Magazine Features

EXAIR’s new 2.5” and 3” High Temperature Line Vac Conveyors convert hose, tube, or pipe into a powerful in-line conveying system for high temperature materials up to 900ºF (482ºC). (Read More)

Working in potentially explosive atmospheres is hazardous enough without concerns that the voltage being supplied to temporary lighting is no longer within certified limits. (Read More)

ARC flash clothing is being increasingly needed due to the rise in ARC flash hazards becoming more of a risk in many workplaces. Due to the high demand of electricity and power that we continue to use in our daily lives, it is important that electrical workers are full equipped to deal with an ARC flash hazard event should it occur in the workplace. (Read More)

SKF has unveiled a pioneering model that, for the first time, enables the working life of hybrid bearings to be determined more realistically.
Called the Generalized Bearing Life Model (GBLM), its development will ensure that SKF customers and distributors choose the right bearing for the right application, (Read More) 

Sulzer reverse-engineers compressor component with 40% cost saving

Many industrial processes rely on compressors for a host of essential tasks, from powering machinery to squeezing industrial gases for storage and transportation. When one of its main compressors failed, a company in the Philippines faced high costs (Read More) 

SHJ Hospital Pipelines (SHJ) is using Gardner Denver’s leading Elmo Rietschle oil-free, screw vacuum pumps in its piped medical gas systems, delivering efficient oil-free vacuum while significantly improving whole life costs too. (Read More)

Industry innovator Vert Rotors UK Ltd. will unveil its new A150 compressor which features the pioneering Vert Conical Rotary Compressor technology at a major industry conference next week in London.

The Scottish firm’s A150 – based on its patented Conical Rotary Compressor (CRC) technology – (Read More)

The Portuguese company Valuekeep, dedicated to the development and marketing of maintenance management solutions, announces an investment of 1 million euros for internationalization in this region of the American continent.

Valuekeep has just reinforced its presence in the Latin American region, through the creation of a network of local partners, who are responsible for providing support to companies that are using its solutions.

Among the partnerships, we highlight the association with Cognitiva, an Ecuadorian consultancy specialized (Read More) 

Optimal Monitoring, a thought-leader in energy management software, has been nominated by the Retail Energy Forum as one of three short listed finalists for the prestigious Wright Commission Award with its pioneering EMMA AI (Artificial Intelligence) solution. (Read More)

Bearings fail for many different reasons. One such reason is improper mounting. If the right techniques and tools are not used, bearing life is jeopardized. It is estimated that approximately 30 percent of bearing failure is caused by poor fitting. (Read More)