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Pump Maintenance: Preventative or Predictive?
For many companies, pump maintenance is reactive, which means they (whether unintentionally or not) wait for something to break before they fix it. Reactive or ...
5 Reasons Why Couplings Fail
A coupling connects two rotating shafts, allowing rotary motion and torque. Although couplings are relatively inexpensive and easy to maintain, their failure can cause major ...
Choosing The Right Blower For Your Wastewater Treatmen
In any wastewater treatment plant, about 60% of the energy needs are for aeration. Blowers provide this aeration, keep bacteria suspended, and allow solids to ...
7 Important Tips For Choosing A Metering Pump
Metering pumps are used to transfer a pre-determined volume of liquid from one place to another within a specific timeframe. Although they can be used ...
Problems With A Low-Flow Pump?
We can help! If your newly repaired or installed pump is giving you low-flow problems, there’s several trouble-shooting procedures you can apply to figure out ...
5 Reasons Why Mechanical Seals Fail
Mechanical seals ensure that pumps do not leak, which can cause damage to the rest of the machine. The lifeline of your machine, a mechanical ...
Top Six Uses Of Variable Speed Pumps
Since pumps consume a lot of energy, a variable speed pump is an effective way to improve the efficiency of a pumping system. This is ...
Pump Cavitation 101
Many of you may have experience with a rattling pump that sounds like it might be churning rocks! Pump cavitation – a predominant condition in ...
An Overview of Valve Actuators – Pneumatic, Hydraulic and Electric
Actuators are devices that perform a simple mechanical task – they open and close valves. While the simplest and the least expensive way to operate ...
Know Your Mixer Impeller/Agitator Blade – Radial Flow Impellers
1. Radial flow impeller blades are not pitched (unlike axial flow impellers) 2. Radial flow impellers typically range between 4 to 6 blades 3. Radial ...