Stories From the Field

The Largest Event for Plumbing System Design Professionals The 2018 ASPE Convention & Expo is the ONLY event designed to enhance the professional development, technical education, and career growth of plumbing engineering professionals. Attend and discover game-changing innovations, profitable solutions and new ideas to maintain your competitive edge. Combining professional development sessions designed exclusively for plumbing […]

WEFTEC® is recognized as the world’s largest annual water quality technical conference and exhibition, providing extensive educational opportunities and unparalleled access to the field’s most cutting-edge technologies and services.

Wed Oct 3rd 10:00am - 11:00am (MDT) Webinar   Take a look into how to perform a waterhammer analysis of your piping system with AFT Impulse. This webinar will focus on how to control a valve-closure process to mitigate significant pressure surges. Register here.

Completion of Engineered Sealing System course (above) or equivalent is a pre-requisite for participation in the Advanced Mechanical Seal Systems course. This instructor-led course introduces more advanced principles of mechanical seals and seal support systems, including seal materials, performance and reliability, problem solving and root cause analysis. Learning is through an effective blend of classroom […]

This course provides a comprehensive analysis of pump performance and its dependency on operations upstream and downstream from the pump. Students will review pump hydraulics and apply these fundamentals to calculate the reliability of the overall pump. 60% classroom, 40% labs and team exercises. Specific topics include: Calculating friction head losses. Calculating total dynamic head […]

International Is The Main Event for Packaging Solutions October 14 – 17, 2018 McCormick Place, Chicago, IL USA In 2018, PACK EXPO International will be the world’s largest packaging trade show, featuring: 50,000 attendees from across 40+ vertical industries 2,500+ exhibitors showcasing their latest packaging solutions and launching new products 1.2 million+ net square feet […]

HI provides members with a variety of opportunities to collaborate and network with their pump industry colleagues.  Pump conferences and events throughout the year offer members unique opportunities for networking, education and participation in pump standards development.

Monday, October 16, 2018 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas Register now Topics to be covered: Basic introduction to flow control Quarter-turn valves - including ball, plug and butterfly valves Common design features - such as end connections, gaskets, bonnets, stems, stem seals, seats, backseats and trims Self-acting valves - […]

Monday, October 17, 2018 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas Register now Topics to be covered: The history of fugitive emissions testing Terms and definitions Industry practices and implementation Types of equipment Manufacturing process improvements Packing Manufacturer’s Fugitive Emission "Best Available Control Technology (BACT)" Improvements for the future Problems, installation […]

Wed Oct 17th 10:00am - 11:00am (MDT) Webinar   Learn how to model and simulate surge issues such as: check valve slamming, proper relief valve modeling, and correctly use gas accumulators to suppress surges. Register here.

EVENT SPECIFICS: Type of education: Webinar Date of the event: Wednesday, October 17, 2018                                                    12:00pm to 1:00pm                              Central Time Zone […]

Registration is now open for the 26th SMRP Annual Conference taking place October 22-25, 2018 at the Rosen Centre hotel in Orlando, Florida! See below for what this premier event offers. Track Sessions This year's Annual Conference features more than 65 track sessions across seven tracks, including the five pillars of the SMRP Body of Knowledge (BoK), physical asset management and the Industrial […]