This is a paper presented at the Twenty-Ninth International Pump Users Symposium in 2013. API 682 is the leading document for mechanical seals in petrochemical, chemical, and pipelines services worldwide. […]
This case study focuses on the use of Wilden pumps by SABA Dinxperlo B.V., based in The Netherlands, a manufacturer of adhesives and sealants.
Plant engineers sometimes ask how to best justify purchasing a precision laser alignment tool and training. My first answer is usually to point to a pump in the plant, and […]
Implementing a PDM program can be tough, In today’s manufacturing world. Despite the proven success of many programs many companies that have been operating the same way for over 50 years and […]
An often overlooked use for precision shaft alignment tools is to utilize them as part of a preventative maintenance (PM) program. Performing alignment testing regularly on critical machines can help […]
This paper highlights the main Elastomer Failure Modes and suggested corrective actions. •Compression Set •Pressure Extrusion •Rapid Gas Decompression •Thermal Extrusion/Thermal Expansion •Thermal Degradation •Low Temperature Effects •Chemical Degradation •Volume Swell […]
One drip per minute amounts to about a liter (quart) of water in 3 days. It that’s a leak rate for an O-ring on a submersible pump, that’s a big […]
CB&I utilizes General Rubber’s in-line pressure balanced and other conventional rubber expansion joint designs for their EPC contracts at VC Summer and Plant Vogtle Nuclear Generating Stations. General Rubber Corporation (GRC) understands […]
This white paper will illustrate how an integrated wastewater-treatment system, with many different types of equipment working hand-in-hand—specifically metering and peristaltic (hose) pumps, and polymer makedown systems—can be used in […]
With a history of engineering innovation, NETZSCH rethought the current state of rotary lobe pump design and pushed it into a new paradigm that challenged conventional wisdom. Download this paper […]