by ep | Aug 13, 2026 | Maintenance
Motor bearing failure is the most common unplanned maintenance event in rotating machinery — and reducing its frequency is one of the highest-leverage reliability improvements available to any maintenance organisation. The connection between motor bearing failure and...
by ep | Aug 13, 2026 | Selection Guides
Pharmaceutical plant coupling specification is governed by a set of requirements that have no parallel in standard industrial engineering. Product contamination — by particles shed from coupling materials, by lubricant that escapes from a gear coupling, or by biofilm...
by ep | Aug 13, 2026 | Installation & Alignment
The keyway is the most common coupling hub-to-shaft connection method in Australian industrial machinery, yet it is one of the least understood from an engineering perspective. Most maintenance teams know that “the key goes in the slot” — but the specific...
by ep | Aug 13, 2026 | Selection Guides
Wastewater treatment plant pump drives represent a specific coupling application environment with characteristics that distinguish them from general industrial pump installations: hydrogen sulphide atmosphere in covered pump wells; outdoor and partially outdoor...
by ep | Aug 13, 2026 | Flange Coupling Guides
Motor overload protection is a system-level engineering requirement — it involves the motor’s electrical protection system, the driven machine’s mechanical design, and the coupling between them working together to prevent motor burnout, gearbox damage, and...
