from Moers, Germany, has optimized the delivery program of its proven...