How we size a centrifugal pump for a retrofit
Most retrofit pumps are oversized. The old unit was chosen for a duty point that changed years ago, and the new one gets matched to the nameplate instead…
Field notes
Maintenance advice, product notes and news from the service team.
Maintenance intervals that hold up on the plant floor
Intervals from a manual assume clean power, steady load and a dry room. Real plants rarely offer all three, so the schedule has to move with the conditions.…
What IP66 and IP67 mean on a spec sheet
The two digits in an IP rating answer two different questions: how well the enclosure keeps out solids, and how well it keeps out water. Rating Solids Water…
A new service depot opens in the Ohio Valley
The new depot carries 4,200 stocked parts and runs two mobile service vans, which cuts response times for plants between Pittsburgh and Columbus.