Plant Engineering top 5: October 21-27, 2024

Top articles on Plant Engineering this week covered topics including switchgear, fluid system maintenance and safety for VFDs

By Anna Steingruber October 28, 2024
Figure 2: Modernization solutions include direct replacement, hard bus retrofill or cradle-in-cradle retrofill.

Top articles on Plant Engineering this week covered topics including switchgear, fluid system maintenance and safety for VFDs.

1. Modernize, monitor and maintain to make aging switchgear safer

Breathe new life into old switchgear with modernization and see the benefits of improved reliability and safety

2. Best practices for fluid system maintenance and troubleshooting

Keeping valves and other fluid system components in peak working condition helps ensure efficient plant turnarounds

3. The role of maintenance and safety for VFDs and VSDs in manufacturing facilities

Keeping variable frequency drives (VFDs) and variable speed drives (VSDs) running safely and efficiently is more important than ever as companies try to keep downtime and worker incidents to a minimum

4. Why the right materials selection matters for fluid system components

To minimize corrosion in fluid systems, select the right materials and components

5. Electrical and power considerations for VFDs and VSDs

Variable frequency drives (VFDs) and variable speed drives (VSDs) depend on having the right electrical and power settings and engineers need to know how to utilize them correctly


Author Bio: Associate editor, WTWH Media and Technology