When GE Energy executives Jim Rogers and Matthew Conkrite visited our Birmingham, Ala., offices a few months ago, they got our attention when they talked about maintenance as a profit center.

Plant managers and process engineers traditionally assume that pump failures are to be expected and simply a cost of doing business. In fact, only 11 percent of all equipment failures are due to wear—and most failures can be avoided with an appropriate life-cycle-based asset management program.

The Pumps & Systems live webinar series continues with an informative and innovative look at Advanced Design Technology's design system, TURBOdesign Suite.

I expect damage on this scale with a large hurricane…but one tornado? It doesn’t seem possible, but it happened.

The Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) has come a long way since its inception in 1933. With today's membership representing more than 85 percent of the manufacturing capacity for fluid sealing devices in North America, the association also has an international scope.

With damages estimated at $196 billion, the disaster in Japan is certain to impact the international economy.

I was happy to be able to write the article, “The World's Largest Pump Station,” in the March issue of Pumps & Systems. Hopefully, this monumental station will help prevent another disastrous flood in the Crescent City.