Pumps, Motors & Drives

Choosing the right AODD pump can help decrease energy consumption

Oct. 23, 2023

AODD pumps possess the operational capabilities to optimize air usage and satisfy the tenets of the sustainable manufacturing movement.

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Maximizing semiconductor production reliability

Marc Bleisteiner

Oct. 12, 2023

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How to Ensure Accuracy and Precision in Chemical Metering Systems

Blue-White

Sept. 26, 2023

A regenerative turbine pump pumping hydrocarbons in a chemical plant. This technology can handle viscosities of 0.1 to 50 cSt with differential pressures up to 20 bar (300 psi) and a maximum allowable working pressure of up to 34 bar (493 psi).

Pumps, Motors & Drives

Why regenerative turbine pumps outperform side-channel pumps

Stephen Basclain

Sept. 14, 2023

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Troubleshooting air-operated double-diaphragm pumps

Leighton Jones

Sept. 11, 2023

Pumps, Motors & Drives

Processing Q&A: Realizing energy savings for motors and drives

Processing Staff

Aug. 24, 2023

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What advantage does your FXM peristaltic pump have over a diaphragm pump?

Aug. 23, 2023

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How Innovation has Simplified Chemical Feed

Aug. 17, 2023

Figure 1 (above, below right): VFDs and servos both operate motors but have differing capabilities. Many users implement both types of motor and motion control, and they would prefer a single coordinated development and automation environment for best ease of use and performance.

Pumps, Motors & Drives

Simplifying motor and motion control architectures

Daniel Smith

Aug. 17, 2023

Pump designers and manufacturers must respond to customers' pressing needs, such as equipment longevity and reliability.

Pumps, Motors & Drives

Energy efficiency underpins pump sector shift to system focus

Joe Keenan

Aug. 16, 2023

A pump used in the food processing industry.

Bearings & Seals

Addressing sealing challenges in rotating equipment for the food and pharmaceutical industries

Joshua Cavinee

July 31, 2023

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Ultrasonic vs Magnetic Meters: Which Works Best For Low-Flow Applications?

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July 19, 2023

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Case study: Mastering the art of paint production

Rob Jack

June 12, 2023

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Peristaltic Pumps Successfully Handle Fluids with Particulates or Chemicals that Off-Gas

Blue-White

June 6, 2023

Peristaltic metering pumps excel at pumping fluids containing particulate matter into low pressure systems, they have no check valves to clog, and gentle forces created during...

Figure 1: Even general-purpose VFDs, like the Automation Direct DURApulse GS20 family, include advanced features like sensorless vector control and torque control modes. More capable models, like the WEG CFW500, include these capabilities, and add other features, like encoder support and flux vector control mode which allows 100% torque at zero speed.

Variable Frequency Drives

Torque control: The other VFD operating mode

Kevin Kakascik

May 1, 2023

Torque control is necessary for many types of winding/unwinding applications to maintain proper product tension. General-purpose sensorless vector VFDs can now perform this function...

Pumps, Motors & Drives

Why sliding vane pumps work well in soap manufacturing

Mark Pyk

April 12, 2023

If manufacturers want a reliable way to handle the varying materials in soap and detergent processing, then their best bet is to use positive displacement sliding-vane pumps.

A worldwide leading producer of paints and coatings has been running eccentric disc pumps for the handling and transfer of resins, solvents, binders and finished paints without interruption or maintenance since the installation of the first pumps in 2005.

Pumps, Motors & Drives

No leaks allowed: The right pump technology keeps hazardous fluids secure

Paul Cardon

Feb. 17, 2023

Meeting the challenge of transferring dangerous liquids without common pitfalls and expenses.

Pumps, Motors & Drives

Four simple steps to prevent costly motor failure

Fluke

Dec. 16, 2022

Running preventive maintenance routines and arming maintenance engineers and technicians with the right tools and knowledge can help avoid motor failures and reduce overall downtime...