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…
No matter the industry, things used to be relatively simple for the plant operator. Whether the operation specialized in the…
The equipment criticality process is on how we look at the equipment in our processes and determine how critical it…
WHAT IS WATER HAMMER? Water hammer occurs when the flowrate of fluid in the pipe changes rapidly. It is also known…
A common issue in the case of electrically driven submersible pumps, in particular for the construction industry and remote locations,…
Over the last 20 years of a much longer career in pumps, I’ve been given the privilege of training tens…