Optimize Your Compressed Air System Need help with your compressed air system? Help is at hand with the Compressed Air Manual from Atlas Copco. Now in its seventh edition, the updated Compressed Air Manual includes updates and new content to reflect the latest trends and developments in the compressed air industry. Importantly, the Compressed Air Manual is written by engineers, for engineers. For any company that uses compressed air, it is a must-have reference document.
Drive away harmonics VFDs can limit excessive heat release.Share this article on
High voltage and current distortion are the topics of primary focus in the IEEE 519 standard, the most commonly used standard for limiting the harmonics in the electric industry. For purposes of this discussion, we'll define harmonics as currents or voltages with frequencies that are integer multiples of the fundamental power frequency.
Coworkers with benefits In this edition of In the Trenches, Acme learns some of the finer points of workplace romance.Share this article on
For the past five years, Percy Vierenze was one of several employees working in Acme's sales and service department handling customer telephone and email questions. Percy was gregarious and adept at the small talk that could charm irate customers into a better frame of mind about Acme and its products. After three years on the job, Percy began a consensual, non-coercive sexual relationship with Helen Weals, his supervisor.
Exploratory surgery for equipment Sheila Kennedy says ultrasonic, vibration and pressure analysis can be done without disruption.Share this article on
A new wave of non-destructive testing tools abounds. Physics-based ultrasonic systems, faster vibration analyzers, regulatory-compliant leak detectors, digital differential pressure sensors and 360° optical scanning are among the solutions available.
New Updated Oil Skimmer Facts Handbook
Abanaki's new Oil Skimmer Facts Handbook for solving oil removal problems offers expanded information about oil skimming principles, applications, technologies, installation tips, and how to select and size an oil skimmer. In addition, the guide shows comparative oil skimmer types as well as turnkey systems. An electronic version is a must have for environmental engineers, plant maintenance personnel, wastewater treatment engineers, manufacturing engineers and related professionals seeking a solution to their oil contamination problems.
