5 Reasons Why Water and Wastewater Pumps Fail
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Why do pumps fail? Address the most common problems and follow best maintenance practices to keep critical water and wastewater pumps running around the clock.
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Top Reliability Tips for Maintaining Food & Beverage Processing Pumps
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It can be as smooth and clear as water or wine, or as sticky and thick as cookie dough or peanut butter. Regardless the viscosity, one thing remains a top priority when pumping processed food and beverages—no corners can be cut when it comes to keeping the systems clean and hygienically safe. Food-and-beverage pumps are subjected to extensive and harsh cleaning procedures to assure that they meet all health regulations.
Read MoreHow a Female Engineer Dredges the Deep Seabed
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Half the year, she lives and works on a 100-meter offshore vessel tracking underwater bombs, creating nautical charts, and building islands. When the work ends and all the men onboard go home to dry land, she moves to her floating home—a 12.5-meter sailboat—on which she and her husband sail the world. Last year, Emeline Veit spent only 10 days on dry land. She wouldn’t have it any other way.
Read MoreUnderstanding the Mechanics of Machines - How a Female Engineer Gets it Done
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Macko uses her curiosity and mechanical gifts every day with Geiger. As the team leader of the packaged-systems group, she does everything from taking customer calls to troubleshooting problems and testing equipment under construction. She also works with the quality-assurance program and spearheaded the company’s successful effort to achieve ISO9001 certification.
Read MoreIsolate the Problem to Solve the Problem When Troubleshooting Pumps & Valves
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Solving problems for his customers is what sets Jody Millsap apart from the pack. “I love to investigate a problem and find a solution,” the 50-year-old president and owner of Water Solutions Engineering said. “This is what I really enjoy. This is one reason why I like to do consulting in addition to our regular work. The customer I started consulting with in 2012 had a 15-year-old problem. It was water related and we were able to solve it. This is what I really love to do—go in and help a customer solve an issue—to show what the problem was and show how we solved it. The gratification of doing that means the world to me.”
Read MoreEnergy Efficient Engineering and Lubrication Best Practices
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When it comes to working with customers to solve lubrication and engineering problems, Adam McMurtrey relies on a lifetime of experience that goes all the way back to his childhood. For ExxonMobil’s Mobil Serv program, he works closely with industries ranging from lead mines to chicken rendering plants—always with energy efficient lubrication best practices at the forefront of every solution.
Read MoreTop 5 Oil and Gas Pumping Problems and Solutions
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Experts describe some of the common maintenance issues that arise in oil and gas pumping systems, and demonstrate some of the ways to solve them—including solutions to the Top 5 oil and gas pump maintenance problems.
Read MoreHow to Build a World-Class Manufacturing Facility
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Petrochemical plant in India commits to superior maintenance and forward-thinking processes to build a world-class program and accelerate efficient operations. A 29-year-old facility looks brand new and operates at 390 MW with state-of-the-art equipment, technology, and automation. To keep this kind of facility operating at full speed requires world-class maintenance. RIL-Hazira
Read MoreHydraulic Transient Simulation Analysis Predicts and Solves Problems
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As a Senior Hydraulics Engineer for Freese and Nichols, Inc., Tom Hill solves problems for his clients by building hydraulic transient simulation models of pump stations and pipelines to analyze, predict, and solve critical issues.
Read MoreClosing the Manufacturing Talent Gap in the Oil and Gas Industry
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As the reliability engineer for CountryMark, Cody David represents the new generation in an industry that continues to face the challenges of an aging workforce—he does his part to help to close the manufacturing skills and talent gap.
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