Understanding the fundamentals of pump vibration.
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Attracting young people to the industry is necessary for its continued growth.
Design, maintenance and installation regulations help make sure these pumps are operating properly.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) installed new leadership during the 2023 Annual Conference in Tucson, Arizona.
New standard for OH1 type pumps gives users more clarity and more precise specifications.
The power generating system will not operate properly if any of the pump applications in the system are out of service.
HI, FSA, SWPA and the Texas A&M Turbo Lab reflect on the last 30 years and what they expect for the next 30.
Hydraulic Institute answers a common question among pump professionals.
Workforce challenges mean more veterans are retiring while newcomers learn the basics.
Is the industry providing adequate training?
More power could be going into the motor than it is continuously designed for.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) 2022 Annual Conference, held March 22-24, 2022, concluded with the presentation of awards for the following distinguished categories:
Member of the Year: Rodney Mrkvicka, vice president, engineering, Smith & Loveless has been selected as the 2021 HI Member of the Year.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Hydraulic Institute (HI), the largest association of pump manufacturers and suppliers to the pump industry in North America and the global authority on pumps and pumping systems, installed new leadership during the 2022 Annual Conference. During this conference, the 2022-2023 Officers were announced:
· DeLancey Davis, president, Headwater Companies; VP Franklin Electric as chairman of the board
There are no fixed rules for selecting the pump type for a specific boiler feed application.
How is vibration due to structural resonance avoided in vertical pumps?
The Hydraulic Institute is working to ensure current waivers and exemptions remain in place.
Not all valves are well suited for controlling system flow rate.
Three-phase alternating current (AC) induction motors are more common for commercial and industrial pumping applications than single-phase motors.
This foundation is beneficial to understand while working with an entire system.