One of the most costly mistakes that almost every company makes with their pumps, is actually buying the wrong pump.…
The connection between suction specific speed Sw (NSS)and minimum flow (Qmin) is that, in general, a higher value of Sw (NSS) is associated with…
Each year millions of dollars are spent maintaining pumps that are installed in systems designed to fail. It is important to…
How do you choose the best flexible pump connector to join a pump and pipe? In fact, why are they…
We often review our maintenance budgets and try to find ways to lower it and other ways to cuts costs.…
Author: Randal Ferman Underfiling is the removal of material from the underside (also back side, “non-working” side, or suction side) of…
If you gathered in a room the managers of 10 manufacturing facilities from 10 different industries located in 10 different…
Normally the user shouldn’t have to care about axial thrust. Pump failure from an axial thrust-related problem is relatively uncommon. …
This past year, I have been so disappointed by the actions or inaction of our Congress and all of our…
Electric motors in plant operations have a life expectancy based on many factors. Factors such as load, temperature, moisture, housekeeping,…
Effective lubrication storage is often overlooked when developing a reliability improvement process at a manufacturing plant. The way lubricants are…