The failure of a critical pump in a mining operation means unplanned and extremely expensive downtime, which can escalate into hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue in just a few hours’ time.
As I write these columns and think about different subjects, I seem to have more to say about certain procedures and products used in our industry than others.
A capable trainer makes the difference between a student retaining and applying what he learns, and wasting the money a company spends to send him for training in the first place. Goulds Water Technology, a Xylem brand, has offered training for years.
New efficiency standards that take effect next year will directly impact vertical hollow-shaft and other electric motors that are used to pump water in the majority of the nation’s irrigation systems.
Nidec Motor Corporation’s U.S. Motors brand released an update to its iconic vertical motor lineup at the recent WEFTEC 14 event in New Orleans, Sept. 27-Oct. 1.