Some Effects of Operating Pumps Away from Best Efficiency Point
The Best Efficiency Point, or BEP, is a term that is used quite often in pump vernacular. Like the terms Shut-off (SO) or Run-out (RO), the Best Efficiency Point identifies an operating region or poin...
Total Failure and Defect Cost
Each business organization is different and each defect, error, and failure it suffers has different consequences. The total cost to the business organization of ...
Protecting Thrust Bearings in Deepwell Submersible Pumps
When applying variable speed control to deepwell submersible pumps, there are some unique concerns that need to be taken into consideration due to the mechanical design of the pump. One of these conce...
New Video released by Global Pumps – How to read an air operated diaphragm pump curve.
Global pumps have recently added a new video to their increasing repertoire of useful information for pu...
Cement Plant Realizes Solid Energy Savings with VLT® Drives
As the internal binder used to make concrete, which goes into roads, skyscrapers and bridges that are the visible monuments of modern life, the production of cement requires the use of high-end techno...
PC Pumps Play Important Role in Progressive AFGD Facility
For twelve years, progressive cavity (pc) pumps have prevented potential problems for a state-of-the-art, turnkey advanced flue gas desulphurization (AFGD) facility in northern Indiana, reliably movin...
Pumping Powders With AODD Pumps: An “Art,” Not A “Science”
If you want to get your head spinning, contemplate for a minute the myriad types of powders that are used in industrial-manufacturing operations. Just off the top of my head, these are some that come ...
Innovative Rotary Lobe Pump Meets The Challenge of Highly Abrasive Bonding Primer
One of the products which the building materials manufacturer, Knauf of Iphofen, Germany produces is a concrete primer. What is intended to ensure that plaster evenly bonds onto smooth walls in constr...
One thing that should never be left out of the shaft alignment process is a good coupling inspection. Because if a coupling or coupling insert is excessively worn or damaged, it should ...
The 42nd Turbomachinery & 29th International Pump User Symposia
The Symposium is an outstanding value for users concerned with maintenance, performance, troubleshooting, operation, and purchase of rotating equipment.