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Stuffing box reliability is critical to the condition and performance of the whole fluid sealing program. And ensuring stuffing box reliability and controlling the pump environment can mitigate many reliability issues. But how do we accomplish this? The answer lies in something small, unassuming, yet crucial — a lantern ring. First, let’s discuss stuffing boxes. … Continue reading "How a Lantern Ring Helps Ensure Stuffing Box Reliability"

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Fluid sealing and reliability is vital to effective and safe manufacturing, especially for the food and beverage industry where effective chocolate sealing is crucial. However, chocolate conches are difficult to seal. The resulting leakage causes: Product loss Housekeeping issues A challenging and potentially unsafe work environment Many more time-consuming problems According to an article on CandyIndustry.com, one … Continue reading "Conche Sealing and Air Sealing Technology Helps Chocolate Manufacturer Eliminate Product Leakage"

Reliability doesn’t just happen overnight or by happenstance. It takes dedication and consistency to create a reliable work environment. Proper and effective lubrication best practices are essential to ensure optimal reliability in your plant or manufacturing facility. But how does one achieve and maintain this level of reliability with lubricants and lubrication strategies? 4 Steps … Continue reading "How to Achieve Reliable Lubrication in 4 Steps"

A hot topic in today’s world of industry and manufacturing is addressing the growing gap with skilled laborers and an exiting workforce of experienced retirees. Many companies are looking for ways to attract new personnel and stay current with evolving technology. This is where wearable technology and other advances come into play. How Virtual Reality Is … Continue reading "Wearable Technology Proves Helpful for Social Distancing and Health Monitoring"

In 2020, Tip of the Week, a newsletter from Seal Connect launched at the end of April. All this great reliability information needed to be shared with our digital publication visitors as well. They are summarized below, and this post will be updated as new tips are delivered. If you’d like to receive the Tip … Continue reading "Tips of the Week from 2020"

Industrial businesses are often met with resistance when they try to change workflow processes that their employees have become accustomed to executing (and executing well). This is true even if the changes are ultimately positive for both the organization and the teams performing the work. The typical response to a change in workflow processes is … Continue reading "How to Address Teams’ Resistance to Changes in Workflow Processes"

Product leakage and contamination are major concerns for snack food producers. One effective solution is air sealing technology. Recently, a Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery article discussed mixing and blending applications in the important food and beverage industry. In the piece, how manufacturers of dough mixing equipment are adding improvements for safety, preserving product quality, and automation was included. … Continue reading "Industry Publication Discusses Importance of Sealing Technology and Reducing Product Leakage"

Even with sensors equipped with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology, human input is still needed for reliability. In-plant personnel are able to use their own human senses and knowledge to asses problems and uncover solutions. Not to mention that many costly assets may not be compatible with sensors. In this case, the only available “assessment … Continue reading "Industry Publication Makes Case for Importance of Human Input and Field Testing"

Mechanical seals have become the primary method for sealing, so it makes sense that the industrial process pump repair cycle often is driven by the lifespan of this component. However, most end users do not consider tracking mechanical seals. Here’s the thing … According to a recent article in Plant Engineering, seals are mistakenly treated … Continue reading "Maximize Your EAM, CMMS, and Reliability by Tracking Mechanical Seals"