Ah, the Good Life… Before COVID! I was called to a Caribbean Island in February to look at a sick…
Intro When a pump goes down, it never seems to be at a convenient time. In the middle of the night,…
Optimizing reliability of rotating machinery in the Australian mining industry Mining is a challenging industry at the best of times and…
Our Industry Person of the Week is Cliff Williams; Principal Advisor-Asset Management, Maintenance, and Reliability. Q: How did you get started…
In this 55-minute on-demand webinar with professional engineer, pump industry expert, and esteemed author, Heinz P. Bloch, viewers will be…
Basic proper piping practices can lead to extended pump life with minimal maintenance. Following these simple guidelines when installing your…
Challenge Issue Severe cold wall corrosion attacked the high nickel alloy of the ducting. The plant was forced to make weld over-layment…
Challenging offshore repair demands specialist skills The business of offshore oil and gas extraction is beset with challenges, not least maintaining…
Life Cycle Cost (LCC) is the process of estimating how much money you will spend on an asset over the course…
Almost everyone involved in machinery installation knows about the Bolt Bound condition. Simply stated, a bolt bound condition occurs when…
Before recorded time, primitive man watched the birds in the sky and dreamed of flying. For centuries, engineers designed machines…