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Hydra-Cell® Metering Pumps Design Advantages

Reduced Pulsations Improve Operation Pulsing, surging flow from traditional metering pumps can produce greater strain on the system and more wear and tear on the pump. Hydra-Cell features a multiple-diaphragm […]

Auto-tuning and Variable Frequency Drives: Getting your Money’s Worth

Manufacturers of variable frequency drives (VFDs) recommend that you perform something called an Auto-tune. Why is that? What is that? It isn’t anything scary or complicated. It simply helps the […]

Protecting VFD-Driven Motors In HVAC Systems

The Greening of America’s Buildings The growing green movement has led to a flood of new standards including the US Greens Building Councils Building Performance Initiative, the Green Building Initiative, […]

Advances in Compressor Anti-Surge Valve Design Enhance Reliability and Performance

Centrifugal and axial compressors are some of the most critical components used within a process plant to handle gases. These machines impart energy to the process fluid, helping to create […]

Local Motor Shop Helps Kansas Water Authority Solve Bearing-Damage Problem

Dan Biby learned it all the hard way. An ordeal concerning several inverter-controlled pump motors with bearing damage made him a believer in the need for shaft grounding. Killer Shaft […]

Beyond Pump Protection: Using Motor Power Sensors To Improve Pump Efficiency And Predictive Maintenance

Take Action Today To Improve Your Pump System Are you properly tracking in-feeds, flows, pressure and viscosity, process efficiency and changes to the pumping subsystem over time? Early fault detection […]

Protecting VFD-Driven Motors In Pumping Systems

Pumping System Reliability is Critical Pumps and pumping systems account for 25% of the energy consumed by electric motors in the United States. In pumping intensive industries, this number is […]

Energy efficiency in iron and steel making

Reducing energy consumption, costs and emissions in the iron and steel industry The iron and steel industry emits 2.3 Gt of CO2 per year, which amounts to 7% of total […]

Top 5 VFD Parameter Changes: What you Need to Set and Why

Variable frequency drives (VFDs) have advanced in capability and function, providing more system control to help eliminate external devices and integrate with programmable logic controllers (PLCs). In most cases, the […]

Best Practices for High Frequency Grounding with AEGIS®HFGS (High-Frequency Ground Straps)

AEGIS®High-Frequency Ground Strap Ensures Reliable Bond Between Motor Frame and System Ground Reliable-low impedance path to ground for high-frequency currents from the motor frame to drive/facility ground. Improve the grounding […]

Protecting VFD-Driven Motors In Steelmaking

VFDs Improve Process Control and Reduce Energy Costs According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, energy costs account for 20% of the cost of producing steel. So, by reducing […]