This is a paper presented at The American Power Conference. It is a good reference for understanding the incredible performance improvements that can be achieved when advanced materials and technologies […]
We are proud of an environmental award we earned from the Fluid Sealing Association and Chemical Engineering magazine for submitting the linked case study on this project. Similarly, supplying original equipment into […]
Advanced materials and innovative technology has transformed a common product into something extraordinary, further raising industry standards. This article was written by Jane Alexander and first appeared in Maintenance Technology. […]
Centrifugal Pumps are often employed in pumping processed aerobically digested sludge at Waste Water Treatment Plants. The problem is that hair and other stringy materials get caught in the Pump […]
The sealing environment for down-hole pumps, compressors, valves and pipelines represents some of the most aggressive conditions to which elastomer seals are exposed. Temperatures may range from -50°C to 250°C and […]
No, it is not the place where good alignments get lost – never to be seen again! It is a way of thinking about locating machinery feet so that the […]
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 […]
There are many types of tools with which we can perform an accurate shaft alignment
I’ve been in the millwright business for many years. In all that time, I never heard anyone blame a dial indicator for not getting repeatable alignment results. But I have […]
Why do we need to align a coupling in the first place? If you ask the mechanic, maintenance manager, reliability technician, or plant engineer, you might get four different answers! […]
Explosive decompression (ED), also referred to as rapid gas decompression (RGD), is a failure mechanism of elastomer seals which is due to the rapid decompression of gaseous media. When elastomer seals are exposed […]