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Every industrial process delivers benefits for people around the world and nearly all of them involve a pumping operation at some point. Keeping these essential assets operational is an important task for any site maintenance team.

The next-generation PolluStat thermal energy meter from Sensus, a Xylem brand, is engineered with state-of-the-art ultrasonic technology to provide the highest levels of accurate, reliable and remote communication options for a modern energy management system.

“Ninety-nine percent of pump breakdowns onboard ships are not due to faulty pumps. They are instead due to lack of knowledge or skills”, DESMI’s experienced sales engineer, John Nielsen says. Here is John’s list of recommendations.

Miniature connectors must be absolutely reliable and have secure contacts. Two-component potting compounds such as PU, epoxy or silicone are particularly suitable for potting miniature connectors. They are especially impressive compounds due to their wide range of applications.

White metal or Babbitt bearings are used in a wide variety of rotating machinery and, just like conventional roller or ball bearings, they need to be replaced when they reach the end of their service life.

Water remains safe and affordable, while Member States will improve access to water for all under EU’s new Drinking Water Directive, finalised in the Council last week.

Keeping heating systems operating reliably in the winter is essential for any facility manager, whether they are responsible for an industrial processing plant or hospital.

Independent tests by a major pump manufacturer prove corrosion-free Vesconite Hilube wear rings safely allow reduced running clearances and improve pump efficiency.

Polygon Company, a producer of composite tubing, bearings, and pneumatic cylinders, announces that it has developed composite tubes and bearings that meet the high-pressure conditions and toughest design challenges in the oil and gas industry.

Ambitious civil engineering projects and distant raw material deposits: when the job is to go really deep, it is not only sheer pump performance that matters. Often more important is the pH value of the water.