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ATFAB Case Study

Improving efficiency and saving energy in natural gas extraction with an automated solution and remote access

Romeo Engineering Case Study

Helping oil companies to answer the call to reduce cost and create automated solutions that are smaller, less costly, and more energy-efficient.

HyFab Case Study

Alternative logic and specialized HVAC controller helps meet ASHRAE 90.1-2010

Kingsly Case Study

Sophisticated, intelligent compression pumps offer remote monitoring, data gathering, and control to save energy, time, and expense

FLUID HANDLING INDUSTRY MARKET REPORT

This is a report on merger and acquisition transactions announced in the first half of 2014 for industrial pump and related businesses including manufacturers, distributors and service companies. The report is […]

Bearing Maintenance Practices to Ensure Maximum Bearing Life

Reliability of centrifugal pumps is heavily dependent on bearing reliability. The bearings that support the impeller shaft are complex machine components whose service life is directly affected by: Contamination (both […]

A Practical Guide to Machinery Shaft Alignment

Laser alignment is an essential component of a proactive maintenance strategy for rotating machines. This practical guide provides information and guidelines for the implementation of good shaft alignment of directly coupled rotating equipment including […]

Best Practices: Machinery Alignment Shimming

There is more to proper shimming of a machine for alignment than meets the eye. There are several things you should keep in mind.Some of these factors include shim material, […]

Soft Foot: Causes, Characteristics and Solutions

There is nothing “soft” about a soft foot—instead, it means machine frame distortion. The effects of machine frame distortion are numerous and potentially very damaging to the machine. This white […]

The Evolution of Successful Elimination of Electro-Corrosion in Mechanical Seals for Reactor- and Boiler Feed Water Pumps Handling Ultra-Pure Water

Since the introduction of mechanical seals in nuclear boiling water reactor (BWR) feed pumps operating with high drive ratings, keeping mechanical seal reliability high became a challenge. A problem also […]

Witness Testing of API 610 Centrifugal Pumps and API 611 Steam Turbines

The tutorial outlines the basic concepts and offers some tips on witness testing of API 610 centrifugal pumps and API 611 steam turbines. The section on API 610 pump testing discusses performance, NPSH […]