Over the last 150 years, development of the electric motor has gone in fits and starts. Initially, all electric motors used direct current. But with the advent of alternating current, and amid the “battle of the currents” between industrial development giants George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla unveiled his induction motor, a new design that converted the power of alternating electrical current into rotational torque. Learn more here. 

Facilities worldwide receive a myriad of liquids in drums and totes/intermediate bulk containers. Safely and efficiently removing these liquids from these containers is key. Because there are so many options on the market, it is crucial to carefully determine which pumps are best suited to each application. Read on.

Monitoring the condition of bearings installed inside motors, pumps and other balance-of-plant rotating assets has commonly been accomplished by trained professional vibration analysts—aided by complex software and a portable data collector. Using the route-based technique, the analyst will walk the plant, stopping at each machine and taking readings of vibration data using an accelerometer and the above-mentioned collector. Click here to keep reading.